New X5 4.X iS or possible M version ?? (Spy pics & info) - Page 16

jack

to me it looks as if its just the window which is opened - isn't it ?

klier

^ you could be right on that one.....nice job btw....X6 lights on X5 look pretty natural....bumper is pretty agressive, with these huge holes...

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Ultimate Car Guy

An interesting fact: The head of development for the X5, Albert Biermann, is now the head of development of M GmbH.

EMpower

^^ When did that happen?

Ultimate Car Guy

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Originally Posted by EMpower

^^ When did that happen?

Jan '08

Centurion

I suspect these are M cars. The front bumper is way to aggressive for the car cars to be something else. Not only that but from a marketing perspective M would make them sell better than the suffix (is).

EnI

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Originally Posted by EMpower

^^ When did that happen?

In January 2008, when Mr. Richter (former M development chief) was named head of "Project Gran Turismo" development. Project GT = CS-based 4dr GT (the "new 8er").

At the same time Mr. Biermann (ex X5 development chief) was named Chief of development M GmbH.

Mind Mr. Biermann is a long-time M GmbH engineer: he was a suspension engineer at M GmbH (1986-93), Head of Suspension, Electronics, Drivetrain & Cooling M GmbH (1998-2000), Head of development M3 GTR (2001-02).
In the years 2004-07 he was a development chief of E70 X5 project, and in 2008 he returned to M GmbH - this time as Chief of development.

But it is an interesting fact Mr. Biermann - a talanted M engineer - was named E70 head of development.

Why would BMW sent an M specialist to develop an SAV.

And then when this SAV is developed, named the same guy Chief of development M GmbH.

The fact is X6 & X5 Performance versions are being developed completely by M GmbH. The question remains whether the cars would wear M badge. There is a great possibility to get it: as sad, BMW AG registered X5 M, and X6 M trademarks 2 months ago.

klier

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Originally Posted by Ultimate Car Guy

An interesting fact: The head of development for the X5, Albert Biermann, is now the head of development of M GmbH.

Because Gerhard Richter is now devoting all of his time on the project CS

EMpower

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Originally Posted by EnI

But it is an interesting fact Mr. Biermann - a talanted M engineer - was named E70 head of development.

Why would BMW sent an M specialist to develop an SAV.

And then when this SAV is developed, named the same guy Chief of development M GmbH.

The fact is X6 & X5 Performance versions are being developed completely by M GmbH. The question remains whether the cars would wear M badge. There is a great possibility to get it: as sad, BMW AG registered X5 M, and X6 M trademarks 2 months ago.

///M badge or not, either way we will get a very good handling SAV.
Questions are:
Which top of line will have more power? X6 or X5?
And where are they placing the fog lights on the performance X5?

Sunny

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Originally Posted by EMpower

///M badge or not, either way we will get a very good handling SAV.
Questions are:
Which top of line will have more power? X6 or X5?
And where are they placing the fog lights on the performance X5?

Probably the same, like M5 and M6. And also probably no fog lights like other M cars if they indeed end up being M cars.