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THE NEW BMW X5
Tue Aug 08 10:00:00 CEST 2006 Press Kit
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - August 8, 2006... Its predecessor paved the way for a brand-new type of vehicle. Now the new BMW X5 raises the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) driving experience to an even higher standard. Powerful eight and six-cylinder engines, unique suspension, enhanced BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive technology, as well as a weight-optimized bodyshell with extreme torsional stiffness all interact to ensure excellent agility and dynamic performance.
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Perfect Blend of Driving Dynamics, Functionality and Exclusivity * Sports Activity Vehicle with further enhanced driving dynamics. * More power and greater efficiency: inline six and V8 power * Only vehicle in its segment with Active Steering, AdaptiveDrive, Head-Up Display and standard runflat tires. * Standard: new six-speed automatic transmission with electronic gear selector. * Further enhanced: full-time BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive technology. * Weight-optimized bodyshell with extreme torsional stiffness. * Larger interior with up to seven seats. * New iDrive control concept with six programmable keys. * Exclusive interior with innovative options.
Perfect Blend of Driving Dynamics, Functionality and Exclusivity
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - August 8, 2006... Its predecessor paved the way for a
brand-new type of vehicle. Now the new BMW X5 raises the Sports Activity
Vehicle (SAV) driving experience to an even higher standard. Powerful eight and
six-cylinder engines, unique suspension, enhanced BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive
technology, as well as a weight-optimized bodyshell with extreme torsional
stiffness all interact to ensure excellent agility and dynamic performance.
The new BMW X5 is the only vehicle in its segment available with both Active
Steering, developed by BMW, and AdaptiveDrive (a combination of Active Roll
Stabilization and Electronic Damping Control). It is also the first SAV fitted
with runflat tires as standard equipment.
The powerful elegance of the exterior design, just like the flexible and
elegant interior, clearly underlines the dynamic character of the new BMW X5.
The new X5 will be available in the U.S. with either a 4.8-liter V8 capable of
350 horsepower or a 3.0-liter inline-six with 260 horsepower.
The all-new X5 has all the attributes that made the original Sports Activity
Vehicle such an innovative concept, and elevates them to new standards.
The interior of the original X5 was one of its hallmarks. The interior in the
new BMW X5 combines the most sophisticated materials with numerous innovative
options, thus a first-class ambience.
With sales of approximately 580,000 units worldwide since its launch in 1999,
the BMW X5 has become an outstanding global success and still enjoys great
popularity to this day. Of course the U.S. is the market where the X5 has had
the greatest impact. Over 240,000 BMW X5s have been sold in the U.S. alone.
As it was with the original, the goal was to offer the customer a generously
dimensioned, luxuriously appointed and, at the same time, highly robust premium
vehicle. With BMW's xDrive all-wheel drive and greater ground clearance the
X5 possesses all the requirements for venturing out on rough terrain. By
combining these attributes with outstanding on-road driving dynamics, BMW has
initiated a completely new trend in the global vehicle market.