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**New X5 unveiled**

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:12 pm
by arnab
Spy pic sans the disguise was taken at the photoshoot of the X5. Look at the hood scoop, looks like the current generation M3... Nice, I just dont know whether its the iS series or the regular ones...

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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:50 pm
by Shahriar
do u like da shape??i dont man..current one much better..

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:00 am
by Abdul
interesting find Arnab.This is a scene where they are making a advertising.

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:51 am
by goneheLL
mine will b old model by next year? :S

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:38 pm
by snkpkp
goneheLL wrote:mine will b old model by next year? :S
If you go back to the post where you said you are getting the X5, I clearly said this would happen in less than 6 months.....but hey...buy another one what the heck...lol!!!

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:41 pm
by snkpkp
this version will have a nice and the very nice 3.0 Biturbo Diesel which can be tuned up to 350bhp without any parts mod.... SO YES , I am getting it for sure, or goneHell can get it and I will buy his white one :)

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:01 pm
by GTI VR6
OT:

arnab, where's the LX?

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:36 pm
by snkpkp
LX didn yet start testing its LX/VX 570 yet. Will get pics soon GTI, after one quarter of producing the Tundra they are going to get direct feed back on the new 5.7 V8 engine and then on Lexus will final its plans to start testing that engine on the new Chassis which will be also manufactured in North America along with the Sequoa, which looks from now they will market the FJ Cruiser as thr LAND CRUISER and will take out the LC from Toyota and just market the Sequoa and make the LX 570 which will look significantly different from the Sequoa. But Toyota is always good at keeping secrets, so until final marketing press brief, we will never know. Sorry for the OT,

Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:48 am
by Abdul
Yes you can get 350hp with the X5 3.0d 286 hp standard version if you ask dmsautomotive from England to change the ECU.

Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:16 am
by snkpkp
they don change it, they just re-map the ECU .......you need to change it when you upgrade to FI and do some serious mods......

Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:19 am
by snkpkp
by the way the current X5 3.0 Diesel produces 218 bhp, next generation will have the engine from 535d and 735d etc... the 3.0 bi-turbo, amazing how Diesels has also become a demanding choice for performance drivers....

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:42 pm
by Abdul
yes but I guess you must go to a tuner to output 350 hp from the engine.On the market there is also the 740d in Europe 330 hp 4.0 liters v8.Let's wait for a 400 hp Diesel by AMG

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:57 pm
by Abdul
here are the official pictures of the new X5, all the details , cabin is more luxrious than the 5 Series ,engine are more powerful than the past

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/co ... -in-detail

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:24 pm
by goneheLL
sexy....too good!

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:38 pm
by NFS_MW
great car! thx for the post and thx for the link Abdul!