whitter45
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Interesting article
Pretty quick times
http://www.topgear.com/uk/bmw/5-series/road-test/m550d-xdrive-driven
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Colin
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There going to release a 3 series X-drive as well some time.
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mwg
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Why have they put an M in front of it? What a beast though
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3CorsaMeal
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Left hand drive only 
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SetH
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Cannot dispute the techical achievements here.
I feel its another OMFG kills M5`s, RS6 kind of car for the diesel brigade mongs to brag about though.
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j10E W
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shame there not bringing it to the u.k
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
Cannot dispute the techical achievements here.
I feel its another OMFG kills M5`s, RS6 kind of car for the diesel brigade mongs to brag about though.
I agree, the whole "this fast to 60mph" and "top speed" is really really boring and meaningless these days, not just on diesels either.
Be it 3 seconds to 60, 4 seconds, 5 seconds, it just seems pointless now, we all know it can be done.
I reckon the only thing to give people a boner is the fact it has 3 turbos and that will be good to boast about down the pub, apart from that its quite an ugly looking yet another BMW saloon
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Pucci1
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Left hand drive only
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Fro
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Wonder what it would map too
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Jambo
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Im glad they didn't offer it as an ///M5 though.
Will be interesting to drive I reckon, wonder how it "feels" for a diesel i.e does it rev at all?
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
Cannot dispute the techical achievements here.
I feel its another OMFG kills M5`s, RS6 kind of car for the diesel brigade mongs to brag about though.
TBF its most mongs on the net who say this crap anyway. Its all figures and no comprehension on how different a cars character could be because of the different characteristics of the engine be it diesel, petrol, N/A, turbo etc) Its just book figures and thats it.
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John
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That guy says it will be as quick as the M5 on almost any road though, that's from driving it and not book figures.
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Jambo
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It will be, probably faster.
The M5 will be way more fun though.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Im glad they didn't offer it as an ///M5 though.
Not a hope in hell that BMW would ever do that.
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Phillips_91
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
i.e does it rev at all?
i'd hazard a guess that with 3 turbo's it would be pretty happy to rev.
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AlunJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Fro
Wonder what it would map too
was thinking the same thing. 0-62 in 4.7seconds in a dirty diesel  0.4seconds slower to 62 than an M5 a remap would be interesting!
[Edited on 02-04-2012 by AlunJ]
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