Is what the worldcarfans.com website says? Unfortunately, their website is down right now, so I can't read the article. The engine specs that you've described here matches what was reviewed at the dealers meeting with BMWNA. The V-10 equipped M model was not part of the discussion but the word unofficially is it is indeed on and it will be coming, but further on down the road, probably 1-1.5 years after the initial introduction.

Where did you read that?

The site is up now. I hope it does come with ///M. Want to know where scott27 got the info.

E70 product plan document. ;)

You wouldn't happen to work in Woodcliff Lake would you? ;)

He definitely has access to more info than you and I.

Does that document say anything on when the diesel X5 will hit US?

I ain't of BMW NA.

Diesels: BMW are aiming for bringing a 50-state diesel engine in US, not some partial solutions. The plan is late 2008, but can be delayed.

A huge amount of BMWs are sold in CA & NY - so the diesel BMW will bring will fit standards of CA & NY.

Yes, X5 is a contender for a diesel engine. But do not forget about X5 hybrid. :thumbup:

In Spain more than 90% of X3 and X5 sales are diesels.
Mine is an X5 3.0d and it's really a very good motor, soft and noiseless. Besides, I can drive about 1000Kms per tank at 120-140Kms/hour.

About the hybrid, I've read somewhere that BMW won't use that system, they want to use hydrogen. Mercedes is in the same line.

Regards.

Diesel
 

Fuel consumption for the 6 cyl TD is 27 around town and 33 on a run. I managed the 33 on a run from the UK down to Italy, including 130 kph autoroute and over the alps from Switzerland into Italy. Not bad for 2 tonne of 4X4.

It is nice to see the US start to get into diesels. The latest Euro diesels are superb bits of engineering. VW have just put their 2 lt 4 cyl TD into the Seat Leon with 170 bhp! and 50 mpg.

The X5 3 lt TD has more torque than the V8 and of course the latest HDI TD's produce much less carbon emissions, on average 25% less than the equivelent petrol engine.

Point to note is that the US gallon is smaller than the UK gallon, so maybe when were talking fuel consumption it might be easier to do it in lts per 100 km or 62 miles.