The big change for the new BMW X5 M SUV is that the V8 engine now has some mild-hybrid assistance. This doesn’t change the final output figures, but it does add 12 hp and 147 lb-ft at lower revs.

BMW has of course, had many high-end SUVs in the past, with the X5 ... BMWs don’t have that effect on the average person these days, but the XM – especially in Label Red guise – is a ...

And in many objective ways the BMW X5 M Competition is ... yet while generally uncomfortable the X5 M doesn’t crash into intrusions, evidence that there’s plenty of inherent stiffness in ...

If you cross out the (gargantuan) 2475kg weight figure, the spec sheet of the new BMW X5 M reads ... the V8 doesn’t release the same kind of fury as a Urus, and the X5 M is heavily reliant ...