Hans Stuck / BMW X5 Le Mans Video

[2002Silver4.6is]

Ok, the Hans Stuck - X5 LeMans Video has been around for a while. I would love to know what the guy doing the intro is saying and what Hans himself says while driving and after when he pops the hood.

Anyone who is fluent in German have some spare time?? 6.5 minutes?? I know it will be a pain in the butt to listen to it an type it out. But, it would be very cool to find out what is being said!!!

Well, it's get someone to translate or..... learn German!!

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Danka!!!

[AlpineMsix]

i agreee. he has to provide, us the x5 fanatics wit im sure some interesting info, on what bmw did wit the car, how it feels... etc

[steelgray]

I've tried with my rusty school-german:

"When you, with a BMW z8 that has about 400 hp, drives around the Nordschleife at Nurburgring, you will reach a
laptime of about 8 min 20 seconds.
Yet, can you imagine how hard it would be to beat this time with an offroad car, even though these cars
are named "Sports Utility Vehicle".
Hans Joachim Stuck has tried that with a very special X5 from BMW, and has thereafter let Abenteuer Auto
get an exclusive testride in this unbelievably sonding auto."


Further Comments:
He made it in 7 minutes 49 seconds !!! (corrected)
Top speed 309 km/h (192 mph)

[steelgray]

Hansis dialect is a bit tougher for me, will take some time.
Maybe some German member can jump in??

[steelgray]

This is crazy, a Swede translating from German to English !!!
Here's the whole thing (Germans will probably laugh).
It's not perfect but you'll get the idea:

When you race around the Nordschleife at Nurburgring with a BMW z8 that has about 400 hp, you will reach a
laptime of about 8 min 20 seconds.
Yet, can you imagine how hard it would be to beat this time with an offroad car, even though these cars
are named "Sports Utility Vehicle".
Hans Joachim Stuck has tried that with a very special X5 from BMW, and has thereafter let Abenteuer Auto
get an exclusive testride in this unbelievably sounding auto.

The X5 LeMans has run the 20.8 km Nordschleife in the record time of 7 min 49 sec's.
Up till now it has been concidered impossible to break the magic 8 min barrier with such a vehicle.
The man that has suceeded in this, meets us at his hometurf.

H J Stuck:
Now, lets get going.

Intro guy:
Unbelievably, he sounds up the 12 cylinder

H J Stuck:
Hello, my name is Hans Joachim Stuck, and I'm pleased to show you all that the X5 LeMans has in it.

To have the possibility to drive such a vehicle is really a remarkable experience.

(Something about young/kids dream) lots of power at all time, connected to the all wheel drive,
it just keeps on going.

You can of course imagine what an experience this record run at Nurburgring was, a top speed of 309 km/h,
even with this "raised" vehicle since it is a SUV, but with that speed and power all together, that was
a unique experience in my career.

Here we get onto the long straight, lets see what it can do.

You can easily se that it gets up to 260 km/h in notime, ant thereafter, since it weighs about 2 tons,
and the CW of this vehicle is none of a sportscars, it takes a bit longer to get up over 300 km/h.

Here in the long bends you notice the incredible roadholding, it does not oversteer, it does not understeer,
in every situation the all wheel drive gives it a very stable handling.

The remarkable thing is that it is a very standard vehicle, only the engine has changed, thereby naming it "LeMans".

Now it gets calm in here again.

Yepp, this is the hartbeat of the X5 LeMans, the 12 cylinder that won the 24 hour LeMans. It fits great and gives the X5
what it needs, super performance. (editors notice: 700 hp)

Intro guy:
The car, with 18 inch wheels (20" according to other sources), has been lowered 30 mm. Exterior and driveline has been modified very lightly compared to the standard car.
Comfort and weight is unchanged, a standard 6 speed gearbox has been installed.
BMW brought the X5 LeMans to the street in less that 4 months.

H J Stuck:
It has been a dream to experience this car, and my personal opinion,
together with BMW's advertising, proves that with such an X5, everything is possible.
That a car with such a body and chassie, equipped with 3 times the horsepower of a standard X5,
performs so good, is a proof of an unique engineering skill.

Intro guy:
This episode proves, that for most people, car driving is a great joy.
The X5 LeMans is not for sale, even though an oil billioner has given an
enormous offer, he got a NO from BMW.

[Ajogu]

Very interesting... Always wondered what they were saying. Thanks Steelgray

[steelgray]

Thanks guys, it was a pleasure.
Viel vergnugen.

[Sedoy]

My fav. X5!!!
Why no one produced LeMans body kit??? I guess the same reason why no one manufactures LED taillights. What's wrong with people...?

[steelgray]

Anyone knows what has happened to the X5 LeMans since then?
Is it in a museum or what?
Also did some updates to the text, most important, it was 7.49 !!!!!!!!
(not 7.59)

[2002Silver4.6is]

Originally Posted by steelgray

Anyone knows what has happened to the X5 LeMans since then?
Is it in a museum or what?
(not 7.59)

I emailed BMW USA and they say they do not know where the X5 LeMans is...... or.... they do not want to say where it is......

It's a conspiracy I tell ya!!!!!