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Old 04-25-2010, 09:54 PM
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Considering how brilliant the X5 is on road, it's surprising how good it is off-road. Most of the vehicles that are far superior off-road (various Jeeps, Land Rovers, Toyotas etc) are also far inferior on it. As for the Dakar vehicles, some X5s that have competed have been modified production models but all the 'X5s' and more recently the 'X3s' that have been up at the front of the field have been purpose-built race cars (tubular space-frames etc). Just like the Touaregs, Pajeros and even Bobby Gordon's so-called Hummer. The X3CCs that ran 4th and 5th in this year's event weren't factory entries but BMW did supply the engines - 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesels.

With regards the YouTube clips, an idiot driver can get even the best off-roader stuck. That's the moral of the story there.

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