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BMW X5 4x4
6-cyl
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2001 March:
A 3-litre 6-cylinder BMW X5 4x4.
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2001 February:
All is forgiven at the
Victorian 4WD Show,
the Land Rover Owners Club welcoming
BMW X5 4x4s - BMW sold Land Rover to Ford last year.
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Right: 4.4 litre V8, a similar BMW engine is promised for the
next Range Rover.
Above:
The interior is all BMW sedan, with electric this that and the other.
Right: suspension is all independent;
the rear wishbones are relatively short.
The obvious mechanical comparison is to the Merc'
M-class
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The four wheel drive BMW has been on sale in Australia since last year
but expect a big presence at the
Melbourne Motor Show
next month.
- © L. A11ison
2001 January:
BMW Australia launched a big advertising campaign
for the (locally) new X5 4x4
(causing M.B. to run ad's for its competing
M-class.)
At Detroit,
BMW also showed
a 4.6L 255kw 480Nm X5 HP,
v. the standard 4.4L 210kW 440N, and
the X-coupe concept sports car.
- 4wd.sofcom.com/4WD.html -
2000:
The BMW X5 four wheel drive,
with a light duty four wheel drive system and
all independent suspension.
This one has the 4.4 litre petrol V8.
The X5 has a full time four wheel drive system,
the torque-split being 40:60 front:rear.
Once upon a time the lack of just one of
a manual gearbox or a low-ratio transfer case
was a severe handicap for a 4x4;
the X5 has an automatic gearbox and a single speed transfer case.
It is clearly aimed at use on the highway, gravel and snow covered roads,
but automatics are good for going up-hill, and
the Land Rover derived `hill descent control' (HDC) covers up
most of the transmission's limitations on steep descents.
The X5 was developed during BMW's ownership
of Land Rover and it was seen as a complement or
was it a rival to the
Range Rover;
BMW sold Land Rover to Ford in 2000-
4wd.sofcom.com
- BMW X5,
station wagon, 5-seats, 4-doors, multiple airbags
- loa: 4667mm, width: 1872mm, height: 1707mm
- wheelbase: 2820mm, track: xxx/xxx, --> grnd clearance: 182mm
LI approach: xxx°, departure: xxx°,
ramp break over: xxx° -->
- turning radius: 6.2m
- weight: 2225kg (unladen)
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- V8:
- 4.4 litre V8 petrol (premium unleaded)
LI bore: xxx, stroke: xxx, c.r.: xxx -->
- power: 210kW at 5400rpm, torque: 440Nm at 3600rpm
- 6-cylinder, 3 litre
- transmission: 5-speed automatic,
full-time 4WD (no low-ratio), traction control,
hill descent control
- suspension: indep/ indep, brakes: disc/ disc,
electronic stability programme
- tyres: 255/55x18 18-inch wheels, or
17" wheels plus snow chains,
fuel-tank: 93L
- fuel consumption: 14.8L/100km town, 10.2L/100km highway (claimed)
- standard: air conditioning, 6-CD player, central locking, cruise control
LI warranty: 2-year unlimited km -->
- price: V8 from $107,850 (11/2000),
3.0 6-cylinder from $79,750 ($au 3/2001)
- rivals:
Land Rover Range Rover,
Mercedes Benz ML430
Go to the
BMW
pages
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