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My folks have had multiple E70 X5s and now own a G05. The E70 is clearly the BMW of the two. Heavy and communicative steering, planted feel, well controlled body motions, and the vehicle shrinks around you.

G05 is competent that's it. You can tell the chassis is good and steering, while lifeless, is precise. Powertrain is excellent. If they wanted to they could make a really good driving SUV, which I suppose is what the X3M and X5M are for. But gone are the days of even a base X5 being fun to drive. The G05 is simply too wallowy, large, and lackadaisical-feeling.

Unfortunately like all cars, those E70s are old now and more often than not a headache to maintain. I'd highly recommend the X3M or Macan S/GTS if you want an SUV that provides a similar feel to your E70. X3M's steering is heavy but video-game like but you get used to it. Macan's steering is heavy and very natural-feeling; best EPS of any CUV on the market. There's always the Cayenne S but it is unreasonably expensive in my opinion.