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X5 was launched for the first time in 1999 with 4.4 liter V8 engine. It was intended to be a "no compromises" luxury SAV (to quote BMW).
One year later, 3.0 inline 6 cylinder was added.
BMW X5 is now in its fourth iteration.
In 2002 - only 2 years after the initial launch, 42K X5 were sold in the US with 55K sold in 2015.
X5 is a rare example of a vehicle designed for the right market segment from the very beginning. That's where profitability comes from.
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