BMW X5 xDrive30d vs xDrive40i M Sport Pro: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹12.50L ex-showroom Delhi: ₹1.11Cr for the xDrive40i M Sport Pro against ₹98.90L for the xDrive30d.+₹12.50L
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest xDrive40i M Sport Pro moves from Diesel to Turbo Petrol, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹12.50L ex-showroom Delhi: ₹1.11Cr for the xDrive40i M Sport Pro against ₹98.90L for the xDrive30d.
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest xDrive40i M Sport Pro moves from Diesel to Turbo Petrol, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
For that you get headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against Bi-LED projector), ventilated front seats, head-up display and LED fog lamps.
It is not all one way: the xDrive40i M Sport Pro gives up level 1 ADAS, blind spot monitor and cooled glovebox.
xDrive30d or xDrive40i M Sport Pro, and what each costs
Where you start
xDrive30d
₹98.90L ex-showroom Delhi
Rs 2 lakh more than the xDrive40i buys the 3.0-litre diesel (286 PS), with the same equipment otherwise.
- xDrive30d Diesel AT₹98.90L
The step up
xDrive40i M Sport Pro
₹1.11Cr ex-showroom Delhi
Rs 12.5 lakh more than the xDrive30d buys the 3.0-litre petrol (381 PS), and adds adaptive LED headlamps, a head-up display and ventilated front seats. You give up blind spot warning and automatic emergency braking.
Our take
What the xDrive40i M Sport Pro adds
- HeadlampsBi-LED projector → Bi-LED + booster lamp
- LED fog lamps
- Ventilated front seats
- Head-up display
And what it gives up
- Blind spot monitor
- ADASLevel 1
- Cooled glovebox
The working behind our take
Here is everything that fed that read.
- PowerThe X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro is the strongest of the two at 381 PS
- Trade-offX5 xDrive40i M Sport Prolevel 1 ADASblind spot monitor
The full story
Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro asks ₹12.50L more, and the petrol's 381 PS against the diesel's 286 PS, a jump of 33 percent you will feel, but the BMW X5 xDrive30d costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 650 Nm against the petrol's 520 Nm. It also adds headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against Bi-LED projector) and ventilated front seats.
- The X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro is the strongest of the two at 381 PS
- Also on the X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro: head-up display, and some minor trim beyond that
- Going to the X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro, you give up level 1 ADAS and blind spot monitor, which the X5 xDrive30d keeps
xDrive30d vs xDrive40i M Sport Pro: the questions people ask
- Is the BMW X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro worth ₹12.50L over the xDrive30d?
- For ₹12.50L you get headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against Bi-LED projector) and ventilated front seats, on top of 2 other things the xDrive30d goes without. You would give up level 1 ADAS and blind spot monitor, and 1 more.
- What does the BMW X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro have that the xDrive30d does not?
- It adds headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against Bi-LED projector), ventilated front seats, head-up display and LED fog lamps, and it opens up the Turbo Petrol.
- What does the BMW X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro give up against the xDrive30d?
- It gives up level 1 ADAS, blind spot monitor and cooled glovebox. Worth weighing against what it adds before deciding the dearer trim is simply the better car.
- How much is the BMW X5 xDrive30d?
- ₹98.90L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the xDrive30d Diesel AT.
- How much is the BMW X5 xDrive40i M Sport Pro?
- ₹1.11Cr ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the xDrive40i M Sport Pro Turbo Petrol AT.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last updated 9 October 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.