Recently, the folks over iND Distribution tuner have created a special program on a BMW X5 M which can be admired below. The model is standing out from the crowd with new wheels and a carbon fiber aero kit.

Even if the changes at the exterior can be considered subtle, the model does standout from the crowd with new elements, like the already famous Akrapovic exhaust system and the new rear diffuser, announcing a wilder engine growl and more power under the hood.

It also comes with the new HRE P201 alloy wheels, measuring 22 x 10 and 22 x 12.5 at the front and rear, and finished in Frozen Gold. The new wheels perfectly complement the Melbourne Red exterior wrap, providing a more aggressive look.

Besides the new exterior elements and the HRE wheels, this particular BMW X5 M is also equipped with the Brembo brakes and AC Schnitzer lowering springs, with the installation being carried by Wheels Boutique, another leading tuner worldwide.

Under the hood, this Melbourne Red BMW X5 M has not received any modifications, meaning that it still stays faithful to its 4.4-liter V8 TwinPower Turbo engine, with 575 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque. This allows a sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.0 seconds, at a top speed of 250 km/h.

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Even so, we have seen so far plenty of programs carried out by different tuning companies, and that because both can be transformed in more impressive rides than the stock ones. One of them to love the X5 & 6 M is no other than HRE Performance tuner.

The specialists` latest ride is the below BMW X5 M which has received an exquisite set of wheels from HRE, adding as well the exotic Melbourne Red body wrap and some new styling bits.

In the engine department, the model didn’t need any performance upgrades, so it remains pretty much stock with 4.4-liter V8 TwinPower Turbo mill, developing 575 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque. This allows an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.0 seconds, at a top speed of 250 km/h.

However, the car`s aggressive look is enhanced by the carbon fiber rear diffuser and high-performance Akrapovic exhaust system, adding as well the tuner`s new wheels.

The new wheels refer to the HRE P200 alloys, measuring 22 x 10 at the front and 22 x 12.5 at the rear, and are finished in Brushed Dark Clear, which perfectly complement the exterior`s Melbourne Red paint.

You can find out more details about the tuner`s new program in the media gallery below. And in case you were wondering if the car was modified in photoshop, well…it wasn’t. It is just another masterpiece of HRE Performance tuner! Enjoy!

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In true American style, the X5 M first has to stand out of the crowd. We wouldn’t want to be confused with the average Joe who drives such a high performance SUV.

Right now I’m seriously considering changing my name to Joe, just for the annoyance factor. Velos Designwerks did a surprisingly good job on the new look.

There’s no point in questioning the taste of a newcomer to the BMW X5 modifying club because they used a body kit made by iND.

The wheel choice isn’t the most fortunate as it seems a little too drift-car-like. Also in the outsourced segment we find the suspension system and braking kit.

It’s nice to see more people focusing on the handling aspects of the equation and with the Velos Designwerks E70 BMW X5 M they opted for KW suspension and Brembo brakes.

Quite the nice combination, one that should serve the 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine well. I must have forgotten to mention the fact that it gets some extra punch as well.

A Stage 2 Velos performance tune and Akrapovic piping go in with 645 horsepower at 6800 rpm and 631 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm coming out.

Decent deal we’d say and even without knowing the price tag stuck onto this car. When you break down the component cost, things are looking even better.

You can have the whole conversion for less than 10.000 USD not including the suspension and brake kit.

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It was originally a BMW X5M, one of the crazily fast SUVs of our time. There’s just no serious point in owning that car but thankfully, there’s plenty of non-serious ones.

With the Tuningwerk version, that special character is becoming even more obvious as it is now a completely crazy proposition.

To that respect the Tuningwerk NR X5Ms really is the sort of vehicle that needs a straight jacket.

If the regular X5 was never an off-road car and the X5 M took that road use only even further, the NR X5Ms almost feels as if you should only drive it on a track.

The 4.4 liter twin-turbocharged engine comes with two levels of tuning. There’s a 650 horsepower Technical Control Board approved version or an all out 740 horsepower option.

Each of them brings along new other numbers, thus you can have 590 or 774 lb-ft of torque and a 0 to 62 figure of 3.3 or 4.1 seconds.

The top speed figure of the Tuningwerk NR X5Ms is also variable but not because of the choice in power. It’s the tires that can limit you to 186 or 211 (!) mph.

Imagine that, driving something the likes of a Lamborghini flat out on the Autobahn and being overtaken by a huge lumbering SUV.

It may have Tuningwerk written on the back but let’s face it, it’s still an X5. One of the craziest cars around but it’s certainly the sort of pleasure we’d all like to experience at a point in life.

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It’s actually one of the craziest machines you can buy and the fact that you can bring your family along for the fun isn’t really that.

What it really is for a lot of the BMW X5 M’s passengers is terrifying. Swiss tuning company Mansory decided to give the exterior the same sort of feeling.

It’s terrifyingly chintzy and glitzy and I’ve even heard that some of these cars were actually turned down by a bunch of Chelsea football players.

The fitting of the enormous gunmetal finish alloy wheels isn’t that bad but when it comes to the new body kit and accessories… kids will run away from it.

Carbon fiber now makes up the radiator grille surrounds, the new rear spoiler, the trim on the lower back door, side skirts and front lip.

What’s worse than the unwelcome accents is the way they’ve shaped the front bumper and the newly fitted vented hood.

Just in case you might realize that, the 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine was modified to develop 670 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque.

That means the Mansory BMW X5 M can get from 0 to 62 in as little as 4.2 seconds. We’re not sure about the top speed limiter situation right now.

Thankfully, they haven’t messed about with the suspension setup. That was already hard enough as it was, the only way to make it feel “sportier” would have been to fit solid shock absorbers.

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Physics, limitations, technicalities all go into the wind once you floor the loud pedal. Speaking of the wind, air’s the only factor that seems to occasionally slow down the BMW X5 M.

This is where the guys over at Vorsteiner Tuning step in and show off their extensively tested new aero kit for the X5 M.

Since the American tuner is offering a functional actual aero kit and not some sort of bulbous wide body setup that actually creates more drag than the stock car.

The functionality means that any rough edge or airflow malfunction you may have seen on the body of the BMW X5 M has now been dealt with.

Vorsteiner did change the front bumper, use different intake vents, change the side skirts and rear bumper but they also did some significant detail work as well.

Details of the aero body kit start at big stuff like a new diffuser, a new (but small) rear spoiler and they’ve even re-designed the hood vents.

Under the redesigned bonnet of the Vorsteiner X5 M you’ll find the same 4.4 liter V8 twin-turbo powerplant with 555 horsepower and 501 lb-ft of torque. That’s now, but you never know what the future may hold.

Oh, did I mention the entire Vorsteiner Tuning BMW X5 M Aero Kit is made out of autoclave pre-preg carbon fiber?

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