BMW X5 - now hybrid

This was announced a few days ago a Dutch portal Autoblog, citing anonymous sources. Recall that the crossover BMW X5 will be fitted with hybrid propulsion: diesel, electric motor and batteries. More technical specs will be announced later. Note that an experimental hybrid, built on the X5 and presented at the 2008 Geneva International Motor Show, was equipped with a hybrid setup with a capacity of 204 hp turbodiesel. with. Fuel consumption of the prototype was 6.5 liters per 100 kilometers, and the level of emissions is 172 g / km.

According to some reports, the production of a hybrid BMW X5 begins in the summer of 2011. Tentatively, the car will be premiered at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011. Also recall that in mid-April, BMW introduced at the Shanghai Motor Show a prototype of a hybrid version of BMW 5-Series, designed specifically for the Chinese market. The car has a power plant, which combines turbo capacity of 215 liters. with., motor power 94 hp. with. and batteries placed in the trunk. At one electric car can drive is 75 km at a speed of 60 km / h.