I LOVE the fact that this gets great mileage, low emissions, and lots of power but I\'m about sick to death of CO² being talked about like it\'s a pollutant! I wish there was some one out there that could purposely tune a motor to make more CO² and show it to get better fuel economy for doing it? I would love to see what the hard core environmentalists would say to that! Oh well still a nice engine I hope we can get it here in the U.S. :-)
Aaron Metcalfe
And I am sick to death of people making out like CO2 is not a pollutant. CO2 is a pollutant - read the science and stop peddling misinformation
Scion
But the less fuel burnt per km driven will result in less pollutants (or by product if that\'s how you want to call it) per km. Exhaust gasses are caused by burning fuel. Less fuel = less out the tail. I\'m not sure how you would propose to produce more exhaust and yet consume less fuel. That sounds like it ignores some fundamental physics unless you can somehow use fusion or fission to alter the fuel components at an atomic level and convert some carbon to oxygen or sulphur. Here is another set of cars that I can\'t afford but do what I want from a car.
Australian
Nice work BMW, just a shame this will only belong to the uber-rich.
Iosif Olimpiu
The 7.5l/km is impossible for the X5, maybe for the highway, but this is not fare to anounce that way. It\'s a tipical german fake.
X5 need about 13l/km in a medium circle and the new one will have just half? Imposible.
Stanley Kwiecien
When I moved to Panama I first drove the typical Hyundai/ Toyota/Nissan offerings. I tried a diesel BMW X5 after moving to the mountain area. I now understand the meaning of \"Ultimate Driving Machine\"
Phenomenal. I now lust for the triple turbo version.
mrhuckfin
Aaron, CO2 is not now or has ever been a pollutant! Read a book some time. You do know you breath out CO2 don't you? Just say'n! LOL! :-)
MK23666
You do know why you breath out CO2 right, If not try taking deep breaths of it for a change of pace.