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Originally Posted by rogerkiu
Any idea that when the X5 xDrive35i and X5 xDrive50i will be launched?
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hopefully sooner.
Diesels Coming Sooner Than Thought
Also subject to great speculation and guessing was the planned launch date of the 335d and X5 xDrive35d. In recent weeks, the guessing game accelerated. Headlines such as “Confirmed: January 2009 launch for 335d and X5 xDrive35d” were spotted - but they were wrong.
Production of diesel-powered cars for the United States will start in September of this year and the cars will be available at your local BMW Center starting in November, around the time of the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show.
I’ll have an opportunity to perform in-depth testing of the new CIC-based iDrive and the 335d in the next few weeks and will report more then.
Jonathan B. Spira, Technology Editor, BMWCCA.org
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