Now this is an SUV!
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Can't imagine going for a ride with Hans Stuck in anything, much less around Nurburgring in something with 700hp...
http://www.edmunds.com/roadtests/firstdriv...89/page001.html
http://www.edmunds.com/roadtests/firstdriv...89/page001.html
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For those curious, this one-off car has created alot of interest in a ///M version of bimmer's SUV. Supposedly one is in development as we speak to be released in the near future.
Me, I'm awaiting my # to come up on my first ///M:
Me, I'm awaiting my # to come up on my first ///M:
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They are going to produce a faster version of the X5, the X5 4.6is...
http://www.edmunds.com/roadtests/firstdriv...5089/index.html
This is a quote from the article as to why it won't wear an M-badge:
http://www.edmunds.com/roadtests/firstdriv...5089/index.html
This is a quote from the article as to why it won't wear an M-badge:
BMW officials are adamant that their top-of-the-line Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) won't get an "M" badge. For one thing, the appellation MX5 would probably send Mazda into legal fits. For another, BMW's Motorsports GmbH wants to restrict its moniker to only the sportiest of the company's sedans and coupes, and an SUV (oops, sorry, an SAV) just doesn't qualify.
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