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      06-29-2006, 01:47 PM   #1
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Whoops! Supplier Leaks Next-Gen X5 Photo


2008 BMW X5

Supplier Leak Reveals Next-Generation BMW X5


Date posted: 06-29-2006 Edmunds Insideline

ROOSENDAAL, Holland — Saint-Gobain Autover, a well-established supplier of automotive glass in Europe, features a photo and some details of the second-generation BMW X5 on its Web site ahead of the automaker's official release date.

The site announces the supplier's role in the second-generation BMW X5 (developed under the code name E70).

According to Autover, "The second-generation X5 model will be larger and more versatile, with a seven-seat interior option; it will feature all-new suspension, revised diesel engines and new [gasoline] V8s." Apparently the V8s will be lifted from the 7 Series and available in 4.0-, 5.0- and 5.8-liter versions.

The car will still be built at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina assembly plant. Its North American debut is expected in October.


UPDATE > Edmunds.com has deleted this photo on it's "Insideline" section June 30, 2006
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IMO thats one ugly looking car
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Thats a pshop of an E60 5-series headlamp treatment onto an X3 body. A bad Pshop at that.
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      06-30-2006, 01:19 PM   #4
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Thats a pshop of an E60 5-series headlamp treatment onto an X3 body. A bad Pshop at that.
I think you nailed it.
I've heard that the new X5 is only mildly restyled.
What with the US debut in October, we should be seeing the real thing very soon.
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A ps from AutoZeitung > This is said to be much closer to the real thing with minor variations.
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http://www.germancarzone.com/showthread.php?t=4971
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