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      05-24-2011, 10:33 AM   #19
Mako
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Tri Turbo Diesel would be amazing, take the new D35 engine and make it into a X3M with tri turbo, 425 HP and 500 torque? AWD to put all that power to the ground. While getting the same mileage as a 35i

I was about to order a X3 35i M Sport in a few months for my wife, now I will tell her she has to hold into the aging LR2 for another year or so until we see what the X3M has to offer and the price point.

BMW probably doesn't want to release it until the M3 is at the end of its life, not that a X3M could steal sales, BUT M3 buyers would be pissed if there was an X3M with the same performance numbers as their beloved car. The corners won't be the same, but 0-60 and 1/4 mile might be better and overall track times could be similar. Of course you know they will make the next M3 a little more powerfull than a X3M just like with the M5 and X5M, but that also leaves hope that the X3M will only cost around $65K fully loaded compared to the M3s which are now over $70K (just like an X5M costing $90K while the new M5s will be $100K+). My budget on a SUV was $50K-$55K but I might have to up that if this SUV is made right.
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