Starts at AU$100,000: BMW X5 Australian Pricing

BMW X5 Australian
Once you say "imports", you imagine cheap Japanese sportscars in the 90s, however in Australia it's a lot more like really expensive vehicles from Germany.

BMW recently announced local market pricing for the brand new X5 SUV and yes it starts at the whopping AU$99,990 before on-road taxes. That's lots of money for virtually any car, even BMW, along with the base model isn't even that impressive: the X5 xDrive 30d built with a 3-liter turbodiesel producing 190 kW (258 PS) and 560 Nm. Official figures put this model at to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds and 6.2 L/100km on the combined cycle.

The only real petrol engine you could have is the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 inside the xDrive 50i, best for 330 kW and 650 Nm, which sprints from to 100 km/h 5. seconds. The price of this model is AU$133,900 before on-road costs.

Lastly, there's new M50d performance diesel, equipped with a 381 hp 3-liter tri-turbo that features fuel efficiency of 6.7 l/100km combined along with a to 100 km/h duration of 5.3 seconds. This costs an impressive AU$147,900, but you will get a great deal of kit through the M division for it.