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 ...

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 ...

Internally dubbed the E53, the first-generation X5 came from cooperative development by Land Rover and BMW engineers—back when the German automaker owned a major stake in the British manufacturer.

The BMW X5 is celebrating its silver anniversary, and its presence is no longer the anomaly it seemed to be upon its arrival.

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 ...

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, ...