2008 X5... any idea what the NEW options will be??

[Gilles]

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[watrob]

If the belly of the X5 is sitting on the sand because the powder beach sand is 300mm deep the only thing that works is our old trusty G60 1978 Nissan 4 wheel, it pulls a amy tank out.

The Q7 Audi air suspesion lifts it to 260mm, 212mm for the E70 is just not enough. I have to hit the cuttings onto the beach at around 80kph to make the 150 metre's dash across the soft sand to hit the hard beach.

Low tide is ok but the wife does not like the 14km of rally driving at high tide ducking the waves that pin you up against the sand dunes.

[marcx5]

Originally Posted by watrob

If the belly of the X5 is sitting on the sand because the powder beach sand is 300mm deep the only thing that works is our old trusty G60 1978 Nissan 4 wheel, it pulls a amy tank out.

The Q7 Audi air suspesion lifts it to 260mm, 212mm for the E70 is just not enough. I have to hit the cuttings onto the beach at around 80kph to make the 150 metre's dash across the soft sand to hit the hard beach.

Low tide is ok but the wife does not like the 14km of rally driving at high tide ducking the waves that pin you up against the sand dunes.

would love to see pictures of this! lol

and agree, adjustable ride height was stupid to remove from the 2007 model... and one reason i haven't bought it yet.

[watrob]

Originally Posted by marcx5

would love to see pictures of this! lol

and agree, adjustable ride height was stupid to remove from the 2007 model... and one reason i haven't bought it yet.

I will take some photo's this weekend coming.

[Meiac09]

yea, diesels confirmed

+1,000 on the ride height, thats what we're waiting for before we dump our POS touareg.

[Wagner]

diesel hopefully.

[watrob]

Originally Posted by WagnerX5

diesel hopefully.

It is quite strange to believe that the USA does has not had the benefit of DIESEL X5's. With savings of nearly 50% on fuel costs, cheaper insurance and less servicing it is remarkable.

My city peak driving is 9.3ltr per 100klm and nearly 8.0ltr per 100klm country with 500nm of torque. Now off the start line it is a little slower than a X5 V8 but from say 30kph to 90kph it keeps up. now if you re-chip it you can get 600nm.

So my day driver is a X5 diesel, and my other car is a sports V8, but at the end of the day the X5 is used every day and on weekend.

The one thing you can be assured of is when you do get the diesel powered SUV and other sports diesel vehicles you wonder why it took nearly 9 years to get them and as each other why?

Robert
Australia

[DSE]

Hopefully twin turbo diesel at that! I deferred my purchase because I think a diesel engine makes a lot of sense for the X5, despite the low relatively popularity of diesel engines in the U.S. I think that will change soon with the advent of new low sulfur diesel fuel.

[Meiac09]

Originally Posted by DSE

Hopefully twin turbo diesel at that! I deferred my purchase because I think a diesel engine makes a lot of sense for the X5, despite the low relatively popularity of diesel engines in the U.S. I think that will change soon with the advent of new low sulfur diesel fuel.

, also the idea that a diesel (european) doesn't have to sound like a set of wrenches striking a block of cast iron.

[idoc]

Hopefully:

1. diesel biturbo
2. auto lift gate for the rear
3. camel interior color option in the US
4. night vision
5. improvements over all the little nuances experienced by current E70 owners (back up camera in the dark, shifting issues, etc.)