Just goes to prove the X5 is a REAL off-road SUV, not some kind of crossover like its competitors are making. Also handles quite decent on-road for an SUV.
@@Word-Life you have a point when you mention articulation etc. However bare in mind that this is a proper SUV (speed luxury comfort) not like a land cruiser, Pajero (montero) or any other SUV like a land rover discovery which are built from proper off-roading heritage. It’s more like a Range Rover from at the time 05 when BMW owned Land Rover Range Rover at the time. In addition you mention cheaper trucks (SUV) like the pathfinder they are meant for off-road it from the Independant 4x4 (switch) and low range it shows it’s meant to be used off road. In high in sight the e53 did a good job considering it was the first SUV BMW had made and many parts are from Land Rover.
@@Word-Life x5 s articulation is for high speed roads.... and its handle verry good on offroad... other offroad car( for offroad) will roolover at first turn
I have one, they are amazing off road performers especially in areas where most vehicles get stuck, plenty of traction and torque in the N62 engine, the shorter frame of the 2003-2007 makes it a better rock climber. I would recommend expanding the wheel wells and bigger springs and tires if you are serious about it. And yeah the shiftable auto trans in these are much better, .
@@JeffreyJamesLippold great engine choice, here in Europe i'd still choose the 3 Liter diesel because of economy and NM torque. There is a lifting kit available somewhere in NA for the e53 X5. Heard of somebody fitting a locking rear diff and other differentials to an x5, that would make it the complete Allrounder
Got a 2003 e53 diesel since 8 years, bought with abs issues 100Kmiles, repaired. Now it’s 190Kmiles. Just bought another e53 4.8is with 80Kmiles some repairs todo and hopefully will last 200Kmiles :) Did some offroad with the diesel one, never had much issues, and still handle road great.
I have a 2005 x5 and they are incredibly capable. It's true the X5 doesn't have a locking diff but if you press the DSC off button in your center console. It will transfer power to all four wheels instead of letting the computer decide which wheels gets the power.
That’s a great tip. Thanks for posting that but I don’t understand why the DSC interferes with traction. I thought it was supposed to always send Power to the wheels that have traction.
@@Shibu11229 From my understanding, in normal road conditions, sending more power to the wheel that has more traction and reducing the wheel that is slipping, this will cause instability. The car will turn to the slipping side. This can be dangerous on normal roads, so it's better to reduce the power on the traction side, to keep the initial direction. This technique is quite opposite the off road conditions, where speed is low and stability is not important. You just need to have more power on what ever wheel that is touching the ground to pull out the car.
Thanks for posting. I’m looking at these. I do a lot of bird photography and could really use something like this off road for my travels. Is that a sunroof or is it just a glass roof? Any issues I should look for with getting one?
@@MrGflan Many of the 2005 and newer x5's have a panoramic glass Sun roof where the pane of glass slides back and you can actually stand in the car and use it as a blind to take pictures
Nice video. Checking one out this lunch time. Still evaluating my "capable SUV" (not true 4x4) options. X5. Freelander 2. Nissan X-Trail. I'm tempted to go for the cheap and cheerful used X-Trail but even they have their issues. Clutch is a $2.5K AUD job over here. And I have become accustomed to sitting in "nice" cars. We'll see.
I thought you were some broke college kid just hooning around in the woods with your daily. Then I saw your garage and became super envious. Those are some mad cars you got there.
your traction control should be kicking in the brakes on the wheels off the ground. i've tested mine in the ditch in front of my house a few times. they will spin for a while then you will hear the same sound antilock brakes make when triggered. this pulses the brakes on the spinning wheels allowing power to go the the wheels with grip.
Agree, I'm surprised to not have seen our heard this happening in the video. My traction control triggers quite quickly with articulated wheel lifts, it's great.
Sounds counterintuitive but turn DSC off when you go off road, the x5 will use traction to give you and electronic locking diff but it wont cut power to the engine.
The stick x5s were available in America but wasn’t wanted that much in stick shift because of off road abilities and they are soccer mom cars with off road abilities
manual E53s were available only on the 3.0i (inline-6 engines). all v8s (4.4i, 4.6is, 4.8is) got automatics only. (there is the crazy one-off V12 RWD X5 that was manual, tho...) and during this time, BMW owned Land Rover -- one was more capable off-road and the other was more capable on-road.
Not gone lie but bmws when they are off roading they are a whole different breed I mean I own a BMW X3 and I’ve taken to the salt flats in salt lake and car hauled like no other the x3 and x5 really nice cars for off road and for the Road luxury 💯😌
I think Quaife LSD diffs would make a huge difference like 6miz22miz said. I planned on locking the rear of my X5 when I get one, hopefully soon. Also you should have left ASC on to stop the tire slip.
You did give the car credit but you need to give it more it was doing like you say the same as the modded jeeps and land rovers but I guarantee they won’t drive on the road as good as the x5
@@ghettomist1575 You mean Range Rovers... And they don't. Have it all. X5, if you know how to drive it, it is better than Audi Q8, Range Rover, Mercedes ML and Porche Pepper. It is tested.
A B Ds of offroading: Approach, Breakover, and Departure. The stock Jeep has twice the amount in ALL categories. Comparing the jeep to the X5 for offroad use is a joke. Jeep owners are laughing at you. The unibody X5 (think no frame and unwanted flex and stress on body panels) would merely get you in trouble off road. Don't kid yourself, the X5 needs to stay on dry dirt or gravel roads...It does look good in the Starbucks drive thru...
Jasmina Tanović The thing is, people who say they suck off road never really seen the X5s shine point. Half the X5s are M sports which are lowered with 21 inch rims. Other half that are made are Xdrive with good ground clearance with 17-18 inch rims. With good tires 17 inch rims all OEM. They are solid off road
No mention of reliability. Yes, I took mine off road all the time - to the garage! Transmission faults (endless!), suspension (such as it is), diesel engine (from a tractor), and the electrics (supplied by Beko??). I love BMWs but the X5 was a huge mistake - almost as big as the X3... My Jeep Cherokee was better, not least because it knew it was junk but it didn't pretend to be something it wasn't. Looking back, my 2008 Jeep Cherokee was a was a joke on wheels that made me laugh - the X5 was a costly mistake that didn't.
Now take it to the mall and park it a few parking spaces away from everyone else and see how many jeep bois with the angry emoji eye mods you can attract.
Lol great video but yeah definitely not an off road vehicle It was struggling really bad. Something you can do next time is use the e brake so the spinning wheel locks up a little and sends power to the other wheel. Usually you can hit the brake with left foot but that's pretty hard with a manual lol
The difference between a real off roader and a BMW X5 is that a real 4x4 could keep doing that every day for 20 years and it wouldn’t struggle once but the X5 did this once and already the clutch got messed up ,that thing couldn’t last a week of off road abuse
That's not better than "some jeeps". Any jeel can do better purely from wheel clearance. I have an x5 it's good in dirt and gravel but it's not even close to being high enough for real off roading
Any regular 2wd car could have driven over that ground it was bone dry and hard......not a true test of 4x4 capability in any way. Try it in deep snow or mud, that would be a different story.
It s great u go out there but u must stop smoking what u r smoking when u say it did better then sum jeep s I m not a fan boy jeep but what u did it can be done by a Honda CRV for sure .U must see that the BMW have no low gears it s a fancy SUV but that it s not fancy anymore it s just a money pit
These things are useless off-road. It needs a center locking diff at a minimum, and without that or intelligent traction control they aren’t worth a shit.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 that's the bunny hill !!!! Hahaha come yo the rockies and do some real trail tidings that was tame af... infact my driveway is steeper and rougher🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just goes to prove the X5 is a REAL off-road SUV, not some kind of crossover like its competitors are making. Also handles quite decent on-road for an SUV.
Yes X5s kicks ass better than jeeps!!!!! They also have the best looking designs and are so underrated!!!
@@Word-Life So actually BMW proofs that if you built a good car you don't even need those :D
@@Word-Life you have a point when you mention articulation etc. However bare in mind that this is a proper SUV (speed luxury comfort) not like a land cruiser, Pajero (montero) or any other SUV like a land rover discovery which are built from proper off-roading heritage. It’s more like a Range Rover from at the time 05 when BMW owned Land Rover Range Rover at the time. In addition you mention cheaper trucks (SUV) like the pathfinder they are meant for off-road it from the Independant 4x4 (switch) and low range it shows it’s meant to be used off road. In high in sight the e53 did a good job considering it was the first SUV BMW had made and many parts are from Land Rover.
@@Word-Life x5 s articulation is for high speed roads.... and its handle verry good on offroad... other offroad car( for offroad) will roolover at first turn
Yeah, how often do you think that X5 could go OffRoad like this without breaking?
This really should be in an X5 commercial, nice job dude! Now I want an old X5 even more lol..
drazman9 this guys SUCKS at driving stick shift....
I have one, they are amazing off road performers especially in areas where most vehicles get stuck, plenty of traction and torque in the N62 engine, the shorter frame of the 2003-2007 makes it a better rock climber. I would recommend expanding the wheel wells and bigger springs and tires if you are serious about it. And yeah the shiftable auto trans in these are much better, .
@@JeffreyJamesLippold thanks I really consider converting one of these to be solely my off-road vehicle!!
@@JeffreyJamesLippold great engine choice, here in Europe i'd still choose the 3 Liter diesel because of economy and NM torque. There is a lifting kit available somewhere in NA for the e53 X5. Heard of somebody fitting a locking rear diff and other differentials to an x5, that would make it the complete Allrounder
@@kjschrauber2126 for real and the m57 can be tuned to over 400hp
Probably the best X5 off road video I've seen. Very cool. Please keep the updates coming on the E53!
Got a 2003 e53 diesel since 8 years, bought with abs issues 100Kmiles, repaired. Now it’s 190Kmiles.
Just bought another e53 4.8is with 80Kmiles some repairs todo and hopefully will last 200Kmiles :)
Did some offroad with the diesel one, never had much issues, and still handle road great.
I just found your channel and it's an absolute gem. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! stay tuned..
Sweet video! I am in love with the X5!
I have a 2005 x5 and they are incredibly capable. It's true the X5 doesn't have a locking diff but if you press the DSC off button in your center console. It will transfer power to all four wheels instead of letting the computer decide which wheels gets the power.
Andrew Froemming absolutley, turning off DSC is the trick to making them work off road
That’s a great tip. Thanks for posting that but I don’t understand why the DSC interferes with traction. I thought it was supposed to always send Power to the wheels that have traction.
@@Shibu11229 From my understanding, in normal road conditions, sending more power to the wheel that has more traction and reducing the wheel that is slipping, this will cause instability. The car will turn to the slipping side. This can be dangerous on normal roads, so it's better to reduce the power on the traction side, to keep the initial direction. This technique is quite opposite the off road conditions, where speed is low and stability is not important. You just need to have more power on what ever wheel that is touching the ground to pull out the car.
Thanks for posting. I’m looking at these. I do a lot of bird photography and could really use something like this off road for my travels. Is that a sunroof or is it just a glass roof? Any issues I should look for with getting one?
@@MrGflan Many of the 2005 and newer x5's have a panoramic glass Sun roof where the pane of glass slides back and you can actually stand in the car and use it as a blind to take pictures
Hat tip to you for using the X5 properly! I used to own an e53 but sadly never got to take her anywhere as fun as you just did.
This was super surprising!! The X5 conquered!!
I have a X5 Truck, this baby climbs up 2 store steep dirt hill easy, and roll down nicely.
I think that's the most beautiful X5 generation ever, the first one
The e70 is so ugly compared to the e53
you could add Quaife lsd diffs it makes a huge difference you would be surprised
Awesome video! I'm definitely getting one with a trailer hitch for my dirt bike. Nice car collection too btw.
Nice video. Checking one out this lunch time. Still evaluating my "capable SUV" (not true 4x4) options. X5. Freelander 2. Nissan X-Trail. I'm tempted to go for the cheap and cheerful used X-Trail but even they have their issues. Clutch is a $2.5K AUD job over here. And I have become accustomed to sitting in "nice" cars. We'll see.
Hi! Wondering what size all terrains you put on this X5? I am interested in putting them on mine. they look fantastic!
I thought you were some broke college kid just hooning around in the woods with your daily. Then I saw your garage and became super envious. Those are some mad cars you got there.
What size tires did you put on your X5 ?
Just bought 03 x5 with 90K miles , love it
What motor does it have 3.0d 3.0i 3.2d 3.4d etc?
@@monni429 I have a 03 with the 4.6
Thanks for making video, good to see what X5 E53 can Really do to max- not on tv commercial or bmw course...
your traction control should be kicking in the brakes on the wheels off the ground. i've tested mine in the ditch in front of my house a few times. they will spin for a while then you will hear the same sound antilock brakes make when triggered. this pulses the brakes on the spinning wheels allowing power to go the the wheels with grip.
Agree, I'm surprised to not have seen our heard this happening in the video.
My traction control triggers quite quickly with articulated wheel lifts, it's great.
Sounds counterintuitive but turn DSC off when you go off road, the x5 will use traction to give you and electronic locking diff but it wont cut power to the engine.
Wondering if he aired down. Guessing not. Disconnecting sway bars might help too.
You have a manual 4.4i? That's a combo I didn't think existed. Wicked cool, enjoy that thing. Let me know if you'd ever want to sell it.
Just got beautiful burgundy w53 with the “M” X5 rims and didn’t even know it was all wheel drive till now lol
Fuel lines are fully covered underneath the driver's side.
The stick x5s were available in America but wasn’t wanted that much in stick shift because of off road abilities and they are soccer mom cars with off road abilities
very few in the world were manual most autos as it was a competitor to the range rover
manual E53s were available only on the 3.0i (inline-6 engines). all v8s (4.4i, 4.6is, 4.8is) got automatics only. (there is the crazy one-off V12 RWD X5 that was manual, tho...)
and during this time, BMW owned Land Rover -- one was more capable off-road and the other was more capable on-road.
Put some off road tires on that bad boy, save your clutch lol that jeep have some real off-road tires 😃😃😃😃😃
Wow…. Don’t know if I would ever do that with my X5 but I respect your courage….LOL…. Big Time…
what size tires do you have on this?
I never went off-roading in my X5 but guessing I can as long as a get some good meat
You were sent out to get groceries 3 hours ago weren’t you? Great video though!!
What size tires are you running?
Thank you for the video! Can you tell us the wheel and tire spec? Looks like stock wheels but are you using spacers?
i have the same vehicle3, very curious as to the tire size and specs
What size tires are on this rig? Nice work.
Did you figure out?
Not gone lie but bmws when they are off roading they are a whole different breed I mean I own a BMW X3 and I’ve taken to the salt flats in salt lake and car hauled like no other the x3 and x5 really nice cars for off road and for the Road luxury 💯😌
I think Quaife LSD diffs would make a huge difference like 6miz22miz said. I planned on locking the rear of my X5 when I get one, hopefully soon. Also you should have left ASC on to stop the tire slip.
You should try it in the sand or mud thats a real test for offroad driving
Thought these used traction control to get around the open diffs. You need a Tiguan.
Absolutely No old Land Rover Defender...😆
What sizes tires are on it?
this is so cool
Love the e53, people who dislike them off road dont use off road tyres or disable dsc which makes all the difference even stock
You have balls to take that on a dirt road. Most people just pretend with the x5.
You did give the car credit but you need to give it more it was doing like you say the same as the modded jeeps and land rovers but I guarantee they won’t drive on the road as good as the x5
SuperAlicat1979 The land rovers might
@@ghettomist1575 You mean Range Rovers... And they don't. Have it all. X5, if you know how to drive it, it is better than Audi Q8, Range Rover, Mercedes ML and Porche Pepper. It is tested.
amazing for a manual with open diffs. omg ur garage n other cars what do u do for a living as ur clearly welthy
I have a 2015 and i want to try this
I have a 2005 face lift with the petrol V6 and 5 speed manual and have taken it to some light trails but my wallet gets really scared when I do that.
*i6 not V6
A B Ds of offroading: Approach, Breakover, and Departure. The stock Jeep has twice the amount in ALL categories. Comparing the jeep to the X5 for offroad use is a joke. Jeep owners are laughing at you. The unibody X5 (think no frame and unwanted flex and stress on body panels) would merely get you in trouble off road. Don't kid yourself, the X5 needs to stay on dry dirt or gravel roads...It does look good in the Starbucks drive thru...
Can you add some details on the X5 in the comments?
-size and brand of AT tires
-size and brand of LED light bar
Stock?
I take My x5 to Uwharrie as well, lots of fun
I was looking for a laugh so a searched on BMW x5 off road. When I want to see impressive off roading I search on Jeep. You delivered. This was funny.
You must have some very concerning frustrations inside you.
They always was kind X5 sucks off road, this and that, that's just for those snobs etc. Buut in reality this guy really shines off road.
Jasmina Tanović
The thing is, people who say they suck off road never really seen the X5s shine point. Half the X5s are M sports which are lowered with 21 inch rims. Other half that are made are Xdrive with good ground clearance with 17-18 inch rims. With good tires 17 inch rims all OEM. They are solid off road
Maby I changed my mind about this car :)
Nice!
Yes they CAN off-road hahaha!!!
Off road? In Australia we call them driveways
giving too much poweeeeerrrrrr....
what that the 3.0 or 4.4 L engine?
David Martin 3.0, the 4.4 doesn’t come in manual
It says 4.4i on the side
No mention of reliability. Yes, I took mine off road all the time - to the garage! Transmission faults (endless!), suspension (such as it is), diesel engine (from a tractor), and the electrics (supplied by Beko??). I love BMWs but the X5 was a huge mistake - almost as big as the X3... My Jeep Cherokee was better, not least because it knew it was junk but it didn't pretend to be something it wasn't. Looking back, my 2008 Jeep Cherokee was a was a joke on wheels that made me laugh - the X5 was a costly mistake that didn't.
I have had over 400tkm drriven X5 6y. Not so costly if you repair yourself. Just a basic BMW :)
Should i buy a used 2003 bmw x5 and is it good for mountain area
iiSparkedy
Yes, just have tires with a lot of meat and tread if your going to the mountains.
@@aidenp5768 oh ok thanks!
iiSparkedy
Follow X5lifestyle on Instagram, post a lot about X5s and stuff and off-roading stuff are also posted as highlights
Good
Yeah... I want one of these now
But fair play
BMW X% 2001 and 2006 quite well
АЛЕКСАНДР КИСЕЛЁВ
BMW Xdrive AWD - 2004-Now before 2004 Pre LCI X5s has 4X4
EZ FOR LADA KALINA!
Wow, what you gonna get for your next Birthday? A Razor?
Thinking about a Segway..not sure yet
hehe throwback to rock quarry
shit was lit
Left foot braking please
Now take it to the mall and park it a few parking spaces away from everyone else and see how many jeep bois with the angry emoji eye mods you can attract.
Well you get what you paid for
Needs some lockers now, then hit it again
TidalSnow
His is from 2004 the 1999-2003 that were not face lifted had a 4x4 system straight from factory unlike the awd after 2004
Lol great video but yeah definitely not an off road vehicle It was struggling really bad. Something you can do next time is use the e brake so the spinning wheel locks up a little and sends power to the other wheel. Usually you can hit the brake with left foot but that's pretty hard with a manual lol
The difference between a real off roader and a BMW X5 is that a real 4x4 could keep doing that every day for 20 years and it wouldn’t struggle once but the X5 did this once and already the clutch got messed up ,that thing couldn’t last a week of off road abuse
What engine does this have
4.4i
Its 3.0 you can see the fender badge at 0:57
look at 9:39
thermal take actually we cant use either because thats a replacement fender...but the 3.0 x5 has a dual exhaust and the 4.4 x5 came with quad exhaust
right, and I think 4.4 was only in automatic transmission
Did you say that you paid $5000 for an X5 with a manual transmission and an M3 engine in it?
That's not better than "some jeeps". Any jeel can do better purely from wheel clearance. I have an x5 it's good in dirt and gravel but it's not even close to being high enough for real off roading
Jeep Killer?🤔
🤣🤣😂😂🤣😅😁👍
Yes killer!
Why does it have a manual? It's a SUV
Knarley... lol. My Jeep Patriot with the shitty CVT would manhandle most of that with zero issues
Any regular 2wd car could have driven over that ground it was bone dry and hard......not a true test of 4x4 capability in any way. Try it in deep snow or mud, that would be a different story.
you cant import german cars till they are 25 years old.........
It s great u go out there but u must stop smoking what u r smoking when u say it did better then sum jeep s I m not a fan boy jeep but what u did it can be done by a Honda CRV for sure .U must see that the BMW have no low gears it s a fancy SUV but that it s not fancy anymore it s just a money pit
wheel travel is not good on the X5 but other then that sand there awesome with the wide tyres.
Yeah wheel travel is pretty bad..probably could benefit from disconnecting the massive sway bars next time
We see nothing…
In this case a 30d would be better
This really isn’t offroading
I wouldnt say its on-roading either..
@@gasjunkies7048 no off road, it's a dirt trail.
Only in a Jeep
These things are useless off-road. It needs a center locking diff at a minimum, and without that or intelligent traction control they aren’t worth a shit.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 that's the bunny hill !!!! Hahaha come yo the rockies and do some real trail tidings that was tame af... infact my driveway is steeper and rougher🤣🤣🤣🤣
So basically its a great 4x4 until it needs to do 4x4 stuff.
stroked ute
Did it fail? No .. wrong video