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BMW X5 (2015) vs. Toyota Highlander (2021) Specs

How powerful is the engine? How much room is in the back seat? Get the 2015 BMW X5 and 2021 Toyota Highlander specs.

2015 BMW X5 and 2021 Toyota Highlander Specifications

Model Year 2015 2021  
Model BMW X5 Toyota Highlander  
Engine  
Transmission  
Drivetrain  
Body 4dr SUV 4dr SUV  
      Difference
Wheelbase 115.5 in 112.2 in 3.3 in
Length 193.2 in 194.9 in -1.7 in
Width 76.3 in 76.0 in 0.3 in
Height 69.4 in 68.1 in 1.3 in
Curb Weight 4680 lb. 4145 lb. 535 lb.
Fuel Capacity 22.4 gal. 17.9 gal. 4.5 gal.
Headroom, Row 1 40.5 in 41.2 in -0.7 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1 60.5 in 59.0 in 1.5 in
Hip Room, Row 1 0.0 in 57.2 in -57.2 in
Legroom, Row 1 40.4 in 42.0 in -1.6 in
Headroom, Row 2 38.8 in 39.4 in -0.6 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2 58.3 in 58.7 in -0.4 in
Hip Room, Row 2 0.0 in 57.0 in -57 in
Legroom, Row 2 36.6 in 41.0 in -4.4 in
Headroom, Row 3 0.0 in 36.1 in -36.1 in
Shoulder Room, Row 3 0.0 in 55.0 in -55 in
Hip Room, Row 3 0.0 in 45.6 in -45.6 in
Legroom, Row 3 0.0 in 27.7 in -27.7 in
Total Legroom 77 in (over 2 rows) 110.7 in (over 3 rows) -33.7 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum 22.9 ft3 16.0 ft3 6.9 ft3
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 22.9 48.4 ft3 -25.5
Cargo Volume, Maximum 66.0 ft3 84.3 ft3 -18.3 ft3

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2015 BMW X5

2015 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
YearComment
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
2015 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
YearComment
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
 

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2021 Toyota Highlander

2021 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
YearComment
With each redesign (for 2008, 2014, and 2020) Toyota has enlarged the Highlander, yet the crossover's third-row seat remains uncomforably low and tight. For adults to be even passably comfortable in the way-back the second row must be slid forward, rendering legroom there also marginal. Some three-row crossovers have much roomier and more comfortable third-row seats. But if you want to be able to squeeze in eight people, Highlanders with a second-row bench can do this. Because they have significantly narrower third-row seats, the Ford Explorer and Kia Sorento cannot fit three people back there even in a pinch, so in hybrid form the former has a maximum capacity of seven people and the latter only six. (The Sorento PHEV will be able to seat seven.) This noted, if you want your adult passengers to have plenty of room, the practical capacity of each is four people. see full Toyota Highlander review
 

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2021 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2020 4dr SUV 295-horsepower 3.5L V6
8-speed shiftable automatic AWD
The 3rd row seating is just not for adults at all, and I'm not certain that children would be easy to fit back there as well. I'm not sure what Toyota was thinking, even making the 2020 longer didn't make any difference at all. My one complaint is it is just TOO SMALL! see full Toyota Highlander review
 
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