Report: BMW X3 M getting ready to rumble
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Report: BMW X3 M getting ready to rumble
Report: BMW X3 M getting ready to rumble
According to the wizards at Europe's CAR magazine, sources within BMW have confirmed that the high-performance X3 M could launch as early as 2012. A stupid-fast X3 hardly seems necessary, but then again, that's what we said about the larger X5 M and X6 M before falling in love after our stints behind the wheel.
CAR states that the X3 M will likely be powered by a tweaked version of the new six-cylinder engine bound for duty in the M3. In the X3, this engine will reportedly produce somewhere around 450 horsepower, and could use a brand new tri-turbo system – one electric turbocharger paired with two exhaust-gas-driven units.
A 450-horsepower X3? With three turbochargers? Sounds absurd (and is to be taken with a grain of salt... for now), but based on our experiences with the rest of BMW's M range, consider us totally stoked.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/24/b...ady-to-rumble/
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X3M??? really.....really...... BMW is producing M versions of cars that dont need it, namely the X6M, X5M, and now this. Why not an M7 to match the beasts from AMG. At least the sedan has the dynamics that can be made sporty. A car that 8" off the ground not so much
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I agree...def the need for an M7 and not M versions of the X series.. I have actually seen a few of these M-X3's around town..not bad looking.....def the ultimate sleeper..hell the normal X3 is no slouch..I give BMW credit for having the ***** to try almost anything no matter what it looks like!
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I agree...def the need for an M7 and not M versions of the X series.. I have actually seen a few of these M-X3's around town..not bad looking.....def the ultimate sleeper..hell the normal X3 is no slouch..I give BMW credit for having the ***** to try almost anything no matter what it looks like!
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I have no issue with BMW whoring out the M like AMG and RS have done, I think its pretty cool. That said I really don't want to hear how great it is when it's simply an image car that will weigh 4500 lbs and be an automatic stuck in traffic or in the mall.
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