06-18-2012, 07:39 AM | #1 |
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SQ5, answer from BMW
Not that we would ever see these in the US but now that Audi announced a pretty amazing diesel SQ5 that is quicker than the X3 35i and gets much better MPG I wonder if we will see a BMW M performance diesel X3.
I think I would trade in my 35i for it, might even trade it in for the Audi if they bring it to the US. |
06-18-2012, 08:55 AM | #3 |
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Yeah, I was just reading about it. Pretty amazing looking car with serious performance / efficiency credentials. I doubt they will bring it over, given that they are supposedly launching a "non-S" 3.0 tdi with this 2013 refresh. There is a hope for a fuel-burning SQ5 to launch here with the S4/S5 engine and DCT, however and i would still take that over a 35i.
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The GLK gets a 2.0L diesel for 2013 too.
It's only a matter of time before BMW "gets with the program". Personally I'd be pissed if BMW releases a diesel in 2013 or 2014 (in North America) as I bought the 35i because a diesel was not available here. I really wanted a diesel.
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Really don't understand all the fuss the motoring media is making about this SQ5. Its headline act is the engine which is a twin-turbo version of its 3.0 litre diesel putting out 230 kW/650 Nm. So what, BMW's own twin-turbo diesel has been around for a while now (and we now have the triple-turbo diesel for the X5 & X6), and in the X3 35d it puts out 230 kW/630 Nm.
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Nice as the 35i is, I would have never purchased it when the diesel is available. The economy and torque figures speak for themselves. |
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This makes me a very sad panda...
Really sucks that a 30+ mpg option is available outside the US, but not within. I love my 28i, but really wish a diesel had been an available option. I can only hope BMW introduces one by MY2015 so I can swap for one at the end of my lease. |
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