10/10/2023 0 Comments Gle v x5![]() ![]() Until very recently, the xDrive30d was the most affordable X5 available in Australia at $117,900, but the range has just been expanded with the addition of a new four-cylinder xDrive25d model that slips in under the $100K price-point, which isn't available for test yet. Standard features include adaptive LED headlights, auto-tailgate, head-up display, gesture control, panoramic sunroof and a three-year subscription to BMW ConnectedDrive services but only one year of Apple CarPlay. The xDrive30d is powered by a 195kW/620Nm 3.0-litre straight-six turbo-diesel paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission. Introduced as an all-new model late last year, the 2019 BMW X5 is the stand-out best-seller in the premium large SUV market, commanding a 21 per cent share of the segment. Rounding out our trio of testers is the BMW X5 xDrive30d. The latest BMW X5 has excelled in our previous excursions, as has the new Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, so the new-for-2019 Touareg needs to meet or even beat them not just in terms of value, technology and refinement but driveability, practicality and luxury to take out this win. Yes, the 'other' German brand may lack the cache of its prestige counterparts but at this price, for buyers with time on their hands to weigh up the pricing and specification lists, the Touareg certainly ticks all the logical boxes.īut here it is up against fierce competition. With the $90K Launch Edition, Volkswagen is certainly pitching Touareg at prestige SUV buyers. Would an X5 or GLE buyer ever consider a Touareg? Should they? When the opportunity arose to put it up against the all-new Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and the almost-as-new BMW X5 - Australia's two best-selling large luxury SUVs - discussion was robust. It’s joining our long-term press fleet for a while and, in tricked-up Touareg Launch Edition guise, it has seriously impressed. ![]() The 2019 Volkswagen Touareg 190TDI 4MOTION Launch Edition caused a bit of fuss when it arrived at Carsales HQ recently. ![]()
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