Originally Posted by Tycoon

V8 vs I6? One could say not fair, etc... But i won't bitch, although my car has 2 turbos after all. Still the advantage of larger displacement and 8 cylinders is obvious (let alone Nm mark), especially above 100 km/h. And btw, that time 0-100 km/h for X5 (don't know about ML) seems lame, when factory time is 7.0. Of course depends on conditions and stuff, but i believe this car do better than that. Especially if it was equipped with M Sp.

But according AMS, X5 has better steering, better handling, is more sporty, almost equally fast... For me it also has better interior/quality feel (since i've sat in both on those and examined carefully, didn't drove ML though) and looks 10 times better inside and outside (). And the fact that MB needs V8 to compete with this engine from BMW... All those are the reasons why X5 3.0sd is definitely my choice from this test... And my next car too.

Originally Posted by Tycoon

1st of all, it's sd...

And difference in fuel economy doesn't bother me, not my priority. Plus, you gotta move that 2 ton mofo, so...

Oh and i don't think the weight is for praise, ML is smaller car than X5, but still it weighs more:

X5 3.0d - 2105 kilos
X5 3.0sd - 2110 kilos
ML320 CDI - 2185 kilos
ML420 CDI - 2315 kilos

Who has better engine? Lol...

Originally Posted by Tycoon

1st of all, it's sd...

And difference in fuel economy doesn't bother me, not my priority. Plus, you gotta move that 2 ton mofo, so...

Oh and i don't think the weight is for praise, ML is smaller car than X5, but still it weighs more:

X5 3.0d - 2105 kilos
X5 3.0sd - 2110 kilos
ML320 CDI - 2185 kilos
ML420 CDI - 2315 kilos

Who has better engine? Lol...

Originally Posted by coolraoul

True quality is heavy.