The BMW X5 Offers Better Value
The cheapest 2025 BMW X5 model available today is the RWD sDrive40i, starting at $65,700. In comparison, the base model 2025 Porsche Cayenne starts at $84,700, a whopping $19,000 difference before a single option is added.
BMW G05 X5 xDrive40i Performance Specifications
| Engine | 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six |
| Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| Horsepower | 329 horsepower |
| Torque | 332 lb.ft |
| Driveline | AWD |
| 0-60 MPH | 5.7 seconds |
| Top Speed | 155 mph (limited) |
Are there features the Cayenne offers that may encourage you to believe it is the superior SUV? Perhaps, but not $20,000 better in any context, and that is a fact that won’t change. For this reason alone, we see the BMW X5 as the obvious winner. The BMW’s dollar-to-dollar value is simply unmatched.
9The BMW X5 Is Quicker
When we said performance SUVs , we meant it because both the base model Cayenne and X5 are very quick off the line despite their heavyweight status. Yet, whether in its sDrive or xDrive variant, the BMW X5 outperforms the base Porsche Cayenne’s 5.7 second 0-to-60 time with its 5.3 second 0-to-60 mph time. The next level trim for each model is a plug-in hybrid variant, where the Cayenne E-Hybrid and the X5 xDrive50e are matched with a 4.6-second 0-to-60 time.
The speed-focused Cayenne GTS, S E-Hybrid, and S models are also outperformed by the BMW equivalent X5 M60i model, whose 0-to-60 time is at its fastest 4.4 seconds (GTS) compared to the BMW X5 M60i’s 4.2 second time. Porsche finally catches up with its most extreme model, the $160,000 Turbo E-Hybrid, and its 3.5 0-to-60 time beating out the insane $124,800 BMW X5 M Competition‘s 3.7 second 0-to-60 time.
8The BMW X5 Is More Powerful
While both Porsche and BMW offer insane over-the-top high horsepower SUV models as we just mentioned, the base models of these SUVs tell us more about the nature of the vehicle than the exceptions found in the crazy outlier trims. Base model to base model, the BMW X5 offers more power via the mild hybrid-assisted 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six found in the sDrive40i and xDrive40i.
It offers 375 horsepower along with 398 pound-feet of torque, compared to the 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 found in the Cayenne SUV, which offers 348 horsepower and 368 pound-feet of torque.
BMW X5 M Competition Performance Specifications
| Engine | 4.4-Liter Twin-Turbocharged DOHC V-8 |
| Transmission | Eight-Speed Sport Automatic w/OD |
| Horsepower | 617 HP @ 6,000 RPM |
| Torque | 553 LB-FT @ 1,800 RPM |
| Motor EVs/Hybrids only | 48 V |
| Fuel Economy (CMB) | 13.5 MPG (Observed) |
| 0-60 MPH | 3.0 Seconds (Observed) |
| Top Speed | 177 MPH |
| Towing Capacity | 1,653 Pounds |
| Payload | 1,116 Pounds |
Once we get into the crazier twin-turbo V-8 powered trims, power levels inflate significantly, as do the prices. Yet, even here, the $90,000 BMW X5 M60i with its 523 horsepower outshines any juiced-up Cayenne variant, sans the $160,000 Turbo E-Hybrid. The closest you can get would be the Cayenne GTS, which offers 493 horsepower at a $124,900 starting price. $35,000 more money for less capability than the competition? No, thank you, Porsche.
