BMW X3 3.0sd
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If a Diesel represents Top motorizing series, it special is attention certain. Only quite if the freshly revised BMW X3 with 286 HP becomes the top-class sportsman undoubted ranks the BMW X3 among the most successful SUVs. However in the past year 21029 customers decided for sharp-edged Bavaria and made it thereby the market leader in its segment in Germany. Are there SUVs due to their overall height, their weight and the all-wheel drive not straight for fuel saving suited, come with them the Diesel in times of galloping Spritpreise special meaning. Logically those set for native of Munich also with the Top model on the self fuze. Parallel to the Facelift for the model year 2007, which modifies the X3 outside only dezent, inside for it however clearly high-quality than in former times to arise, marks a new 3,0-Liter-Twin-Turbo-Diesel leaves from now on the point within the model row. 286 HP and a full torque of 580 Nm with 1750/min let connoisseurs listen attentively. Lighter engine behind the titanfarbenen lattice bars in the radiator grille, the registration number of the strongest X3-Version, lurks the 3,0-Liter-Aggregat with aluminum housing on the trick at the ignition key. Opposite the predecessor from grey cast iron, as it admits from the BMW 535d is, the weight sank owing to the new material around 25 to 195 kilograms. "in such a way we come on a weight per horsepower of less than a kilogram per kilowatt", are pleased Fritz Steinparzer, director/conductor of the diesel engine development with Steyr, where the engine is manufactured. Is used a new Piezo injection with 1600 bar operating pressure. The twin turbo-system consists of a small, rapidly responding loader, which already begin at low numbers of revolutions, and a larger loader, which connect only with higher routes. In the new engine he is installed far in front in driving direction, in order to create place for the cultivation of the particle filter directly at the engine. Thus comes this faster on operating temperature, which helps during the decrease of the emissions on short distances. The road performances of this X3 let the contraction appear "sd" behind the type designation as synonym for "super Diesel": The Sprint of zero on 100 km/h is to take place in only 6.6 seconds, be the maximum speed about 240 km/h. But the driving experience begins only once retarded: Who loose-puts with a kickdown, easy starting weakness feels. Only over 2200/min the turbo-Diesel bites correctly too and storms then with high engine speed and cultivates to to the 5000/min-Grenze, before the attentive six-course mechanism changes the drive position. It vibrates short ones of intermediate spurt with a undreamt-of casualness of the crankshaft. During the first kilometers on Bavarian highways and motorways the on board computer signaled thereby values consumed by ten litres of Diesel to 100 kilometers. For traction the all wheel system xDrive with a transfer case provides including electronically steered multiple disk clutch. Footstep at one of the two axles slip up, is led more strength to the axle with the stronger traction. In normal driving conditions arrive 60 per cent to the driving power forward at the rear axle and 40 per cent. In extreme cases theoretically a relationship from almost 100 to zero is possible. All of this happens unnoticed by the driver and makes with that taut, but nevertheless sensitively responding suspension one driving culture possible unusually good for SUV conditions. Those has however its price: For introduction on the market on 23 September the Top-X3 costs full 50300 euro.
