wonderbot
06-26-2008, 07:00 PM
Filed under: Spy Photos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/), SUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/02bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_450op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885716/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the twin-turbo V8 BMW X5.
BMW has continued to deny the existence of an M-version of the X5, and by all accounts, it's true. The blokes from Bavaria maintain that the 'ute's size, weight, height and packaging won't warrant the tri-tones of the vaunted M. But the doesn't mean BMW can't produce a hotter version of its biggie-sized SUV.
Using the same 407 hp, 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 found in the recently released X6, BMW is taking aim at the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. KGP was able to snap off a handful of shots of the turbo'd X5 running the 'Ring, and despite the lack of a factory-approved M on the hatch, it's looking decidedly more aggressive than its siblings. The front fascia is taking all the normal cues from BMW's motorsports department, with massive air intakes and a gaping central air dam, while a set of quad exhausts are framed within a new rear bumper. There's no word on when the hotter X5 will debut, but with the Paris Motor Show right around the corner, BMW surely has a few things up its sleeves.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Twin-turbo V8 BMW X5 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/01bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885714/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/02bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885716/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/03bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885717/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/04bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885719/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/05bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885720/)
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/02bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_450op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885716/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the twin-turbo V8 BMW X5.
BMW has continued to deny the existence of an M-version of the X5, and by all accounts, it's true. The blokes from Bavaria maintain that the 'ute's size, weight, height and packaging won't warrant the tri-tones of the vaunted M. But the doesn't mean BMW can't produce a hotter version of its biggie-sized SUV.
Using the same 407 hp, 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 found in the recently released X6, BMW is taking aim at the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. KGP was able to snap off a handful of shots of the turbo'd X5 running the 'Ring, and despite the lack of a factory-approved M on the hatch, it's looking decidedly more aggressive than its siblings. The front fascia is taking all the normal cues from BMW's motorsports department, with massive air intakes and a gaping central air dam, while a set of quad exhausts are framed within a new rear bumper. There's no word on when the hotter X5 will debut, but with the Paris Motor Show right around the corner, BMW surely has a few things up its sleeves.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Twin-turbo V8 BMW X5 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/01bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885714/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/02bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885716/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/03bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885717/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/04bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885719/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/06/05bmw_x5_tt_v8_spy_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-twin-turbo-v8-bmw-x5/885720/)
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