BMW MercedesBenz have been rivals for way longer, but both German stalwarts took a risk when they entered the midsize SUV space over 20 years ago. Mercedes was first in 1997 with the old M-Class SUV while BMW was three years behind with the X5 sports activity vehicle introduced for model year 2000. Today, Mercedes-Benz has renamed the ML to the GLE Class while the BMW X5 continues to be the original SAV in the lineup. Both are now in their fourth generation with more tech, luxury, sophistication, and styl