I pride myself on discriminating subtle differences among cars. I don’t know if automotive designers are running out of ideas, are lazy, or if I’m just getting old… but I’m having a tougher time. Most recently, I was having trouble distinguishing the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES350 from any angle but the front, until I thoroughly examined each car in detail. (Come on, Toyota… even if the Lexus is just a tarted-up version of the Camry, couldn’t you have differentiated the two a little more!)

Based on the spy shots and press photos for the new BMW X5, I was preparing myself for another in-depth study, as the E53 X5 and the E70 X5 looked pretty much identical to me. Then I stumbled on this cool video, and I can clearly see all the differences.