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BMW Concept X5 eDrive Comes Ahead of the Crowd

BMW is accustomed to leading the pack, and with the potential debut of the X5, there will be no change.  The X5 eDrive is already getting rave reviews and it has no scheduled production date as of yet.  With all the details surfacing about the power, efficiency, performance, and style-this vehicle is poised to dominate.

BMW details Concept X5 eDrive ahead of New York debut
By Noah Joseph

Already weighing more than most other types of vehicles and with the space to accommodate the extra equipment, crossovers and SUVs arguably make for one of the more ideal platforms to transform into a hybrid. And there have been a handful of them ? like the Audi Q5, Infiniti QX60/Nissan Pathfinder, Porsche Cayenne/Volkswagen Touareg, Lexus RX450h/Toyota Highlander and Cadillac Escalade/Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukon ? but by and large the majority of hybrids on the market are sedans and hatchbacks. BMW, however, looks poised to join the minority with the X5.

The Bavarian automaker showcased the X5 eDrive concept at Frankfurt last year, and as promised, has now revealed the followup it will present at the New York Auto Show in just a few days. The new Concept X5 eDrive, as BMW has now revealed, pairs a 2.0-liter turbo four good for 245 horsepower to a 95-hp electric motor to deliver a combined 340 horsepower. Its lithium-ion battery can power it for up to 20 miles and at speeds up to 75 miles per hour before the gasoline engine needs to kick in. All that without sacrificing the vehicle's utility, maintaining an almost perfectly flat loading floor with 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats, and without sacrificing much on performance, either: with a 0-62 time of seven seconds flat, the X5 eDrive concept is quicker off the line than the production X5 with the 2.5-liter turbodiesel and just a tenth off of the 3.0-liter turbodiesel.

The only question remains when BMW will actually put the X5 eDrive into production. Given its appearance in New York, though, we gather that whenever it does reach showrooms, it'll reach American ones as well.

Source: [autoblog]

Checkered Flag BMW will anxiously await more details on this road warrior as Hampton Roads BMW fans will undoubtedly be waiting in line to get more information as it surfaces.  Stay tuned to CheckeredFlag.com for the latest news and information on the X5 eDrive.

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BMW M3 Pick-up Spy Photos

I knew it!
 
Last week I came across some pretty interesting pictures of an El Camino-styled BMW.  I came close to posting them here on this Checkered Flag blog, but thought, huh..this has to be a joke.  And guess what?  Thank goodness I don't believe everything I see.  This time, my intuition was right.
   
Check out the following out of Autoblog.com.

The one-off BMW M3 pickup truck/ute has taken the automotive world by storm. Spy photos of the sporty pickup conversion hit the Internet last week, and comment sections and forums were maelstroms of speculation soon after. As Autoblog learned yesterday straight from the horse's mouth, the M3 pickup is an April Fools joke by an automaker with enough money and free time to pull off such a prank.

Follow the jump to watch the first video we've seen of the M3 ute out running errands through dense fog around its only stomping grounds, the famed Nürburgring in Germany. (end of article)

I think a few of our Checkered Flag BMW specialists were sweating over how they were possibly going to convince a customer that this ugly-as-sin chopped off M3 was a serious must-have.  On second thought, you never know-sometimes the oddest things draw a crowd.  I'm pretty sure my old boss even put down a reservation deposit to ensure he picked up before Christmas!  Well, I love a good prank.  Congratulations, BMW, nice way to prove you're not all stuffy!

Anyhow, if you're interested in a BMW that actually exists, call Checkered Flag BMW at (757)687-3447 or stop by our BMW location on Virginia Beach Blvd.

source: [autoblog]