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BMW X5 Estate xDrive45e M Sport 5dr Auto

Doors	5
Fuel Delivery	TWIN TURBO
Transmission	Semi-auto
Fuel Type	Hybrid Petrol
Engine Capacity - CC	2998
Trim	M Sport
Price	£75,470
Battery Capacity	24
Engine Power - BHP	394
Acceleration	5.6
Top Speed	146 mph
Length	4922 mm
Width	2004 mm
Height	1745 mm
Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)	500 l
Minimum Kerbweight	2435 kg

Driver Convenience

20GB hard disc drive (HDD) memory
Active guard plus
Attentiveness assist
Automatic tailgate with top hinged section open and manual bottom hinged section
BMW ConnectedDrive online services
BMW digital live cockpit professional - 12.3" digital instrument panel and 12.3" CID, with touch/voice command
BMW legal emergency call
BMW Teleservices
Brake force display
Brake pad wear indicator warning light
Cruise control with brake assist
eDrive button to select between AUTO eDrive, MAX eDrive and SAVE Battery settings
Enhanced bluetooth with wireless charging
Front/rear park distance control
Lights on warning
Oil sensor for level and grade
On board computer inc. average speed, fuel consumption, liquid crystal Info display, journey computer, outside temperature display, personal profile
Service interval indicator
Speed limit info display
Speed limiting function
Wi-Fi hotspot

Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension

5 metre AC Fast charge cable
Adaptive 2-axle air suspension
Double VANOS
Double wishbone front axle
Drive performance control with ECO PRO comfort + sport mode
eDrive exterior sound
Eight speed steptronic sport automatic transmission and gearshift paddles on the steering wheel
High precision injection
Petrol Particulate Filter
Safety battery terminal clamp
Standard Charging cable (Mode 2) for home socket
Twin scroll turbocharger with Valvetronic

Entertainment

DAB Tuner enables digital radio reception
Favourite buttons
Hi-Fi loudspeaker system
USB connection, USB type A 1.5A in cupholder, USB Type C 3A in centre armrest

Exterior Features

Active Air Stream kidney grille with high-gloss chrome
Adaptive air flap control bar in high-gloss black
Automatically dimming rear view mirror
BMW Individual high gloss black shadow line roof rails
BMW Individual high gloss shadow line
Body colour bumpers
Body colour door handles
Dynamic brake lights with LED technology
Exhaust tailpipes - single, left and right with Chrome finisher
Follow me home headlight function
Front and rear electric windows with open and close fingertip control, anti trap facility and comfort closing
Heated windscreen washer jets
High beam assistant
High gloss black outer and central air intakes on front bumper with pearlescent chrome finish
High gloss black Side elements
LED daytime running lights
LED rear lights
Left charging flap on the front side
M aerodynamic body styling
M designation on left and right front side panels
Pearlescent chrome front grille bars
Rain sensor with automatic headlight activation and windscreen wiper control
Rear side wing doors
Satin aluminium side window graphic
Third brake light in rear spoiler
Variable intermittent rear wash/wipe
Welcome light carpet
X5 on left tailgate
xDrive designation on right tailgate

Interior Features

12V - Power sockets with 2x centre console and 1x luggage compartment
3 seat bench in 2nd row
40:20:40 split folding rear seats
Ambient interior lighting with 6 pre-designed selectable lights including dynamic function
Centre and rear interior light
Child seat ISOFIX attachment with rear outer seats includes top tether
Compartment in front of cupholder
Electric front seat adjustment with driver and front passenger memory function
Electrical steering column with adjustable height and length with activation and control on the steering column
Foldable rear centre armrest with 2 cupholders and storage compartment
Front and rear cupholders x 2
Front and rear door pockets
Front and rear door sill inlays with illuminated BMW M designation
Front and rear side armrest integrated into door trim
Front footwell lights
Front reading lights
Light inside glove compartment
Lockable glove compartment
Luggage compartment floor panel with integral storage tray
Luggage compartment lighting
M leather steering wheel
M specific key
M specific pedals
M specific steering wheel
Make-up mirror lights
Multifunction controls for leather steering wheel
Multifunctional hooks
Rear head restraints
Seat back with flap pocket
Securing rings in luggage compartment
Single front passenger seat
Storage bins on all doors
Storage tray and compartment with cover in centre console
Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
Toolkit located in luggage compartment
Velour floormats

Packs

Connected Package Professional - X5 xDrive45e
Expanded exterior mirror pack - X5/X5 M
Non-smokers pack - X5

Passive Safety

Airbags - driver/front passenger, rear and side, first and second row seats head airbags, front passenger seat airbag deactivation + knee airbag
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
Automatic Stability Control (ASC)
Brake drying
Brake energy regeneration
Brake fade compensation
Braking pre-tensioning
Cornering brake control (CBC)
Crash sensor activating central locking release, hazard warning lights, fuel cut off, interior lighting + activation of safety battery terminal clamp
Deformation zones - front and rear with door reinforcements and bumpers up to 2.5 mph
DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
Dynamic brake control
Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
Electromechanical parking brake with automatic drive away release and auto hold function
Electronic brake force distribution
Front and rear seatbelts with seatbelt stopper, seatbelt tensioner for front and outer rear seats and belt force limiter
Front head restraints with anti-whiplash
Height adjustable front seatbelts
Hill start assistant
Integrated brake system
M Sport braking system in blue high gloss + blue painted brake calipers with M designation
Mechanical child proof lock on rear doors
Passive protection for pedestrians
Seat occupancy detection for driver and passenger side
Side impact protection
Three 3 point inertia reel seatbelts
Two tone horn
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Ventilated front and rear disc brakes
Warning triangle and first aid kit

Security

Closing system with central locking
Driver and front passenger door centre lock switch
Locking wheel bolts
Thatcham 1 alarm system with remote control and engine immobiliser

Trim

Start/stop toggle diamond shaped trim finisher in pearl chrome

Electric Vehicle Data

Battery Capacity in kWh	24
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins)	708
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change	0-100
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW	2.3
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins)	528
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change	0-80
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW	2.3
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins)	426
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change	0-100
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW	3.7
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins)	312
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change	0-80
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW	3.7
Battery Leased	No
Battery Type	Lithium-ion
Charging Port Location	Left Side Front
Coupler/Connector Type	Type 2
Maximum Charging Rate - kW	3.7
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage	62000
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years	6
Usable Battery Capacity	22.3
WLTP - AER (km) - City	95
WLTP - AER (km) - Comb	78
WLTP - AER (km) - Comb - TEH	72
WLTP - AER (km) - Comb - TEL	78
WLTP - AER (miles) - City	59
WLTP - AER (miles) - City - TEH	53
WLTP - AER (miles) - City - TEL	59
WLTP - AER (miles) - Comb	48.5
WLTP - AER (miles) - Comb - TEH	45
WLTP - AER (miles) - Comb - TEL	48.5
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City	27
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City - TEH	27.8
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City - TEL	24.9
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb	29.6
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEH	30.4
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEL	27.6
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Extra High	36.6
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Extra High - TEH	37.5
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Extra High - TEL	33.8
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - High	27
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - High - TEH	27
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - High - TEL	25
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Low	27
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Low - TEH	28.7
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Low - TEL	25.3
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Medium	27
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Medium - TEH	27.7
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Medium - TEL	24.7
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City - TEH	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City - TEL	2.5
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb	2.1
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEH	2
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEL	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Extra High	1.7
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Extra High - TEH	1.7
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Extra High - TEL	1.8
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - High	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - High - TEH	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - High - TEL	2.5
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Low	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Low - TEH	2.2
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Low - TEL	2.5
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Medium	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Medium - TEH	2.3
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Medium - TEL	2.5
WLTP - EC AC Ch Dep (kWh/100km) - Comb	31.1
WLTP - EC AC Ch Dep (miles/kWh) - Comb	2
WLTP - EC AC Ch Dep (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEH	2
WLTP - EC AC Ch Dep (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEL	2.2
WLTP - EC AC Weighted (kWh/100km) - Comb	24.9
WLTP - EC AC Weighted (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEH	25.7
WLTP - EC AC Weighted (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEL	24.3
WLTP - EC AC Weighted (miles/kWh) - Comb	2.5
WLTP - EC AC Weighted (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEH	2.4
WLTP - EC AC Weighted (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEL	2.6
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - City	95
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - City - TEH	87
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - City - TEL	96
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Comb	85
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Comb - TEH	82
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Comb - TEL	88
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Extra High	70
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Extra High - TEH	64
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Extra High - TEL	71
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - High	93
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - High - TEH	89
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - High - TEL	96
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Low	94
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Low - TEH	84
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Low - TEL	95
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Medium	96
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Medium - TEH	87
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Medium - TEL	97
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - City	59
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - City - TEH	54
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - City - TEL	60
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Comb	52.8
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Comb - TEH	51
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Comb - TEL	54.7
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Extra High	43.5
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - High	57.8
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - High - TEH	55
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - High - TEL	60
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Low	58.4
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Low - TEH	52
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Low - TEL	59
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Medium	59.7
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Medium - TEH	54
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Medium - TEL	60

Emissions - ICE

CO	0.148
HC	0.013
NOx	0.008
Particles	0.0006
Standard Emissions	EURO 6

Emissions - PHEV

WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Comb	232
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Comb - TEH	240
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Comb - TEL	225
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Extra High	241
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Extra High - TEH	250
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Extra High - TEL	232
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - High	206
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - High - TEH	210
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - High - TEL	202
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Low	314
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Low - TEH	330
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Low - TEL	301
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Medium	202
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Medium - TEH	208
WLTP - CO2 Ch Sus (g/km) - Medium - TEL	196
WLTP - CO2 Charge Depleting (g/km) - Comb	22
WLTP - CO2 Weighted (g/km) - Comb	29
WLTP - CO2 Weighted (g/km) - Comb - TEH	31
WLTP - CO2 Weighted (g/km) - Comb - TEL	27

Engine and Drive Train

Catalytic Convertor	Yes
Engine capacity (cc)	2998
Compression Ratio	11.0:1
Cylinder Layout	IN-LINE
Cylinders	6
Cylinders - Bore (mm)	82
Cylinders - Stroke (mm)	94.6
Engine Layout	NORTH SOUTH
Gears	8 SPEED
Number of Valves	24
Transmission	SEMI-AUTO

Fuel Consumption - PHEV

WLTP - FC Ch Dep (l/100km) - Comb	0.2
WLTP - FC Ch Dep (mpg) - Comb	1412.4
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Comb	10.2
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Comb - TEH	10.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Comb - TEL	9.9
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Extra High	10.6
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Extra High - TEH	11
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Extra High - TEL	10.2
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - High	9.1
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - High - TEH	9.2
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - High - TEL	8.9
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Low	13.8
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Low - TEH	14.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Low - TEL	13.2
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Medium	8.9
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Medium - TEH	9.1
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Medium - TEL	8.6
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Comb	27.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Comb - TEH	26.9
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Comb - TEL	28.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Extra High	26.6
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Extra High - TEH	25.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Extra High - TEL	27.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - High	31
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - High - TEH	30.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - High - TEL	31.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Low	20.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Low - TEH	19.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Low - TEL	21.4
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Medium	31.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Medium - TEH	31
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Medium - TEL	32.8
WLTP - FC Weighted (l/100km) - Comb	1.3
WLTP - FC Weighted (l/100km) - Comb - TEH	1.4
WLTP - FC Weighted (l/100km) - Comb - TEL	1.2
WLTP - FC Weighted (mpg) - Comb	217.3
WLTP - FC Weighted (mpg) - Comb - TEH	201.8
WLTP - FC Weighted (mpg) - Comb - TEL	235.4

General

Generation Mark	4
Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07	46E
Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years	12
Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years	3
Service Interval Frequency - Months	24
Service Interval Mileage	18000
Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage	Unlimited
Standard manufacturers warranty - Years	3
Vehicle Homologation Class	M1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)	5.6
Engine Power - BHP	394
Engine Power - RPM	5000
Engine Torque - NM	600
Engine Torque - RPM	1600
Top Speed	146 mph

Test Cycles

RDE Certification Level

RDE 2

Tyres

Space Saver?	No
Tyre Size Front	275/45 R20
Tyre Size Rear	305/40 R20
Tyre Size Spare	RUN FLAT TYRES
Wheel Style	STAR SPOKE - STYLE 740M
Wheel Type	20" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height	1745 mm
Length	4922 mm
Wheelbase	2975 mm
Width	2004 mm
Width (including mirrors)	2218 mm

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)	69
Gross Vehicle Weight	3150 kg
Luggage Capacity (Seats Down)	1720 l
Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)	500 l
Max. Loading Weight	715 kg
Max. Roof Load	100
Max. Towing Weight - Braked	2700
Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked	750
Minimum Kerbweight	2435 kg
No. of Seats	5
Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb	12.6 m

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