X5 35D used as a workhorse

The other day I stacked up some hardwood firewood for the winter and I used the X5 for the 20 miles transportation. With the back seats down, I was able to fit just little over a quarter cord. It was pretty heavy load. By my calculations the weight was right around the payload limit of 1290lb. The rear suspension went down with about 3 inches and it definitely felt the heavy load. Can't say the same for the engine. The diesel was pulling normally like there was no load at all. I love it!

Nice!! I have hauled a similar weight of travertine tile in mine, I was impressed with how the X handled it.

Hope you vacuumed it afterwards!!

Yup well I've towed a race car with mine weighing a total of 1100kgs with trailer, and it still managed a 10s 0-60mph!

Originally Posted by Vex500

Hope you vacuumed it afterwards!!

It was actually all heavy duty cardboard boxes below and on side of the firewood. Once I unloaded and removed the protection there was very little to none for cleanup

Damn, that's awesome.

Originally Posted by AutoUnion

Damn, that's awesome.

That's what is built for, not just picking up kids from a soccer game

I think we need to see it pull a gigantic machine behind it to gain reputation as a
An awesome truck. Although we know, but BMW
Could invest in pulling a
Space shuttle or a 747 or a380 lol

Originally Posted by NoI4plz

I think we need to see it pull a gigantic machine behind it to gain reputation as a
An awesome truck. Although we know, but BMW
Could invest in pulling a
Space shuttle or a 747 or a380 lol

The point is not to show the X5 as a truck but to show that a luxury German SUV can also do a job different than grocery shopping

Originally Posted by tol4o

The point is not to show the X5 as a truck but to show that a luxury German SUV can also do a job different than grocery shopping

Haha true, but that stigma will probs. never be lifted from the X5 portfolio.