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It was always going to take a superb vehicle to knock Lexus off its perch in this class - but the BMW X5 is nothing if not superb.
All good things invevitably come to an end, and one of the longest winning streaks in Australia’s Best Cars history ended this year, with the four-time champion Lexus RX 350/330 knocked off its perch by the latest iteration BMW X5 diesel.
It’s an interesting story, because where some winning cars in other categories prospered through good scores in critically weighted (full value points) criteria, the BMW X5 was a fairly solid performer across the board.
Its Lexus nemesis shone in areas like standard features - doubling the Beemer’s score - and also considerably outpointed the X5 in warranty and (unsurprisingly) environment. It also scored better in build/finish, ride and smoothness/quietness - but the big, selfproclaimed ‘Sports Activity Vehicle’ still prevailed over the Lexus hybrid RX400h and its petrol engined sibling. (more…)
