XSeries-forum

Picked up a copy of Autocar today. Interesting articles on new BMWs coming through. X5 M50d - three turbos, 0-62 in 5.4 secs, goes on sale in June. Also X6 M50d, M550d saloon / touring...

You know you want to !!

There's a queue for the X6 version in the E71 forum too - methinks it's going to be a real seller in the X5 version with 360+bhp even if it is an oil burner, but as the US will not be getting it, Europe will be the prime market - well apart from the Middle East. The torque is going to be very impressive. 5.4secs for a 2-tonne plus vehicle is stupidly quick. The 40d versions aren't exactly slugs are they!

Defo want a test drive though!!

It's going to retail for £60k, the X6 for £62k. No doubt a load of the toys I added to mine will be standard, so the hike over the 40d not so bad. Would have been an easy choice if it'd been around when I bought mine, but I can't justify the cost of changing now as tempting as it may seem. I look forward to M50d members appearing here! I guess the car's a last swan song before the next gen cars are announced in 2013... I agree a test drive would be fun, so long as it was somewhere you could open it up!

the M550d though is going to be 2Wd only I read and therefore probably even more difficult to drive than the M5 with respect to traction !

[quote=""X5Sport""], Europe will be the prime market - well apart from the Middle East. [/quote]

Already had this conversation with friends in the middle east......they only see diesel as something they sell to us

I'd defo be interested in upgrading from E71 40d to 50d....hmmm I hope it has the paddle shifters on as standard?! Great fun

Sounds pointless to me, i think BMW need to pull their finger out and make a proper diesel engine (more than 6 Cylinders) like Mercedes, Audi, VW

Why? Their 6-cyl units have been winning awards for years. 370+bhp and 740Nm of torque from a 6-cyl is plenty enough. The unit is lighter and less complex. Perhaps it just says that the other manufacturers can't do it except with 8 or 10 or 12 cylinders. If the idea works, don't mess with it. More cylinders doesn't make it a 'proper' engine. Some if the next gen ones will have only 3.

Look how long, and how many variants Rover/Leyland and LandRover went through with the V8. Same with the old Austin 4-cyl 'A'-series. The design basics worked so got tweaked but were otherwise fundamentally left alone.

[quote=""mark09""]I'd defo be interested in upgrading from E71 40d to 50d....hmmm I hope it has the paddle shifters on as standard?! Great fun[/quote]

The 40d has them as standard so I can't imagine them not being included by default. I thought all E71s had them.

[quote=""X5Sport""]Why? Their 6-cyl units have been winning awards for years. 370+bhp and 740Nm of torque from a 6-cyl is plenty enough. The unit is lighter and less complex. Perhaps it just says that the other manufacturers can't do it except with 8 or 10 or 12 cylinders. If the idea works, don't mess with it. More cylinders doesn't make it a 'proper' engine. Some if the next gen ones will have only 3.

Look how long, and how many variants Rover/Leyland and LandRover went through with the V8. Same with the old Austin 4-cyl 'A'-series. The design basics worked so got tweaked but were otherwise fundamentally left alone.[/quote]

I see both sides to this

Yes it is obviously a good engine but I also agree with the comment about it hardly being a premium engine in a what will be a £60k car and can be had in a 3er for half the price!

It isn't the nicest sounding engine

I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will remind my dealer tomorrow that he had said I was on the list of test drivers for the X6 M50d.

June is good for me

Japanese car badging!

Could have at least put the X5 badge on nearside

Been busy in photoshop or official BMW photo??!!

[quote=""MJim""]Been busy in photoshop or official BMW photo??!! [/quote]

That is the real pic!