<![CDATA[Jalopnik: X5]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: X5]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/x5 http://jalopnik.com/tag/x5 <![CDATA[Golden BMW X5 is terrible]]> This very gold BMW X5 was spotted in a student parking lot outside a Kazakhstani Technical University. We don't know how or why the German SUV's owner made it so gold, but the result is truly terrible. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5830714&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[VIDEO: BMW X5 Flipped In FAILtacular Fashion]]> "Hey Deiter, hold mein bier und watch this" is what we imagine the moron behind the wheel of this BMW X5 is saying before he attempts a very unsuccessful jump-to-barrel-roll stunt. That'll definitely leave a mark. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5625548&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Video Peek Inside BMW's Secret Motorsport Warehouse]]> One week ago, I rediscovered pictures I took inside BMW's closed-to-the-public motorsport museum. Those images were four years old, however, and their pron was limited. Now someone has YouTubed an off-the-cuff video tour of the same building. McLaren overload, anyone? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5480267&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X5 Driver Crushes Cars, Drives Away]]> The driver of a BMW X5 experienced some "unintended acceleration," driving over two cars in the Extreme Fitness parking lot in Thornhill, Ontario. Of course, the driver decided a hit-and-run was a good idea. It wasn't. (H/T to all!) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5390011&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X5 Security Plus Package: For When Soccer Practice Turns Deadly]]> The BMW X5 Security Plus is the first Class 6 armored vehicle publicly available direct from the manufacturer. Now little Billy and Suzie will be safe from AK-47 fire as mommy drives them to school. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5212989&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW Developing Tri-Turbo Diesel For X5?]]> Just when we were beginning to lose faith in BMW, rumors begin to surface on a crazy new triple turbocharged diesel engine for an X5 Performance Diesel package. Intriguing would be an understatement. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5207141&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Houston BMW X5 Driver Slams Car Through Parking Garage Wall]]> We could say a lot about careless people driving BMW SUVs around Houston, but these pictures of an X5 launched through a parking garage wall are worth a thousand words. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5171902&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X5 M, X6 M Minisite Source Code Reveals 550 HP Twin Scroll Details]]> It's possible BMW may not have hired the most clever web designers for the BMW X6 M website as the source code contains some rather telling tags, like "550 HP" and "Twin Scroll Twin Turbo." More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5164920&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Possible BMW X5M, X6M Prototypes Spotted In Spartanburg]]> Some are suggesting that the BMW X5 and X6 prototypes you see here will wear the sacred "M" badge when they reach production. The rules used to state that all BMW "M" cars must be naturally aspirated and rear-wheel-drive. But with rumors of turbochargers being bolted to future M-models, and now the prospect of these soft-roaders, presumably with power being sent to all four wheels, it looks like the rules laid down by the founding fathers are being shredded a-la the US constitution. But are we really seeing what we think we're seeing here? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041317&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X5 Security: Heavy Armor For The BMW With The Big Butt]]> Nothing is worse than overseeing your operations in Central America in last year's BMW X5, even if it is armored. It just makes you look so...vulnerable, even though you're invulnerable to small arms fire. Well warlords, worry no more: a limited number of updated BMW X5 Security armored SUVs are finally available. So cruise in style, completely legitimate businessman; you've earned it. Awesomely translated foreign press release below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=400483&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 BMW X5 Shows Off Its New Nose]]> Someone must have gotten lazy at the Nordschleife and didn't remember to cover up the new nose on the twin-turbocharged V8-powered 2010 BMW X5. In this latest round of spy shots from the folks at KGP, we can clearly see the dramatic, M3-inspired front air dam and big new wheels to match the upgraded styling. This marks the second application for the twin-turbo eight cylinder which debuted in the BMW X6, and in the X5 it will be making 408 HP and providing a 0-60 time of just 5.5 seconds. The one thing it won't be doing is wearing the "M" badge. Check out the full spy report after the jump.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397251&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 BMW X5 Spotted With 4.4-Liter 408 HP Twin-Turbo V8 From X6]]> According to Car Magazine, the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that debuted in the BMW X6 is coming to the 2010 BMW X5. That'll give the X5 408 HP, a 155 MPH top speed, and a 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds; just a hair slower than the X6. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=396640&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DIY BMW SUV Spotted Down On The Beijing Street]]> Think you'd already seen all the automotive counterfeits outside-design-influenced flatteries China has to offer during our Beijing Motor Show coverage? Well, think again. We've just found an SUV that's a perfect example of how to take a car that's merely a vague rip-off and turn it into a blatant copy. It's like design reverse-engineering — being reversed. Originally starting life as a Shuan Huang SCEO, this SUV's basic shape was already very BMW-like. All it needed was a twin-kidney grille transplant. Add the BMW round logos, and you're ready to head for the country club. Just don't get into a crash on the way there — or lick the paint. [via ChinaCarTimes] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385624&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[LUMMA Design CLR X530 Is Like a Diesel X5, But Whiter And With 487lb/ft Of Torque]]> The LUMMA CLR X530 combines three of our favorite things: white paint, the current X5 and a tuned diesel engine. The 3L turbo diesel makes 470lb/ft of torque and 330bhp thanks to an amped-up turbo and remapped chip. Also present is the de rigueur performance exhaust, which makes us fantasize about huge plumes of black smoke clouding up the crisp white bodywork. Mmmmmm, diesel. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366460&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW Diesel Mild Hybrid X5 Concept Officially Revealed, Officially Has A Silly Name]]> We've been saying for years the only efficient hybrid with current technology is one mated to a diesel engine, and now it looks like another automaker is jumping into the conceptual fray. Our little news yesterday on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics X5 — translated from Bruce, that appears to be an X5 outfitted with a 2.0-liter twin turbo common rail diesel mild hybrid (wow, that's a mouthful, ain't it?) — appears to be wholly true. BMW will be revealing this little concept in environmentally friendly CUV-ing at the Geneva Motor Show next month and they've now seen fit to reveal the rest of their press shots and the full press release, which we've got below the jump. Feel free to read through it if you're suffering from a strong desire to fall back into bed. For now, here's the gist of it — hybrid + diesel + BMW = Over 100 HP per liter (total of 204 HP), 295 lb-ft of torque between 2000 and 2500 RPM. Exciting, isn't it? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=359544&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X5 Twin Turbo Diesel Hybrid Concept Coming To Geneva, It's Happening... Maybe]]> It seems that the cat is out of the bag and we now think we know what BMW will be highlighting, eco-wise, at this year's Geneva Motor Show. You know all that pleading for more diesel hybrids? According to CarScoop, the boys and girls form Bavaria will be showing off the "Vision EfficeintDynamics" which will be better known as an X5 with a 2.0-liter twin-turbo diesel four-cylinder mated to a hybrid system through an eight-speed automatic transmission. According to BMW, the system should apparently be good for 36.5 mpg (US) while still pulling the SUV to 62 mph in 8.9 seconds. The diesel engine produces 204 horsepower, but with help from the hybrid system achieves 224 horsepower and nearly 450 ft.-lb. of torque. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=359250&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit Auto Show: BMW To Bring More Diesels To The USA In 2008 Including Diesel 3-Series]]> We already told you that new BMW X6 would feature a diesel mill, and now we get more information on BMW's diesel plans, which includes the introduction of a Diesel X5 xDrive 35d and BMW 335d Diesel 3-series. The new powerplant will apparently be a 265 horsepower 3.0-liter inline-six with twin turbos capable of 425 lb-ft of torque at 1,750 rpm. And it's 50 state legal! More below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339494&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X5 M?]]> Or would that be MX5? Oh wait, that's a tiny little rear-wheel drive convertible from Japan. This is a big AWD luxury SUV from Bavaria. First Porsche "diluted" their brand by rolling out the Cayenne (though in Turbo guise, it's a hell of a truck) and for a while at least, they sold the hell out of them. This didn't go unnoticed by die volks at BMW. It looks as if Motor Authority has snagged some spy shots of what very well might be the Roundel's response, an M version of the X5. Note the dual-pipes. Engine speculation is rampant, but the uber truck could come complete with the screaming F1-derived 5.0-liter V10 out of the M5, or it could have a new twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 good for a rumored 430 horses. Sounds fun, but would an X5 M be a dilution of the M brand? [motorauthority.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311022&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW Welcomes iPhone, We Think iPhone May Even Welcome Them Back]]> If you just unpacked your iPhone and you've got yourself a BMW 3 and 5 Series with 03/07 production, the X5 with 04/07 production and the 6 Series with 09/07 production dates equipped with an iPod/USB interface — guess what? You'll be able to drop the iPhone into your ride and faster than you can say "Boom!" in your best German accent — you'll be good to go. Or at least that's what we've learned from the following site that's just been pointed out to us below. What level of integration that means, we've no idea — but since BMW was the first to provide iPod support, one should expect they'd be first out the gate with iPhone support. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=273888&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hamann BMW X5 E70]]> A band of noble Swabian tuners from Laupheim just introduced their latest program for the latest BMW X5. No, we're not talking about the agnatic line of the Ellerbach dynasty, it's Hamann, which has been on a tear recently. The company's tuned X5 has been messed with entirely, from engine to suspension, wheels, interior and aerodynamics. There's no mondo superchargers under the hood, just a Motronics ECU kit, so don't get all drooley. Still, anything to lower the center of gravity and add aero stickiness is probably for the best. Especially if you absolutely, positively have to traverse Baden-Württemberg in an afternoon. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265087&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Macedonian Politician Driving Beckham's Stolen Bimmer?]]> Remember that time a bumbling parking attendant let soccer superstar David Beckham's $200K armored BMW X5 get stolen? As you might have expected if you're on mushrooms and kind of psychic, it has turned up in the driveway of Gordana Jankulovska, Macedonia's interior minister. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=252237&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW Precision Cures Insomnia]]> An afternoon press conference from the superior engineering crowd over at BMW didn't exactly infuse excitement in the already weary and jet-lagged crowd. BMW will continue to use clever internal combustion to achieve greater efficiency and create more horsepower. The Bavarians will utilize valvetronics, and have gone through great lengths to make the cars look happier. The coming X6 will bring Bavarian charm and dollars to Spartansburg, North South Carolina. BMW plans to continue lightening up the suspension for more precise handling. Business activities have been good overall. None of this news phased the unsprung masses, a few of whom made like Rip Van Winkle instead of Nick Heidfeld. Bottles of exhaust from the Hydrogen 7 were also served – Mike Bumbeck More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=249825&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wait? Are Luxo-Ute Drivers Speeders?]]> We've mostly decided we're tired of SUVs. We've owned one for three years, and the utility is fantastic, and worked wonderfully for us for a while. But now that we rarely drive (and if we do, it's often in a press or rental car), we're thinking about ditching ours for something that's well, more fun. Also, we're tired of SUV assholes, and if there's any relation between Americans and their British forefathers, well, check out the bit after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=200205&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Third Row! More on the 2007 BMW X5]]> The seven-seat 2007 BMW X5 was revealed yesterday, much to the delight of children and kneeless adult passengers, who'd been clamoring for a third row to hunker down in while mom (or whoever) scooted throught the esses on US 208. It's also got a new iDrive controller that uses programmable hot keys to bypass the digital labyrinth for repetitive tasks. As for the design, the overproduced PR imagery makes it nearly impossible to suss out what the latest nip-and-tuck session has wrought. We'll see in Paris. Read the press release after the jump. [Gallery] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=193008&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Leakity Leak! New BMW X5 Revealed]]> BMW's new X5 is set to be revealed officially this week. But does that mean you can't see it yet? Hells no. First, AutoWeek appears to have again negotiated a pre-release shot, considering they seem to have a Web exclusive on the above. (Oh wait, not any more.) But you want to see the whole bit, no? Correct. For that, we turn to our mates at Carscoop, who never met an embargo they didn't regard like a meth-addled silverback gorilla at a Harry and David cheese tasting.
In regards to the engine range, the new Bavarian SUV will be presented at the Paris Motor Show with two new petrol engines, the 265 Hp 3.0 6cylinder (0 to 100 km/h in 8,3 sec, top speed 216 km/h) and the 367 4.8 V8 (0 to 100 km/h in 6,5 sec, top speed 240 km/h) and one diesel, the highly acclaimed, 272 Hp 3.0 twin-turbo 6cylinder (0 to 100 km/h in 8,1 sec, top speed 225 km/h). The engine range is expected to grow rapidly after the car starts its career in Europe and the USA in the beginning of 2007 .
Go get 'em, kids. [UPDATE: Our European connection dropped off the suitcase. Photos below.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=192720&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shot of New-Gen BMW X5 Leaked]]> A supplier of automotive glass in Europe posted a shot of the next BMW X5 ahead of an official unveiling, Edmunds Inside Line reports. The shot features the evolutionary design approach to the new SUV, which keeps most of the last model's features, but is reported to be larger and has a new suspension system. Third row of seats? Check. [UPDATE: Of course, by now you know it's a fake. The boys from Edmunds have fallen on their swords and asked you, dear Jalopnik readers to come up with appropriate digs. All together now...] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=184270&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: Even More on the Next-Gen BMW X5]]> Caught during road testing around Munich, the next-generation BMW X5 (codename: E70) looks like it'll be an evolutionary design step from the first-gen model. Nonetheless, BMW has done some serious backbending to include the all-important third row of seats, making room by adding 16 centimeters to the X5's length and six centimeters to its width. Spies also say the dashboard's gotten a makeover to allow for gadgetry including radar-assisted cruise control and the same night vision now available on the 7-Series. Figure on a Paris launch for the mainline models and a mid-2007 unveiling of the long-awaited M-Power edition. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=177125&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: More on the Next-Gen BMW X5]]> The BMW boys seem to have upped the number of test sorties for the new, BMW X5 in the past month. The new model, which most watchers now say will come out in 2007 as a 2008 model (though all this activity makes us wonder whether it'll come out this year as an '07 as originally expected), will ride on the company's new E70 platform and get a range of engines lifted straight from the current-model 7-Series, including the ubiquitous 3.0-liter six, 4.0-liter, 5.0-liter and 5.4-liter V8s. Blogger and photog Killboy offers these new shots, taken on some manner of twisties. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=173356&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: BMW X5]]> Reader Joe snapped these shots while somewhere-bound and down on 85 in Greenville, SC. Apparently, the taped-up Bimmers were making the Meat Loaf and going like bats out of hell, giving Joe barely a whit of a chance to nab the shots. But thanks for nabbing said bare whit and tossing us the nabs you nabbed, Joe. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172354&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Precast: Top Gear's Corruption of Drivers, Super Bowl Ads, BMW X5]]> Today, Spinelli and Farago discuss a Scottish cop's distaste at Top Gear's glorification of fast driving, the battle between GM and Ford for the real Super Bowl ring (as in that of cash registers), spy video of the next-generation BMW X5 and the new Dodge Nitro set to debut in Chicago. All that and an obligatory Jill Wagner reference. Pow! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=152971&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: 2007 BMW X5 Video]]> The next-gen BMW X5 is on track for an unveiling in Paris later this year, but spies caught video footage of a test mule getting the business a state away at the N rburgring. Burbling away under the hood of the nimble luxobus is reportedly the same 360-hp, 4.8-liter V8 that powers the 2006 7-Series. Underfoot is an updated version of BMW's xDrive system, which appears to do what its stern engineers expect it to. No word on whether the slightly larger SUV will get a third row of seats, but there won't be many happy knees if it does. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=152854&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW to Introduce High-Bandwidth Vehicle Data System]]> It's like Steve Jobs's garage all over again, only swap "garage" for billions of dollars in research facilities. BMW's X5 SUV will be the first guinea pig to get the new FlexRay high-bandwidth data network — a system being developed by a consortium of automakers and their electronics suppliers. The FlexRay consortium launched in 2000, led by BMW and DaimlerChrysler, Motorola and Philips Semiconductors (subsequent members include GM, Volkswagen and Bosch) as an effort to create a set of standards that will enable next-generation cars' internal systems. While on the X5, FlexRay will only be used to control suspension damping, its high capacity (20MB/sec — compared to 1MB/sec in current systems) will someday be used in drive-by-wire systems, which forgo mechanical linkages to acceleration and braking, for example, in favor of electronic connections. (Geek trivia: BMW, DaimlerChrysler and Bosch are also members of AUTOSAR, an effort to create an open platform for automotive data; meaning, someday cars' data platforms might be as open to developers as, say, Linux.) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=136709&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Thieves Make off with Beckham's Armor-Plated BMW]]> Real Madrid footballer David Beckham is awfully bent, after the armor-plated BMW X5 he bought to thwart would-be kidnappers of son Brooklyn was stolen. The extra-strength SUV, valued at around $175,000, was being used by an assistant, who had parked at an upscale Madrid hotel, but who forgot to set the tracking system. (British-English pun ahead.) Authorities are trying to discover whether the theft was an inside yob. More »
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