Model Year | 2014 | 2007 | |
Model | BMW X5 | Hyundai Santa Fe | |
Engine | |||
Transmission | |||
Drivetrain | |||
Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,934 mm | 2,700 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,907 mm | 4,676 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,938 mm | 1,890 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,763 mm | 1,725 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 2,123 kg | 1,691 kg | 1 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 85 L | 75 L | 10 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,029 mm | 1,021 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,537 mm | 1,511 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,417 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,026 mm | 1,082 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 986 mm | 1,006 mm | 985 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,481 mm | 1,488 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,397 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 930 mm | 935 mm | -5 mm |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 884 mm | -884 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,369 mm | -1 mm |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,133 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 795 mm | -795 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,956 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,812 mm (over 3 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 648 L | 283 L | 365 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 22.9 | 968 L | -945.1 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,869 L | 2,214 L | -1 L |
2014 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | BMW's multicontour seats, a $1,300 option on six-cylinder X5s and standard with the V8, deliver a rarely matched combination of support in turns and comfort on long drives. In a reversal of traditional tendencies, the buckets in the Range Rover Sport feel firmer and less comfortable. Though you'll find a commanding view forward in either driver seat, the Range Rover Sport maintains an edge in this area. Unusually large windows are one thing that makes a Land Rover a Land Rover. see full BMW X5 review |
2014 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
Audi and Mercedes both offer much longer SUVs. At least until BMW fields an X7, the X5 is available with an optional third-row seat. Especially considering the size and price of the X5, said third row is absurdly tight, thinly upholstered, and difficult to access. The door openings are small, and the entire second row seat pivots forward and upward off the floor in an only partially successful attempt to compensate. To provide even minimal legroom for those using it, the second row must slide forward a few inches, to the point that its occupants find their own legroom severely compromised. Both rows are too low to the floor for adult comfort. The third-row seat optional in the Range Rover Sport probably isn't much better, and deletes the spare tire (not available on the BMW regardless). This might explain why it wasn't on the tested vehicle. If you want a usable third row, Land Rover offers the less stylish, but also much less expensive and roomier LR4. Shift focus to the second-row seat, and I found that in the smaller X3 at least as comfortable, and easier to get into and out of thanks to the more compact vehicle's lower ride height. That in the Range Rover Sport, though also not the roomiest or the most comfortable, is better than the X5's. see full BMW X5 review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2014 BMW X5.
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2008 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
It has leather seats with electric adjustment, so I can get a good seating position. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review |
2007 | 4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Space is very good see full Hyundai Santa Fe review |
2007 | 4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
It is fantastic. You can ride for hundreds of miles a day and not get sore at all. My bad back loves it. Hyundai should start making home furniture. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review |
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Cushions are slightly too short. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review |