Only it is an April fool’s joke. BMW has developed this M3 pickup apparently for fun and games, but they have tested and evaluated it like a normal produciton model. It even went through miles and miles of Nurburgring tests. They are going to register the car as a road-going model but they have no plans to put it into production.

With a high-revving V8 engine at the front, a generously sized load area behind and a removable Targa roof above, driver and passengers in the BMW M3 Pickup will relish an unprecedented take on the familiar M feeling. Yet this spectacular new development is unmistakably recognisable as a member of the BMW M3 model family. Corroborating this kinship are not just the inimitable power of the engine, but also fine-tuned aerodynamics and a tailored suspension set-up. Measurements in the wind tunnel at the BMW Group’s Aerodynamic Test Centre showed a Cd factor on a par with that of the BMW M3 Coupé.

The practical features of the BMW M3 Pickup are no less impressive. Maximum load capacity has been raised to 450 kilograms.

Too bad they won’t make it though, I’m sure there will be a good market for a car as weird as this!

And that’s what makes it popular. It is also what won it the 2011 2011 Four-Wheel Drive Car of the Year title, awarded to the Bavarian car by readers of the magazine “Off Road”. With this double success, the new BMW X3 is quick in following the traces of its predecessor, which, in 2006 and 2007, was able to secure the readers’ vote of both periodicals twice in succession.

So if you decided you can live with its design, let us talk you through some of the technical features of the BMW X3.

Compared to the predecessor model, with which BMW established the concept of the Sports Activity Vehicle in this segment, it offers a noticeable increase in space, even more efficient engines, optimum motoring comfort and a widened choice of innovative equipment features. Both at the front and at the rear the new BMW X3 convinces through outstanding travel comfort and a high-class ambience. With a 550-litre loading capacity, which can be increased to 1,600 litres, and 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats, the vehicle’s carrying capacities also set new benchmarks for the segment. In the spring of 2011, the engine portfolio for the new BMW X3 will comprise two petrol engines and two diesel engines with a power output ranging from 135 kW/184 bhp to 225 kW/306 bhp. Depending on the engine variant, the new BMW X3 features an eight-speed automatic transmission either as standard or as an option. The still unique, intelligent four-wheel drive system xDrive has been optimised even further. Electronically controlled power distribution ensures not only supreme traction and maximum road stability on slippery surfaces, but also superior dynamics on the road, thus providing that unmistakable driving pleasure that is so typical of BMW.

Another new feature for the 2011 model is the BMW ConnectedDrive system which includes amazing options like in-car Internet access and Head Up Display. They are not cheap though!

BMW’s system has not been the best in business to be honest, because a good 4×4 system must be able to handle off-road tasks. The problem with xDrive is, BMW is always so obsessed with handling and on-the-road performance that even in designing the all-wheel-drive system road performance was the priority. And that’s why in compassion tests, BMW’s SUVs never get a high rank in offroad exams.

Anyhow, for those of you who like detailed info on anything, BMW released the full story of the xDrive system. So buckle up for some deep history lesson:

The road heads inexorably into the distance, rising steeply time and again. Fortunately, the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system is in place to transfer the necessary propulsion to the ground. 25 years on from the market launch of the first all-wheel-drive model from BMW, the world’s most successful premium carmaker has secured itself an outstanding position in the market for all-wheel-drive vehicles. One in four BMW cars sold around the world is now equipped with xDrive, the sustained success of the BMW X models playing a pivotal role in this development. In addition, the number of cars from other model series specified with all-wheel drive is steadily rising. BMW currently offers 45 models in which xDrive provides variable distribution of drive between the front and rear wheels. These models extend all the way from the BMW X models via the BMW 3 Series and BMW 5 Series ranges to the BMW 7 Series family of luxury Saloons.

1985 saw all-wheel drive offered for the first time for the BMW 3 Series – both as an extension of the model range and as an alternative to the customary BMW rear-wheel drive. By now BMW was using the transfer of power to both axles not only to optimise traction on loose surfaces and in adverse weather conditions, but also to enhance dynamic performance though corners. The latest version of the BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system rises to this challenge more effectively than ever. Linking the all-wheel-drive system up with Integrated Chassis Management (ICM) means that all situations on the road can be recognised and evaluated to allow the necessary control interventions to be made at an early stage. These can be carried out by xDrive either on its own or in combination with Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) or Performance Control. The power is distributed quickly and with great precision to where it is needed, ensuring that the driver enjoys the handling characteristics he would expect from a BMW – even under extremely dynamic cornering.

In contrast to other manufacturers, who use all-wheel drive principally to make up for the shortfall in traction suffered by front-wheel-drive vehicles, BMW tunes its xDrive system to provide handling typical of rear-wheel drive. Even
in normal situations on the road, all-wheel-drive BMW models send the lion’s share of drive to the rear wheels, the same place where the brand’s cars with only one driven axle turn power into optimum dynamic performance. This ensures that the hallmark BMW steering precision is virtually free from drive forces in all-wheel-drive models as well. Indeed, all-wheel drive actually enhances the driving experience through corners. In order to enable particularly precise turn-in and a high level of directional stability, the latest-generation xDrive sends more drive to the rear axle on the way into corners. And that takes the brand’s characteristic driving pleasure to a new level once again.

All-wheel-drive technology from BMW: rigorous further development, dynamic growth.

Over the last 25 years at BMW, all-wheel drive has developed from an option initially limited to selected models to a growth driver for the ongoing expansion of the model range. At the time it was launched in the second-generation BMW 3 Series, all-wheel drive was offered exclusively in conjunction with a 2.5-litre six-cylinder in-line petrol engine producing 126 kW/171 hp. Today, xDrive can be specified for the BMW 3 Series in tandem with any of three six-cylinder petrol engines, a four-cylinder petrol unit and a six-cylinder diesel powerplant.

The permanent all-wheel drive of the BMW 325iX unveiled in 1985 channelled power to the front and rear wheels at a constant 37 : 63 percent split. Visco locks in the transfer case and final drive took their cues from the difference in rotation speed between the front and rear wheels to provide virtually fixed connections if required, and in this way optimise traction and driving stability. From 1988 customers could also order a Touring variant of the BMW 325iX.

Three years later came the arrival of all-wheel drive in the BMW 5 Series, accompanied by the debut of electric control systems governing the distribution of power. The newly developed system had multi-plate clutches which could be controlled automatically and continuously to vary the usual distribution of drive in normal conditions – 36 : 64 percent between the front and rear wheels – as required. Initially, a hydraulically controlled multi-plate clutch was used at the rear axle, but this was later replaced by electronically controlled brake inputs. The control unit of the all-wheel-drive system took into account wheel speed signals from the anti-lock braking system, the rotational speed and position of the engine’s throttle valves and the status of the brakes when analysing the driving situation.

From the outset the all-wheel-drive system of the BMW 525ix – fitted with
a six-cylinder petrol engine developing 141 kW/192 hp – proved to be
a superior concept to that of its competitors. The electronic control system allowed extremely rapid and precise reactions, which also led to neutral and safe handling characteristics in tricky conditions on wet or snow-covered roads. The first all-wheel-drive BMW 5 Series was available in both Saloon and Touring guise.

The creation of the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) segment opened up totally new dimensions for all-wheel drive. BMW caused a sensation with the introduction of this innovative new vehicle concept in 1999. The BMW X5 captured the imagination of its customers with a level of dynamic performance unmatched among its off-road peers. The characteristics of the BMW all-wheel-drive system also served this set of priorities. In normal driving conditions, engine power was distributed at a ratio of 38 : 62 between the front and rear wheels via a planetary gear set, while the standard-fitted Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Automatic Differential Brake (ADB-X) and Hill Descent Control (HDC) equipped the BMW X5 equally as well for sporty driving as for challenges off the beaten track.

Innovative vehicle concepts and xDrive give BMW the edge.

Since the SAV concept successfully established itself in the shape of the BMW X5, BMW has been constantly building on its stand-out position in the all-wheel-drive vehicle market through the introduction of new models and the further development of its drive transfer system. All-wheel drive was made available for the BMW 3 Series once again as early as 2000 – this time in conjunction with two petrol engines and one diesel unit.

In 2004 BMW picked up the pioneering baton once more when it introduced the SAV concept into another vehicle segment. With more compact dimensions than the BMW X5 and even more agile handling, the BMW X3 was likewise very much one of a kind and indeed remained the only premium model in its class for a number of years.

BMW also stole a march on its competitors in the development of all-wheel-drive technology. The newly developed xDrive all-wheel-drive system, introduced for the BMW X5 alongside the launch of the BMW X3, boasted an extremely fast-working, electronically controlled multi-plate clutch in the transfer case and linked up with the DSC driving control system. This allowed it to provide an unrivalled platform for power distribution that could be adjusted as necessary at all times. For the first time, the driving situation could be analysed not only on the basis of wheel speed, but also using data supplied by the DSC system on steering angle, accelerator position and lateral acceleration, including the driving status deduced from these parameters. This laid the foundations for xDrive to become the world’s only intelligent all-wheel-drive system, a status it retains to this day. In contrast to conventional all-wheel-drive systems, which merely react to wheels that are already spinning, xDrive can identify any tendency to oversteer or understeer at an early stage and counteract it pre-emptively by adjusting the distribution of drive.

Over the years that followed it was not only the two X models that benefited from the exceptionally rapid and precisely calculated distribution of power,
but also the BMW 5 Series Saloon and Touring models and the BMW 3 Series. In 2005, all-wheel-drive variants were introduced both for the fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series and for the fifth-generation BMW 5 Series launched a short time earlier.

More than 600,000 units of the first-generation BMW X3 were sold worldwide before it handed over to the new model in 2010. A little earlier the BMW X5, the second generation of which had been in production since 2006, had passed the million-unit mark.

Assured traction, superior dynamics: BMW xDrive with new calibration and Dynamic Performance Control.

The extraordinary potential of both the BMW X model concept and xDrive technology has since spawned another wave of innovations. For example,
the BMW X6 – still the world’s only Sports Activity Coupé – was launched in 2008, and the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is also fitted with xDrive. Since 2009
the BMW X1 has been the only vehicle of its kind in the premium compact segment.

As in the new BMW X3, xDrive can also be combined with Performance Control in the BMW X1 to make its handling even more agile. Carefully calculated brake impulses applied to the inside rear wheel around a corner combine with a simultaneous increase in engine power to ensure that the vehicle turns in extremely quickly and precisely. The BMW X6 is fitted as standard with Dynamic Performance Control, giving it even greater scope for adjusting the distribution of power. This system teams up with xDrive to provide the most captivating expression yet of BMW’s hallmark driving pleasure through corners. Dynamic Performance Control uses variable distribution of drive between the inside and outside rear wheel to enable exceptional agility and stability around corners, even under sudden load changes or in overrun.

The interplay of xDrive and Dynamic Performance Control can be experienced at its most intense in the BMW X5 M and BMW X6 M. The first high-performance sports cars with all-wheel drive to come out of BMW M GmbH are powered by an eight-cylinder engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology developing 408 kW/555 hp.

Alongside the impressive progress of the BMW X models, the range of all-wheel-drive variants of other model series has also been consistently expanding. xDrive is now available not only for the Saloon and Touring versions of the BMW 3 Series but also for the Coupé; a total of 15 model variants from the 3 Series range now have all-wheel drive. Four engine variants of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo are also available with xDrive. With its new set-up designed to enhance agility and precision through corners, xDrive offers a better platform than ever when it comes to providing an intensive driving experience and an ideal combination of dynamic capability and comfort. It was therefore no surprise to see all-wheel drive also being welcomed into the BMW 7 Series range. Customers can choose from three all-wheel-drive variants of the luxury Saloon – the BMW 750i xDrive, BMW 750Li xDrive and BMW 740d xDrive.

In addition, xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive is set for launch in the new sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series Saloon. The system will be available initially in the BMW 550i xDrive powered by a 300 kW/407 hp eight-cylinder engine, with two six-cylinder models and the first xDrive variants of the new BMW 5 Series Touring following in due course.

Every new model is supposed to be better than the car it replaces, but the 2011 X3, at least in terms of styling, has gone backward. The car looks really terrible. There’s nothing interesting about its design.

But it gets some new features. It comes with a new suspension system featuring Damper Control, Dynamic Drive Control, and Performance Control. Four-wheel drive technology BMW xDrive is also tweaked for better performance. Furthermore you can have it with electronic steering system and eight-speed gearbox.

At launch BMW is offering to engines for the X3. There’s a Straight four-cylinder diesel engine with aluminium crankcase, turbocharger and Common Rail direct injection developing 135 kW/184 bhp, and Straight six-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo, direct injection and VALVETRONIC delivering 225 kW/306 bhp.

Pricing and specs will be announced at a later date.

This will boost the production volume of this crossover. It will also expands BMW’s growing market in the promising Chinese market.

“We are confident that this market will continue to see strong growth over the next few years. Our goal is to participate in that growth over the long term,” Reithofer explained. “With our new plant in Tiexi, we will be increasing our production capacity in China to 100,000 vehicles a year from 2012 on. Over the long term, we anticipate the two plants having combined potential for as many as 300,000 vehicles a year – depending on market trends. We may realistically need this potential over the long term”.

The new X5 will be available with two petrol and two diesel engines. As for the petrol models, you get a 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 with 407 hp and 600 nm of torque, and the famous twin-charged inline six-cylinder with 306 hp and 400 nm of torque.

Then we have the diesel models which include a straight six-cylinder twin-turbo common-rail developing 306 hp and 600 nm of torque, and a weaker but more economical version of the same unit with 245 bhp 540 Nm.

All models are fitted with BMW xDrive intelligent four-wheel drive system as standard. Prices are high as usual, as the basic model starts at $46,675.

The best however is the Luxury SUV of the year award which goes to BMW X5 due to its intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel drive, powerful and efficient engines and an interior which is both flexible and luxuriously equipped.

The recently introduced BMW ActiveHybrid X6 took the Eco Award for its innovative powertrain. This first full-hybrid model from the BMW brand uses its highly intelligent combination of internal combustion engine and electric drive to maximise both performance and efficiency.

Also in the crossover segment, BMW X1 took the first place beating hte X6 to the second place. X5′s smaller brother the BMW X3 too won the second place in the SUV segment. This title is not very impressive, but after all the X3 is a rubbish SUV which can;t go off-road and it’s also really ugly!

The hybrid powertrain of the X6 consists of a regular V8 engine and two electric motors which are fed by Li-Io batteries installed in the rear compartment. So it manages to be powerful and economical at the same time. Considering its capabilities, this car delivers great values.

The main source of power is a 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 300 kW/407 hp, it is mated to two electric motors developing 67 kW/91 hp and, respectively, 63 kW/86 hp, so the system chucks out a combined power of 357 kW/485 hp and peak torque of 780 Newton-metres/575 lb-ft. This make the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 the most powerful hybrid vehicle in the world.

Over and above the electric motors, the high-performance battery also supplies electrical energy to the power-consuming items linked to the 12-volt on-board network. The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is equipped with electromechanical power steering and an electrical climate compressor both remaining fully functional also when the combustion engine is switched off and enhancing the overall efficiency of the vehicle to an even higher standard through their on-demand consumption and uptake of energy.

As for the performance and fuel economy, the X6 AH delivers great numbers for both! It takes the car only 5.6 seconds to reach 100km/h from stand still, while the average fuel consumption is fairly low at 9.9 litres/100 km (equivalent to 28.5 mpg imp), the CO2 emission rating is 231 grams/kilometre.

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Brand	BMW
Model	BMW X6 5dr 4×4
Edition	xDrive35i
Engine (CC/Type)	2979/6
Fuel Type	Unleaded
Price (In UK Pounds)	43,160
Adjustable Electric Steering	not available
Adjustable Power Seats	standard
Adjustable Seat Height	standard
Adjustable Stearing Reach	standard
Adjustable Steering Height	standard
Air Conditioning	standard
Alarm	standard
Alloy Wheels	standard
Anti Lock Brakes	standard
Auto Gearbox	standard
Benefit in Kind	14948-14948
Body Type	4X4
Braking Distance (metres)	TBA/TBA
Central Locking	standard
Climate Control	standard
CO2 Rating (Grams per Km)	262
Cruise Control	standard
Deadlocks	TBA
Driven Wheels	Four
Driver Airbag	standard
Electric Front Windows	standard
Electric Mirrors	standard
Electric Sun Roof	870
Engine Position	F
Etched Windows	TBA
Euro NCAP Rating	No Rating
From 0 to 60 Mph (in seconds)	6.7
Front Headroom (mm)	940
Front Legroom (mm)	1070
Hands Free Phone	TBA
Heated Mirrors	standard
Height (mm)	1690
Immobiliser	standard
Insurance Group	19
Kerb Weight (Kg)	2145
Leather Seats	1510
Lenght (mm)	4877
Locking Wheel Nuts	standard
Manual Sunroof	not available
Manufacturers Warranty	TBA
Marked Parts	TBA
Maximum Boot Space (Litres)	1450
Maximum Power (Bhp/Rpm	302/5800
Maximum Speed (Mph)	149
Maximum Torque (Lb Ft / RPM)	295/1300
Metallic Paint	standard
Miles Per Gallon (MPG) – Combined	25.9
Miles Per Gallon (MPG) – Extra Urban	32.8
Miles Per Gallon (MPG) – Urban	19
Minimum Boot Space (Litres)	570
Multi CD Player	305
Number of Doors	5
Number of Seats	4
Passenger Airbag	standard
Pences per Mile	105.57
Percentage Charge	35-35
Percentage of Value Retained After 3 Years or 36.000 Miles	48
Power Steering	standard
Radio	not available
RDS Radio	not available
Rear Center 3 Point Belt	not available
Rear Headroom (mm)	900
Rear Kneeroom (mm)	720
Remote Locking	standard
Satellite Navigation (GPS)	1845
Seatbelt Tensioners	standard
Secure Spare Wheel	TBA
Service Intervals	TBA
Servicing Cost after 3 Years	1452
Side Airbag	standard
Side Impact Bars	standard
Split or Fold Rear Seats	standard
Tank Capacity in Gallons	18.7
Tax Payable at 22%	3288.56-6577.12
Tax Payable at 44%	3288.56-6577.12
Towing Weight (Kg)	2700
Traction Control	standard
Turning Circle (m)	12.8
Typical Contract Hire Rate (pcm)	907
Typical Insurance Quote	877
Unique Fit Radio	TBA
Visible VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)	standard
Width (mm)	1983

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Brand	BMW
Model	BMW X6 5dr 4×4
Edition	xDrive30d
Engine (CC/Type)	2993/6
Fuel Type	Diesel
Price (In UK Pounds)	42,390
Adjustable Electric Steering	not available
Adjustable Power Seats	standard
Adjustable Seat Height	standard
Adjustable Stearing Reach	standard
Adjustable Steering Height	standard
Air Conditioning	standard
Alarm	standard
Alloy Wheels	standard
Anti Lock Brakes	standard
Auto Gearbox	standard
Benefit in Kind	14746-14746
Body Type	4X4
Braking Distance (metres)	TBA/TBA
Central Locking	standard
Climate Control	standard
CO2 Rating (Grams per Km)	217
Cruise Control	standard
Deadlocks	TBA
Driven Wheels	Four
Driver Airbag	standard
Electric Front Windows	standard
Electric Mirrors	standard
Electric Sun Roof	870
Engine Position	F
Etched Windows	TBA
Euro NCAP Rating	No Rating
From 0 to 60 Mph (in seconds)	8
Front Headroom (mm)	940
Front Legroom (mm)	1070
Hands Free Phone	TBA
Heated Mirrors	standard
Height (mm)	1690
Immobiliser	standard
Insurance Group	18
Kerb Weight (Kg)	2150
Leather Seats	1510
Lenght (mm)	4877
Locking Wheel Nuts	standard
Manual Sunroof	not available
Manufacturers Warranty	TBA
Marked Parts	TBA
Maximum Boot Space (Litres)	1450
Maximum Power (Bhp/Rpm	232/4000
Maximum Speed (Mph)	137
Maximum Torque (Lb Ft / RPM)	384/2000
Metallic Paint	standard
Miles Per Gallon (MPG) – Combined	34.4
Miles Per Gallon (MPG) – Extra Urban	40.4
Miles Per Gallon (MPG) – Urban	27.2
Minimum Boot Space (Litres)	570
Multi CD Player	305
Number of Doors	5
Number of Seats	4
Passenger Airbag	standard
Pences per Mile	93.61
Percentage Charge	35-35
Percentage of Value Retained After 3 Years or 36.000 Miles	55
Power Steering	standard
Radio	not available
RDS Radio	not available
Rear Center 3 Point Belt	not available
Rear Headroom (mm)	900
Rear Kneeroom (mm)	720
Remote Locking	standard
Satellite Navigation (GPS)	1845
Seatbelt Tensioners	standard
Secure Spare Wheel	TBA
Service Intervals	TBA
Servicing Cost after 3 Years	1506
Side Airbag	standard
Side Impact Bars	standard
Split or Fold Rear Seats	standard
Tank Capacity in Gallons	18.7
Tax Payable at 22%	3244.12-6488.24
Tax Payable at 44%	3244.12-6488.24
Towing Weight (Kg)	2700
Traction Control	standard
Turning Circle (m)	12.8
Typical Contract Hire Rate (pcm)	770
Typical Insurance Quote	799
Unique Fit Radio	TBA
Visible VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)	standard
Width (mm)	1983

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