2021 BMW X5 vs Volvo XC90 review - which is the best plug-in hybrid SUV? | What Car?
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- The plug-in hybrid BMW X5 gets a massive, game-changing 54-mile pure electric range. Does that mean it absolutely blows the Volvo XC90 out of the water? Or is the Volvo the more complete PHEV SUV overall? Watch to find out: BMW X5 xDrive45e vs Volvo XC90 T8
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Video chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:53 X5 interior
1:27 X5 infotainment
1:46 XC90 infotainment
2:03 XC90 interior
2:53 X5 rear seats
3:26 XC90 rear seats
4:14 Boot comparison
4:51 Pricing
5:33 XC90 vs X5 performance
6:33 Fuel economy and range
7:56 Drive modes
8:46 Charging
9:25 Suspension and ride
10:20 Summary and outro - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Is a claimed 54-mile range enough to make you consider a PHEV? 🤔
my Q5 55TFSIe gets me 35-55Km in range, depending on weather and driving style! This is painful on anything more than city drives, as frankly makes no sense to stop and charge in mid-way on a long motorway drive.
The X5 would definitely make more sense and give me more boot space for the longer drives with family.
I forgot to add, that most of the time 66% of my driving is electric only. Only during holiday seasons or weekend jaunts out of town will switch this so 66% petrol.
A proper comparison would be X5 against GLE. Both plug-in hybrids and similar batteries
Not when it’s total BS.
Call me when they can actually do 54 miles.
MB GLE 300 de ? 60 miles electric + 2.0l diesel ! Beats easily both of these.
Well.... the 21mile typical range of my XC90 sounds not much, but is surprisingly useful. I drive 17,000m/year so pretty much every day. So the first 365*21= 7,600m each year are on plug-in electric. That’s getting on for half my millage. And that’s at half the cost/mile of petrol. Because I’m either driving around town -or- long-haul, if the plug-in electric mileage were, say, 50 miles then all that would do is mean I go further on the long-hauls before it flips to petrol.
BTW, a full charge of my XC90 from a 13amp plug takes 3 hours, not the 5 hours you found.
We are on our second XC90 T8 R Design (2020). The car is a big improvement on our previous 2017 XC90 T8, with a longer range, 20+miles and better fuel economy at 43 mpg (after 6000 miles). Our current car has the Polestar upgrade which makes a surprising difference to power (408ps), handling, and steering feel. This is a very comfortable place to be, as the car has all options (the B+W is well worth the extra money) - the seats are superb (as are all Volvo seats). Our family of 6, with the youngest being 17 love the extra space available, even in the 3rd row. Overall great car - watch out for pre-registered demo's at reduced prices.
I have purchased a BMW 45e and it is just fantastic in the real world - it handles great in all conditions; the electric mode does all the around town running at zero cost; and once on the motorway the petrol engine just flys; if you don't need 7 seats then this is the best all-round SUV to use on a day to day basis
Thank you for the video chapters time code. Makes life much easier when reviewing and researching particular points.
Just bought the 2021 BMW X5 xDrive after investigating for some time and test driving multiple vehicles in the same segment. I can say that it’s an amazing ride with a fabulous tech and a well crafted interior. The 3rd row is not as bad as they make it sound but it’s not your daily 7 seater vehicle either.
Great great reviews, like the diagram that show how different hybrid system work in each cars :)
Hi. Very good review. Could you please make a comparison review of this bmw and mercedes gle phev? Thanks.
I liked info being put on the screen for comparison
XC90 is effectively the old model from 2015, so the fact it stands up so close to the new X5 is impressive!
No its not, its a completely different platform
@@adamjen7703 what’s different about it? The “old” car he’s referring to was the 2015 platform that was launched after the success of the 12 years of the previous model. Therefore it’s essentially a 5 year old car competing with a brand new x5.
On my 3rd new shape XC 90, what a car, you set up the controls with your key, in summer you set it up for cool, winter for warm, you don’t touch the controls after that, and the Volvo is just the most calm place to be. Once you have a Volvo, smug face
I have the V90 and the system is pretty quick to start up. Like you said it can all be set up via the app before entering the car and it always works. I had the G20 BMW and the new ID7 is so buggy with functionality issues, I hated using it, especially Spotify randomly logging me out, losing connection with car play, trip data randomly not working or displaying. Very easy to use but such a buggy mess.
You can program your car keys on pretty much any cars, even fiat.
Very informative, thank you for sharing
I would like to know how efficient these cars on a long highway trips, where battery charge is not so important, but energy management (like recuperation, electric motor acceleration, power split between petrol and electric engine) are critical.
I drove both. If you want to drive a car buy the BMW. If you do not mind buy the Volvo.
Great video and grafic models
can we get an update between the 2022 extended range against the bmw 45e
We drove xc90 a few times ..ev range max 40km ..x5 drivers report up to 100km ..only in EU ..in North America battery capacity capped so even 80km is a struggle even though more than double battery ...and now the recall too ?
Just yo correct you, the A/c has voice recognition. You press the button On the wheel and adjust the climate amongst other things
Is this the latest version of xc90 ?
Exactly the video I was wanting to watch, thanks so much for sharing,
Although my question is the cost to charge 24kw battery on a standard daily tariff vs buying 1 gallon of fuel which equates to similar range ? Only save the hassle and 8hrs of your time?!
Which bmw x5 is the best all round ?
what about the price of those two as tested?
Mercedes Benz GLE 350 de 4Matic would be my first Choice, when it comes up to PHEV....but the X5-45e has such a beautiful Option List, which makes the Benz look like a naked Deer ;-) (Nightvision/ Dash-cam-Function/ Rear wheel steering/Front window heating/ ect. ...Nice Video
The Swedes 'You can plug it in and chill while it charges up'
The Germans 'What is this Chill?'
I think the state of art phev should do 100km (real world) on battery. This will cover 95% of my use-cases.
Wish there were also V8 hybrids but we know it's unlikely... 😑
Still the new X5 45e with inline 6 seems much more appealing to me than previous with inline 4
First time for Volvo- it has firmer suspension than the BMW, and it is presented as a minus to the Volvo! What about the overall design and complexity - once you hit 80k miles your BMW will need a lot more in service and maintenance, did they ever fix the window regulators falling apart? What about the door handles breaking off, so far X5 has not impressed me at all, but a 15 year old XC90, with 7 seats and over 200k miles keeps running strong with little to no maintenance needed, (breaks tires and oil) is this the case with the T8?
Alex stfu you volvo fanboy
The batteries should charge, when you are using the petrol engine to move- heavy duty alternator plus inverter? then you could charge as you move, also regen braking should be available, to re-charge batteries. All old tech, so why isnt it on the very latest models?
Volvo still a very good choise considering is a 5 years old model still a competitive car! New xc90 will be presented the end of 2021 so wil be on top again!
Or get a used XC90 T8 from 2016-18 for a really good value with all of these features.
End of 2021 for a new XC90? Doubtful. Facelift only came out end of 2019 so I think you’re talking 2023 then but it will be a great car when it lands I’m sure
@@chrismccannIRL and by then no diesels. Which is imo ridiculous.
That said, they could keep producing the same car for another 5+ years considering their buyer audience
@@360immergo7 agree. Oddly they are apparently saying they will launch a new car at end of 2021 for delivery starting middle of 2022. Seems a year or too early in my opinion noting we are moving towards the traditional 6 year market (3 then facelift) whereas the appeal of Volvo to me was the 8 plus year of a model. I like new shiny things but I like to keep my cars around 4 years
A new facelift is out for XC90, just ordered one. Talked to my seller and new modell will be out next year maybe.
X5 has a range above anything else...........erm what about the Merc GLE 300DE. The Merc on paper has a bigger electric range, is perhaps down on performance but is still real world fast, and more economical when the batteries are depleted. The Merc also allows rapid charging cutting the charge time massively. Worth a shout I would say.
Great review tho please mention exterior styling more especially on your magazines
You've got eyes, you can judge it, do you need someone else to do it for you?
@@DanLMH that’s a bit harsh, but, hey!🤣🤣🤣
@@DanLMH jeez calm down I'm just saying the review would be more interesting to hear opinions of it. Take Carwow for example
On a hot day you can set the parking climate via your Volvo on Call app, so not an issue. Coming from an S90 owner.
Volvo safety 🇸🇪
BMW better though 😊
What car reviews are so underrated
What is price of the x5
yay calming music!!!
🤔 this xc90 old 2015 vs..BMW 2021?
I found it odd you didn't address the adaptive suspension other than just casually mentioning it in the end. In the X5 you can lower and elevate your ride height by several centimeters as it has an air suspension.
Same in the Volvo
What is seriously missing is the servicing costs, and reliability of the two. Which in fairness is the priority for most people.
Yeah, often overlooked in these reviews. These reviews tend to be tailored towards customers that either lease or change cars as soon as warranty expires. If you wish to buy and keep your car beyond warranty Volvo is a clear winner. It's still not a cheap car to own but the BMW will set you back a fair bit more when you hit a snag out of warranty (as is the case for all german premium brands).
Nonsense remark on airco usage on Volvo. Airco works instantly and via voice command you can lower very easily. You can even start your cooling via the app remotely...
Can’t agree it’s annoying in Volvo, please bring back buttons, we run a bmw330e and Volvo, it’s simply a backwards step
Do you guys get the limited capacity battery like the US? I get 80-85km electrical range easily. (50+ miles)
X5 on top 🔥
We bought an XC90 T8 2016 in December 2019. It's been great, we live in Seattle (moved from the UK then) so having the battery for short trips works for us. The beauty of our car is that we got the dealer to fully upgrade everything to 2020 spec, it now has the latest pilot assist (which is genuinely brilliant on the motorway or in traffic). The infotainment criticism is probably valid compared to a newer alternative, but compared to other cars from the year ours was made, it's way better. But, I don't really get the climate complaints, why do you have the climate turned off when you get in? You just get in and it starts working to reduce the temp... With the app (standard on a new car) you can control the climate before you get to the car too.
Our journeys are either very short (battery), or on the highway, so a PHEV works for us.
As usual, a very good review. As a matter of fact, recently I had to choose between the two and I chose bmw. Thanks
The new Volvo software update eliminates all lag and it’s free at any Volvo dealer 👍
@@erickhodorenko226 yes any Volvo From 2015 + can get the free software update
What about the Mercedes GLE 350e? surely that's the most obvious direct comparison for the X5
X5 Xdrive 45e with 54 mile pure electric range is more compelling Ace comparison review
If it actually got 54. Didn’t come close
Yes, but you do not get 54 miles. I agree with the reviewer on achievable battery range.
@Alix Pennycuick good to hear
Max. range? I think you may have overlooked the Mercedes GLE 350e or 350de: range of up to 66 miles (30.8 kWh battery)!
Indeed, it should have been mentioned. That being said, the 2.0 diesel is not a match for the 3.0, nor is the agility. So, all in all, I think that the bmw is the better choice.
Yeah I was wondering how it compared
They also overlooked the Chevrolet Volt / Vauxhall Ampera which has over 50 miles pure electric range and has been out for almost a decade!
@@PaulFeakins yes but these are not big suvs, right? Not in the same category.
@@ionperpegel4963 true
Max charging speed only 3.7kw? Most people would want to charge at 7kw from a home wall box so that would be a negative for me.
2:19 why don’t you just tell the car what temperature you want or use the app to cool I before you get in?
On the X5 you can set the car to pre condition via the phone app.
BMW unfortunately has on a 3.7 kw on board charger. This equates to it taking exactly twice as long as the xc90 . A huge oversight by bmw tech and a major flaw.
PHEV are the real future. But why are people not keeping Petrol engine as a back up, if in a PHEV its essentially the other way around?
Once the battery is drain after driving the whole day. The electric motor won't give you that horsepower any more. It makes it feel that you only have limited superpower for maybe 2 hours after that is all down hill. Do correct me if I'm wrong?
That is incorrect. There's always power coming from the electric motor even at 0% battery (it's not really 0%, just 0% usable for pure EV driving). The gas engine is always supplying electricity to the battery/electric motor which is then used to drive the rear wheels in the XC90. It's the same for pretty much every PHEV. Once battery hits 0%, it acts exactly like a traditional hybrid (gas/electric motors working together for total power output).
X5 for me but why on earth did BMW fit it with a max charge rate of 3.5kwh when the i3 and i8 is higher?
All phev vehicles have a maximum charge rate of 16 amps.
Looks like the X5 comes top, but the Volvo has been available for a few years and a full EV and updated battery pack is on the near horizon for the XC. Would be interested in a comparison of the new Jag Hybrid just released.
The new XC90 is coming out later this year
Not getting why the tester is getting into the Volvo climate sub-menu. The system is always on; fan speed is auto. You only need to select temperature. AC is auto on off. Also, Volvo allows you to fully charge the battery while driving, and you don’t always need to plug in. I believe the BMW requires plug in. Both have regenerative charging.
You can pre heat or cool the XC90 via the app.
You can do the same with the BMW
@@oldsoulboy6483 not in the us
@@kashdevingle Because it is a hybrid it only used the electric power to pre-heat of cool the car. It does not start the petrol engine to run the air-con.
On balance I think the Mercedes GLE hybrid is a good choice for this type of car. A claimed electric only range of around 60 miles and a Diesel engine to haul it around when the batteries are depleted.
Almost bought it but the dynamic behavior of x5 made me choose it instead.
Still, I would like what car to create a comparison between the bmw and mercedes hybrids.
You fail to mention there is a difference in the x5 europe model vs the same us model. The x5 rates 54 miles on an electric charge. In the us its only 30 miles. Also the us version on petrol is 20 mile mpg while your is 25 mpg. Just saying
Just got an xc90 t8 recharge company car. I have 4 kids so I need 7 seats. And I need à hybrid for tax reasons
It does from my experience on average around 30 miles on the battery.
I’ve owned both and I must say Volvo XC90 T8 come out far on top ‼️
@Grizzly Reaper very original joke, I suppose there is envious people every where👍
Interested to know why you ended up with both ? BMW wasn’t up to the tsk?
I'm in the market for a T8 highbrid XC 90. Are there any issues you noticed with it?
Just to correct the reviewer's statement. You don't need to touch the center screen menus for temperature control on the XC90: JUST USE the voice command function, say "temperature xx" and it changes the settings immediately without needing to touch the menus. I use it all the time.
X5🔝
XC90 climate control turns on and puts the window down from outside the car with the key fob. You just didn't know all the features.
BMW website says electric range is 30 miles.
Id take the xc60 polestar. More speed, and power, aswell as better looking. I know its a bit smaller but still.
good luck finding one - and when you find it compare it to an M5 or something in it's category.
We own an x5 45e at home, it is the better car compared to an xc90 t8, we test drove an xc90 and it just doesn't drive as well as the bmw does, and in the bmw you will get an inline 6 what should be normal by an suv of this size. And at the end, an xc90 has almost the same interior as an v60 does. It just doesn't give you that premium feeling. and an extra, the bmw is faster on the autobahn because the electric engine keeps going as well. By the volvo xc90 the electric engine turns off at 180 km/h which is just a shame.
The electric motor only turns off if you are doing pure EV driving. If in hybrid mode you'll get both gas engine and electric motor running together at higher speeds. But lets be honest, how often do you drive that fast (180km/h or above)?
@@slandshark almost every day
Both are excellent vehicles. I stand by my comment by actually buying both.
BMW for me
Cost for both is silly in the UK .
Man, where's the Merc GLE 350de? XC 90 is a sad joke. You're test comparison is not complete without GLE PHEV
I have a 67 plate xc90, I found the temperature control easier when you get use to it.
My complaint is the momentum has leatheret, I thought I bought leather.
It does have faulty, the safety does my head in
But it is a good car.
I really wanna see a high-performance X5 PHEV called the X5 M50e.
LCI X5 50e will be revealed beginning of februari coming with 500hp ;)
@@frederikmeire 490hp, but close to 500hp.
And February the 8th will be the date when the X5 LCi comes (which is two weeks away).
@@DaveDVideoMaker 490 BMW hp = over 500hp, just like with the 45e which made 430hp stock
@@frederikmeire The 45e makes 394hp stock.
@@DaveDVideoMaker like i said 394 BMW HP but when put on a dyno with OPF it gets 425-430 and without in the US they have seen 440hp.
Unless you have pre heat, you can't jump in any car and be toasty warm.
X5 every time
It does not take as much as ten hours to recharge from flat.
Real world temps above 60 F 42 miles for my Rav 4 Prime with 18 kWh battery
Winter driving I have achieved 35 miles of range
Toyota has a much more efficient system assuming the BMW battery is 6 kWh bigger and real world range is less.
🤣 - You can't compare the RAV 4 with the Beemer 45e or Volvo XC90 i am sorry. The two latter are in a completely different league.
My X5 45e
X5!!!!
Was this a Comparison video or a BMW X5 Promo?
I have to agree. I kept wincing during this review
As my grandfather used to say , “BMW is the most over rated car brand in the world “. Very biased one sided review
The air con is only annoying on the XC if you don't know what you're doing! Takes no longer than a car with horrible buttons and dials everyhwere, also... the XC90 would already be cooled as I can control it from my phone!
I like my AC on the dash Volvo did a wonderful job
X5 definitely the winner here
True
Can't compare the comfort of Volvo XC 90 with R type and no air suspension option with the BMW X5 45E. It should be compared with T8 inscription with 4 corner air suspension and the bower and wilkins 1800 W sterio system is far superior to the 205 W BMW audio system. I drive over 50K/ year and driver's display is so overrated, I have over 10,000 hours of videos/audio and just use bluetooth for entertainment (including TV and sport broadcast) and google map...so, the car's display size is just a nuissance....it cost less than $10 for phone/pad holder....at any location in the vehicle.
yes let's compare the most expensive audio OPTION from volvo to the BASE audio from BMW ... that makes alot of sense. might aswell go for the Bowers and wilkins diamond audio system for the BMW. and yes the volvo screens are very laggy so they are a nuissance.
32.5 miles from a 24 kwh battery is rubbish, here are two reasons why:
My current 330e has a 12 kwh battery and does about 24 miles real world, half the battery size but 3/4 of the range, I've had up to 34 miles on a good day and as low as 18 miles in bad conditions.
My previous car was a 2014 Nissan Leaf also with a 24 kwh battery (yes I know it's very different but we're talking about efficiency) and that did a real world 100 miles range.
I know the X5 is very nice, but it does 1.3 miles per kwh, while the 330e does 2.0 miles per kwh, and the Leaf did 4.1 miles per kwh.
And when the battery runs out on the X5 I bet the mpg is shocking too.
Mpg was 25, it's in the video. Nothing shocking about it.
Let’s face it, a huge consideration will be image. On the one hand you have ‘class and sophistication’, the other you have ‘brash yob’!
Now I’ve just px’d my diesel 69 reg XC90 for the new XC90 T8, so despite being an uncouth yob I can at least carry on pretending to possess the finer qualities of a typical Volvo driver.
You can just use voice control e.g. I am cold to control the temperature on XC90. The XC90 ice house power should be over 320.
Why does it only do 30 miles in USA, where they are made? Maybe just buy the ev9 😎
In the Volvo, just talk to the car and ask to drop the temperature.
I'm on the Volvo XC60 inscription paid almost $60,000 for it and I do not like the car it's a full gasoline engine no battery well the battery in it but no battery to drive it but it's performance is very slow I could have got a car much cheaper with way more performance very disappointed and sad I've had a car for 4 months and I only have 200 miles on it.
Volvo any day
So VW's was fined 800bn squarks for lying about its NOX emissions, but it's ok for 2.4ton BMW X5 to say it gets 240mpg. And be, somehow, cheaper to run than my real world 1.2ton Fiesta getting 51mpg? Am I missing something to government policy?
Companies don't claim anything themselves, they simply report the results of the mandated tests, however inaccurate the tests may be. VW were fined because they engineered the cars to recognise when they were being tested and adjust the performance to artificially improve their MPG for the duration of the test.
@@Dyrck we all know what the reasons are. But where vw cheated a bit on a test, all car manufacturers are now given the cheat codes (add half a ton of battery and motor) and told to make hay. Then our governments tax them like they're more efficient than a vw up!
@@pigeonpoo1823 I agree, the process is seriously flawed.
All the Volvo fan boys spitting out their Latte all over their knitted beige cardigans and cords
😂 gold
Volvo is much better,
T8 engine with 430hp and a 4.9 second 0-60mph. Plus Volvo is way more reliable and comfortable, it’s Also much better quality then Bmw, trust me I have both
It could be more luxury just a bit
I love the X5 better
Want 7 seats? XC90
Want best ev range? X5
You make it sound so hard to change the temperature on the xc90 come on give it a bit of praise 😂
I think the Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring is better than both... BMW 2nd.
X5 is a funny choice. You can get an X3 with pretty the same thing but pay quite less. If you need a 7-seater, get an X7. I don't get why anybody would want a X5.
Hallo,X5vsXC60 and X7vsXC90