HI-RES GALLERY: BMW X5 e-Drive plug-in hybrid prototype, test drive, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, April 2014
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BMW X5 e-Drive plug-in hybrid prototype, test drive, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, April 2014
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That would make the X5 e-Drive the sole model in the range to use a four-cylinder gasoline engine--although every BMW exec who pointed this out also noted that the company "does not currently" offer a four-cylinder gasoline X5, or that such a model did not exist "as yet."
They're not here yet, but in less than two years, U.S. buyers will have a choice of at least three plug-in hybrid SUV models to choose from.
It had been built in South Carolina, as are all X5s, shipped to Germany for modification into a plug-in hybrid, and then shipped back to the U.S. for testing.
It would have been a completely standard-looking 2014 BMW X5 if not for several patches of camouflage covering various aspects of the vehicle.
The powertrain dispenses with the six-cylinder and V-8 gasoline engines used in conventional X5s, and substitutes a 240-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 255 lb-ft of torque.
, BMW is launching a different breed of electrified vehicle, one that appears quite conventional to the casual observer. The plug-in-hybrid version of the X5—a car that BMW has nicknamed “the Boss”—is almost indistinguishable from its conventionally powered siblings, even sporting massive exhaust pipes. It was first shown at the Frankfurt auto show last fall, and now we’ve had a chance to slide behind the wheel of a prototype.
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Running in eDrive mode, the BMW X5 eDrive powers all four wheels up to 20 miles and at speeds up to 75 mph. Motivating the X5 eDrive is a 95 hp electric motor and a four cylinder motor. The seamless transition between electric, combined electric-petrol and pure petrol is remarkably smooth. The BMW i blue touches may just well be the biggest clue to what lurks underneath an otherwise normal appearing X5.
, BMW is launching a different breed of electrified vehicle, one that appears quite conventional to the casual observer. The plug-in-hybrid version of the X5—a car that BMW has nicknamed “the Boss”—is almost indistinguishable from its conventionally powered siblings, even sporting massive exhaust pipes. It was first shown at the Frankfurt auto show last fall, and now we’ve had a chance to slide behind the wheel of a prototype.
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