Ithuthukiswe ngokukhethekile ukukhumbula ukunqoba komkhiqizo waseJalimane emahoreni angama-24 eLe Mans ngo-1999, BMW X5 Le Mans ibeka engcupheni ukuba yi-SUV eyedlulele kakhulu eyake yaba khona. Nakuba kuncane okuhlukile ngobuhle kumodeli yokukhiqiza, iyisilo sangempela.
Ngaphansi kwe-hood kuphefumule ibhulokhi engu-6.0l V12 enamandla angu-700hp — njengompetha u-BMW V12 LMR wase-Le Mans! Ngenxa yale njini kanye no-gearbox onamagiya ayisithupha oshintshwayo, iBMW X5 Le Mans isuke ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engaphansi kwemihlanu. Isivinini esiphezulu sikhawulelwe nge-elekthronikhi ukuthi... 310 km/h.
Ngaphandle kwenjini, wonke umsebenzi wawulula ukuwenza. Injini ingene kalula ngaphambili kweBMW X5 kanti umnyango wezemidlalo walolu hlobo wenze intuthuko ekuxhumekeni komhlaba.
Ngaphakathi kusaqhubeka nokulala nezilwane kweBMW X5 Le Mans. Sithola izici ezingenakubalwa ezisibuyisela ngokushesha emhlabeni wezemidlalo: izihlalo ezine zezemidlalo namageji okucindezela anezinga lokushisa elipholile kanye nomfutho kawoyela wenjini.
Ukuhlaselwa "kwesihogo esiluhlaza"
NgoJuni 2001, unyaka ngemva kokukhiqizwa kweSUV, umshayeli waseJalimane uHans-Joachim Stuck washayela iNürburgring ngemuva kwesondo lale SUV weqa umugqa ngama-7min49.92s. . Isikhathi esimangalisayo, ngaphansi kwezinye izimoto ezinkulu ezidlule lapho, njengoba kunjalo ngeLamborghini Gallardo kanye neFerrari F430.
UHans-Joachim WanamathelaUkushayela i-SUV engu-700hp e-Nürburgring kwakungenye yezinto ezisabisa kakhulu engake ngaba nazo.
