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Canada So why are there so few diesel-powered vehicles available in North America? Most likely it has to do with diesel's reputation on this continent, but more on that later. The BMW X5 xDrive35d is the latest in the short line of modern diesel-powered ...
Canada Lincoln MKS, Audi A4 and A6, BMW 335i, BMW X5 — a nice line up of vehicles. But here is the cream of the crop: the Audi S8, powered by a V10 monster and with luxury seeping from every nook and cranny, but still offering up something to keep the driver ...
“The SRX’s reliability is about mid-pack in the luxury SUV field,” says Contributing Editor, Chris Chase, ”...slightly better, perhaps, than a first-generation BMW X5 and much better than a Mercedes ML-Class, but not quite up to the standards of Japanese entries.”
James' tester this week is a $70K-plus BMW X5, but not just any X5: this one's the new-for-2009 diesel model, dubbed xDrive35d. For that kind of money, "it had better be nice," says James, but he thinks it'll be hard not to like, what with an engine that pumps out 425 lb-ft of torque!
For 2009, the big news with the X5 is the xDrive35d model, powered by a 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder diesel engine. In keeping with a company-wide change, the all-wheel drive system now puts xDrive into each model’s name. Read the article | View the photos | All the 2009 Models
If any type of vehicle is well-suited to a diesel engine, it's a truck. But not just pickups: SUVs too, as many combine the towing and off-road abilities of a true truck with performance, comfort and ...
The torquey, new 3.0-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder diesel engine in the 2009 BMW X5 is quiet and smooth once it’s warmed up, says Contributing Editor, Chris Chase. Average fuel economy is an impressive 9.3 L/100 km (30 mpg).