Both physically and influentially, the E53-generation BMW X5 was a big car, marking the first time BMW entered the SUV market. The German giant was keen to keep the X5 on-trend, and so ...

As a result, the E53 became both the first X5 generation and BMW's first SUV (in case you're curious, E53 is the factory code for the first BMW X5 generation). BMW's goal at the time was to create ...

It was the third model produced at BMW's then relatively new factory in Greer, South Carolina, following some early U.S.-market versions of the E36 and the original Z3. Internally dubbed the E53 ...

Crack the bonnet open and a spectacular ‘BMW M Power’ carbon cover dressing the top of the engine is guaranteed to impress friends and family. The E53 Coupe already had an alluring exterior design, ...

Introduced in 2003 on models like the BMW X3 (E83) and the facelifted BMW X5 (E53), the xDrive system took AWDs to a whole new level with technology controlled by an electronically actuated ...

Still thirsty considering its mild-hybrid tech; rival BMW does it better The E53 was a groundbreaking car for Mercedes-Benz when it first arrived in 2018. Powered by a brand new mild-hybrid 3 ...

Typical of a modern BMW, the steering’s lack of initial feedback ... 523bhp M550i seems more than meek with its 344bhp. AMG’s E53 at least sticks to a petrol powertrain, but it’s also ...