Thread: Importing a US spec X5 xdrive 35d to Germany
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Old 02-12-2011, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Price View Post
I always thought US emission standards are higher/tougher than EU/Germany, no?
They are for diesels. The European-spec 3.0sd/xDrive35d is a Euro 4, but the BluePerformance system in US-spec vehicles might boost it to the Euro 5. I know that currently, all vehicles sold in the EU must meet the higher Euro 5 standard, part of the reason why BMW switched to the xDrive40d.
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