The BMW X5 Hybrid could be launched later this year. Sister of the X6 Active Hybrid only in name, the new Bavarian SUV will offer a hybrid powertrain is completely different from that of the model sportier. Where the X6 is fitted with a 4.4 V8 twin turbo diesel, the X5 will be equipped with a four-cylinder turbo diesel, of course combined with an electric motor. The X5 Active Hybrid therefore, will be the first BMW diesel-hybrid.
Based on the X5 Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, the Bavarian sport utility mount the 2.0 twin turbo diesel 204 and 400 Nm flanked by an electric motor that adds 20 hp and 210 Nm According to the house, the prototype reached the 100 from standstill in 8.9 s, consuming 6.5 l/100 km of diesel fuel and emitting 172 g / km of CO2. And the numbers of the standard model should not be very different.
