Translated by altavistafrom Auto Motor und Sport
The most important model renewal of the near future is the separation of the X5 - the second generation is to become more largely, stronger, more agiler and offer naturally even better road performances. The new edition of the successful road jeep starts at the end of of 2006 first in the USA, where the X5 is also further produced, and rolls at the beginning of 2007 to Europe.
Over that adds and approaches approximately ten centimeters so far 4.67 meters long Viertuerer thereby the measure of the new Mercedes m-class (4.78 meters). The X5 grows particularly within the range of the rear overhang and creates in such a way area for a clearly increased gepaeckabteil and - against surcharge - a third seat row concealable in the floor of the car. Find then place to filters persons, although completely in the back probably only children can make themselves it comfortable.
The all-wheel drive is refined. X-drive may be electronic net to stretch in the future still more closely, if at the individual wheels slip arises, in order to completely variable provide within milliseconds in longitudinal direction for the optimal kraftverteilung between the axles. The force river can be pursued on the screen in the cockpit - steered by i-drive.
The structure movements annoying with many jeeps are to be prevented in the X5 by means of Wankausgleich, which might serve the driving dynamics likewise like the optionally available active steering element. Headup display, night-vision device and a nahbereichsradar with extended Distronicfunktionen rank among the further posts on the surcharge list.
X5-Topversion without V12, but with V8-Turbo
For steam under the hood first the well-known six and eight-cylinder provide as Benziner and Diesel, it follow the three-litre twin turbo in the self fuze program. Coronation/culmination of the creation is not, as so far assumed, the strong twelve-cylinder from the 7er, because the adaptation would be too complex to the all-wheel drive. The point represents rather a turbo-loaded eight-cylinder, which is to bring it on over 400 HP. And from the coalition with GM and Daimler Daimler-Chrysler still another full hybrid will come out later.
In order to drive with the Diesel the high nitrogen oxide content out from the exhaust gas, BMW works in addition just as intensively as Mercedes on the new urea technology, briefly SCR mentioned, which might be series ripe however at the earliest 2008.
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