Received an email from BMW on the new e70 today

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by ssabripo

that;s what I'm saying....my car ('04 4.4i) does 0-60 in 6.7 (I believe the official was 6.9secs back in '04), so how is it that they only shaved off .2-.4secs while adding 35 more ponnies?

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[scott27]

Originally Posted by ssabripo

that;s what I'm saying....my car ('04 4.4i) does 0-60 in 6.7 (I believe the official was 6.9secs back in '04), so how is it that they only shaved off .2-.4secs while adding 35 more ponnies?

Official figures are 6.8s for E53 4.4i, and 6.4s for E70 4.8i.

The difference between the two cars is +7.4" in lenght, +2.4" in width, +408lbs in curb weight (incl. 3rd row seats), +35HP in power, +24 lb-ft in torque, and this resulting in -0.4s in 0-60mph acceleration.

[///nio]

I'm a little confused, is the speculated November arrival for Europe only, with April 28 being for US, or will the states be getting it at the same time?

[PeteM]

Originally Posted by ///nio

I'm a little confused, is the speculated November arrival for Europe only, with April 28 being for US, or will the states be getting it at the same time?

As I understand it US and Canada is November/December.

UK is April 28th I assume Europe is the same.

The UK flyers I have are for release on April 28th but I will be invited along to dealer some time in November to spec my car and see the 3.0d SE Demo.

[xdrive]

Originally Posted by PeteM

As I understand it US and Canada is November/December.

UK is April 28th I assume Europe is the same.

Guess the US production has already started and the US customers are going to get their orders in Nov/Dec 06. How many E70 do you think they can make from now till Dec 06?

Any idea as to when they will start manufacturing the E70 for UK/Europe delivery? Jan 07 (so that they won't get it until late April 07)?

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