Road TestCar reviews - BMW - X5 - xDrive40d SportBMW modelsOverviewBMW proves that the words agile and fast can now describe a diesel SUV8 Oct 2010 SHEER luxury more than gristly off-roadiness is the hallmark of the big SUV wagons these days, and nothing epitomises this transition than the BMW X5. This latest hot version of the 3.0-litre diesel, wearing twin turbochargers, is so far removed from the old, slow and smelly 4WD of old that it’s hard to believe that such thing existed. The 40d forces a change in mindset if you didn’t like diesels, you will now. Model release date: 1 July 2010 to 1 October 2013 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelTHE first fire-breathing X5 diesel was the 30sd – based on the X530d Executive trim, the 200kW/565Nm twin-turbo model for the first time in an X5 diesel was more bellow than mellow. No that the 30d was slow, but the 30sd’s 7.2sec 0-100km/h acceleration time says it all. Diesels might be about torque, but this one was also about action. Get the full story: BMW adds an extra turbo to its already quick X5 3.0d to create the 3.0sd mega-diesel |
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