After the midsize SUV craze took off in the '90s with the introduction of the Ford Explorer, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and Mercedes-Benz ML (now GLE), BMW in 1999 hopped on the ...
It was the first luxury SUV to prioritize on-road performance. Sold for the 2000 to 2006 model years, the E53 immediately set new standards for how SUVs should drive and handle. It wasn’t the best off ...