///MX-5 -- Demand?

[B-Line]

So how come they are not making the ///M in the X series?
I would buy one

B

[xdrive]

They are. As LeMans said, it will be in the X6. The top X5 will have a v8 biturbo though. Hopefully we will see the v8 biturbo later this year.

[X5Jay]

Originally Posted by NardoW12

Audi is coming out with the V12 TDI Q7 that will likely to be over 500HP
Porsche have the 4.5L TwinTurbo V8 Cayenne with 450HP(90K) and 520HP(116K)
MB have the 6.3L V8 ML63 AMG, 500HP with a price tag of 86K
so I wouldnt be surprised if BMW make a V8 or Turbo Charged V8(maybe even a V12?) X5 with around 450-500HP to compete with the other 3 factories, but I would say that they probably want to make it around 80-85K base... since MB and Porsche are both offering 450HP+ performance SUVs starting at 85-90K range.
But the more competitive the market is, the better it is for us, and more choice for us.

I wasn't talking base price, I was talking real price. Base prices are total BS. I've never heard of anyone buying a vehicle at base price. I doubt anyone will get a new 4.8is out the door for too much less than $100K...

[crosvs]

Don't get me wrong 500+ hp in any vehicle is amazing and I wouldn't mind it, BUT, if BMW decides to drop the V10 into an SAV they better beef up the suspension and brakes or there will be a lot of inexperienced drivers on their way to the morgue quickly.

They better beef up the torque values too. That 5L V10 in the M5 is pitifully low on torque.

[canamx5]

An x5 (///M-IS) FOR 100K! No thanks! I will take the M5 every time.
Less performance (HANDLING) for = price??? doesn't make any sense! IMO.

[xdrive]

Originally Posted by canamx5

An x5 (///M-IS) FOR 100K! No thanks! I will take the M5 every time.
Less performance (HANDLING) for = price??? doesn't make any sense! IMO.

Couldn't agree more. However, the X5 performance model is not an ///M vehicle and the engine is likely to be a v8 biturbo (as Lehmans and Scott have on many occasions mentioned) rather than a v10 so it is hard to believe that the price would be the same as the M5. My guess of the base price of the upcoming performance model X5 would probably be about $75k-$80k (if I remember correctly, the base price for the E53 4.8is was about $71k, right?). Anyway, the v8 biturbo should probably be quite interesting (wondering if it can match the power of the Cayenne turbo). Unfortunately there is not a lot of news or info about this v8 biturbo engine. Hopefully we will be able to see this top of line X5 soon.