XC90 vs X5

Same guy in work has had 4 X5s over the years of different generations, my one criticism of them from a cost point of view is that they seem to suffer from weight related expenses, I imagine the PHEVs will be equally as affected, suspension and tyres mainly. Not that the tyres are wearing particularly quickly but they are 305mm on the rear, I think 275 or 285 on the front and as you can imagine, those are massive money.

Few other things have gone wrong too over the years but they could go in any Volvo or BMW or any car really, he tends to keep them for 5/6 years each.

He has just bought a PHEV 2023 X5 and no complaints so far, car is reliable.

Would you consider a GLE350de?

I think the BMW edges it on exterior looks, but the inside of GLE can be nicer than an X5 if you go with a nice spec.

(A class down altogether I know, but I have a GLC, and I think the same vs the X3.)

I'd 100 percent consider a Range Rover. They are much superior vehicles.

Very comfortable to drive.
But give a lot of trouble. I wouldn’t touch one.

Not as pointed styling as the X5, but I wouldn't go so far as "egg shaped". There's over 40 of them between '22 and '23 on Carzone.

Just thought it was worth a mention, as it's in the same segment, but if it's not your cup of tea then fair enough!

Trolling surely 🤣

The only form of plug in hybrid for that era of GLE is diesel. Only very recently this year has it been available as a petrol.

Between the X5 and XC90 PHEV's, I'd say the X5 edges it for reliability - especially if it's one of the last of the 45's and doesn't have a sunroof.

We have loads of X5 PHEV's on the fleet, and quite a few XC90's. We would have had more issue with the X5's but nothing too major. Fewer issues with the XC90's but they tend to be bigger issues, and on a few occasions have been ongoing issues that took a while to fix.

buy an approved used one from a BMW dealer to get 2 year warranty. Warranty is worth its weight in gold when things go wrong.
we have had four X5’s and they all needed work under warranty. Without it the bills are big.

This is the link if allowed:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-xc90-t8-hybrid-just-serviced-by-volvo/38938682

I’ve driven both too and Range Rover is streets ahead for sure but reliability is obviously an issue.

The Range Rovers give a very smooth ride on the back of the towing company’s flat bed.

Or when mounting footpaths.