BMW X5, A Brief History

The BMW X5 is beautifully designed, luxury mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV), introduced in 1999, the first generation of which was the E53. It is the very first ever SUV in the BMW family and including a four wheel drive, allowing each of the wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously. And, as always, it's available in automatic and manual transmissions. The second generation of the X5, known as the E70, was launched in 2006, with the impressive M version which was announced in 2009. It replaced the first generation E53 when manufactured at BMW's plants in Greer, South Carolina, USA and Toluca, Mexico.

BMW has described the X5 as a Sports Activity Vehicle as opposed to a Sports Utility Vehicle to bring to light the maneuverability and drivability despite the large size. And E70 3.0si for petrol, has the horse power of 272 with RPM of 6600 and 200kW, and has the top speed of 225 km/h. And the 3.0sd for diesel, has the horse power of 286 with RPM of 4400 and 210kW, and has the top speed of 235 km/h. And the 4.8i has the horse power of 355 with RPM of 6300 and 261kW, and has the top speed of 240 km/h. And this new E70 model is featuring a longer wheelbase and it consists with a new breed of 6 cylinders engines 3.0L V8 for both petrol and diesel and 4.8L V8 for diesel.

And the E70, the second generation of this BMW series features many new technological advancements for this class, with additions and standard equipment including I Drive system, electronic gearshift (no mechanical connection to the gearbox), LED tail lights, the first ever all polypropylene, single fender module and a variety of options such as the HUD, active steering, active drag damping, and Dynamic Drive which uses active anti-roll bars in the middle to actively counteract body roll.

The interior of the new generation is impressive and vastly different from the E53. It comes equipped with an obnoxiously large center mounted display screen in E70 including many comfort options to the passenger such as a glass panorama roof, another first for BMW, an optional third row seat which has increased the seating capacity in E70 to 7 passengers, etc.

Typically, praised for its car-like drive and handling, its extravagant range of engine choices and stellar safety scores and equipment, The BMW X5 a fantastic machine.

                                      BMW to sell diesel vehicles in the U.S. market first

BMW has decided to launch in markets with consumption of the world's largest twosamples is the first diesel SUV X5 xDrive35d the famous and the 335d sedan, with the aim to meet the consumer trend is to use the fuel-efficient cars.

Results of tests show that the 335d se dan consume about 10.2 liters cho100 km in the city and 7.1 liters on the highway. Meanwhile, the X5 xDrive35d cost more thanthe two corresponding values ​​are 12.4 liters and 9.4 liters.
The technology that the German manufacturers to use to help these dieselemission standards of 50 states called BluePerformance, consisting of ametabolic gas emissions by catalytic filtration and solid frame. Both are located just behind the exhaust collector. In addition, there BluePerformace selectivecatalytic reduction SCR, containing a urea called AdBlue to remove nitrogen oxides into inert nitrogen.This is the first diesel BMW brought its products to the United States. Before that,Mercedes has also brought back Bluetec diesel technology market after a longperiod to withdraw due to low sales.

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