Iphuhliswe ngokukodwa ukukhumbula uloyiso lophawu lwaseJamani kwiiyure ezingama-24 zeLe Mans ngo-1999, BMW X5 Le Mans ibeka emngciphekweni wokuba yeyona SUV igabadeleyo. Nangona ubuhle buncinci buhluka kwimodeli yemveliso, sisilo sokwenyani.
Ngaphantsi kwe-hood kuphefumle ibhloko enamandla ye-6.0l V12 ene-700hp - njengentshatsheli i-BMW V12 LMR yaseLe Mans! Ndiyabulela kule njini kunye ne-gearbox enesantya ezintandathu, iBMW X5 Le Mans ibaleke ukusuka ku-0 ukuya kwi-100 km/h ngaphantsi kwemizuzwana emihlanu. Isantya esiphezulu sithintelwe nge-elektroniki ukuba ibe… 310 km/h.
Ngaphandle kwe-injini, wonke lo msebenzi wawulula ukwenza. I-injini ifakwe lula phambi kwe-BMW X5 kwaye isebe lezemidlalo le-brand lenze uphuculo kunxibelelwano lomhlaba.
Ngaphakathi, ukulala nesilwanyana kwe-BMW X5 Le Mans kuyaqhubeka. Sifumana izinto ezingenakubalwa ezisibuyisela kwangoko kwihlabathi lezemidlalo: izihlalo ezine zemidlalo kunye neegeyiji zoxinzelelo ezinobushushu obupholileyo kunye noxinzelelo lweoyile ye-injini.
Uhlaselo lwe "green hell"
NgoJuni ka-2001, unyaka emva kokuveliswa kweSUV, umqhubi waseJamani uHans-Joachim Stuck waqhuba iNürburgring emva kwevili lale SUV wawela umgca kwi-7min49.92s. . Ixesha elinomtsalane, ngaphantsi kwezinye iimoto ezinkulu ezidlule apho, njengoko kunjalo ngeLamborghini Gallardo kunye neFerrari F430.
UHans-Joachim WanamathelaUkuqhuba i-700hp SUV eNürburgring yenye yezona ziganeko zoyikisayo endakha ndanazo.
