2019 G05 X5 at the Nurburgring

Rene_Fonck · 04-16-2018, 03:38 PM

Article: http://www.bmwblog.com/2018/04/16/vi...e-nurburgring/

Video:

Enjoy!

turboawd · 04-16-2018, 03:50 PM

How do I get a job to drive those prototypes? Lol

FastMarkA · 04-16-2018, 03:58 PM

Does anybody know if they make these in South Carolina, ship it over on a boat, and then do all the testing?

Or can they basically build any car in Germany, test it, and then email the PDF of schematics to SC to begin real production?

SCA · 04-16-2018, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FastMarkA

Does anybody know if they make these in South Carolina, ship it over on a boat, and then do all the testing?

Or can they basically build any car in Germany, test it, and then email the PDF of schematics to SC to begin real production?

They are built at Plant Spartanburg. South Carolina pre-production models are often flown from the Greer/Spartanburg Airport to Munich on a cargo plane.

Kzang · 04-16-2018, 06:30 PM

Those kidney grills...

No amount of m performance grills are going to fix that oversized look.

menelaos · 04-16-2018, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzang

Those kidney grills...

No amount of m performance grills are going to fix that oversized look.

I concur....they should fire the designer!

FastMarkA · 04-16-2018, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SCA

They are built at Plant Spartanburg. South Carolina pre-production models are often flown from the Greer/Spartanburg Airport to Munich on a cargo plane.

Cool to know. Makes sense they'd fly them; the stevedores on ships could probably be paid off to share pics with auto publications, not to mention the extra weeks of transit.

spike5150 · 04-16-2018, 09:27 PM

That “sweet” side line!

Wavy · 04-16-2018, 11:35 PM

Pig nose

usual_suspect · 04-17-2018, 05:09 AM

Looks awesome!

X5M50D · 04-17-2018, 06:21 AM

That sounds like either the 5.0i or X5M (probably too soon)?

SCA · 04-17-2018, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by X5M50D

That sounds like either the 5.0i or X5M (probably too soon)?

The B58 is known to make incredible noises, especially in the G01 X3 M40i.

wankelman24 · 04-17-2018, 09:04 AM

That V8 sounds like heaven!!

P1 · 04-17-2018, 09:41 AM

Wish I could see which wheels this thing was sporting.

perry8912 · 04-17-2018, 12:58 PM

Basically, it is a bigger version of X3....

SCA · 04-17-2018, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by perry8912

Basically, it is a bigger version of X3....

+1

CatalinP · 04-17-2018, 01:53 PM

Is is unusual to be like that?

qocerhuang · 04-17-2018, 03:27 PM

it is coming this September?

SCA · 04-17-2018, 03:35 PM

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it is coming this September?

F15 EOP (end of production) is in July. G05 SOP (start of production) begins in August. Launch will be this Fall.

TOPEC · 04-17-2018, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spike5150

That “sweet” side line!

the overall shape looks very similar to the MB GL/GLS class, a bit taller, more boxy and less curves

jonboyglx · 04-18-2018, 04:24 PM

Thats great to see them testing the next gen 40e model

Maverik259 · 04-18-2018, 06:54 PM

Much less sporty looking. More SUV than SAV. Shame.

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