Adjustable ride height, available on lesser models, isn’t available on this model. It includes a self-leveling rear air-suspension system to keep rear seat riders on an even keel. The 4.6is benefits from having the firmest suspension that one can get on an X5. Too many of these “manual” automatics override the driver’s wishes this transmission doesn’t. For the ultimate in control, the vehicle can be shifted manually, with the ZF Steptronic being very obedient at holding its gear. Leave it in “D” and the vehicle feels responsive, but sliding the lever to the left engages sport mode, which permits more aggressive shifting. Hooked to a 5-speed ZF Steptronic automatic, this motor allows sportier shifting.
They include higher compression, hotter valve timing, an increase in redline from 6,200 rpm to 7,000 rpm and a modified exhaust system. The X5 is available in three trim levels, 3.0i, 4.4i and 4.6is, the last one being new for 2002.Īctually, the big news is the new V-8 model, which takes the 4.4i’s V-8 and enlarges the engine’s size along with adding a host of performance enhancements. Yow!Ĭouple that with the new number on the front fender - 4.6 for the new performance-tuned 340-horsepower V-8 - and you have an SUV that promised a lot more fun on-road than off. But they weren’t nearly as massive as the rear 315/35R20s.
Up front were 275/40R20s, which looked massive. The sidewalls were as low as an elephant’s toe. When the 2002 BMW X5 4.6is was delivered, I stood there, looking at its tires.
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