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Grew up in Istanbul and Boston. Swiss army knife, audio whore, music producer, technology ninja, knowledge worker, web weaver, pro evo soccer supasta, footy junkie, bumbling photographer, food lover, lotus eater, car nut, serial reader...

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Official BMW X5 M test video

December 24, 2008 00:30

I'm in tears. Just as I was when Porsche decided to do the Cayenne.

M Division's ex-boss Gerhard Richter was devoted to produce only naturally aspirated, high revving, real wheel drive cars. One car they were working on under his guiding light was a new M3 CSL. Sadly he is the ex-boss and the new one Ludwig Willisch scrapped the CSL project and decided to focus on the X5 M and X6 M.

They released this video called "BMW X5 M: Product Testing". It starts with a band of rear wheel drive cars from the M Division's glorious past then goes on to say "M means precision, M means true character..." I thought so too, but this turbocharged four wheel drive two ton behemoth means it's all down the drain. :(