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Originally Posted by Don Coffey
Hi Simon,
To shed some light on the twin turbo diesel question......The car will be called the 3.0sd, same as the X3 version and we should expect to see the first models arriving very late 07 or early 08. I have been in touch with a number of dealers trying to secure the earliest date and so far it looks like sometime in Jan 08 for me. However this isn't confirmed as BMW still haven't released allocation numbers to the dealers yet. One of the dealers said that due to the overall high demand for this engine, they have been told that the earliest build date now available is already Jan 08. So if you are looking at the 3.0sd model I would look at getting your name down sharpest.
As for cost, again the dealers have been very vague, but I think it's going to be between £4-£6k on top of the 3.0se price. This is of course for the M-Sport model as the se model wont be launched until later in 08.
I've waited so long for this car that I only hope it will be worth the extra.
Don
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I think the 3.0 sd Sport will be more expensive than that. The the 3.0d Sport is widely rumoured to be circa £5k more than the 3.0d SE which makes some sense given the price of the Dynamic Pack. The 535d is approximately £2.5k more than the 530d so I would expect an X5 3.0 sd to be something like £47k or £48k.
I currently drive a 535d Sport....it's one hell of an engine.