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2011 BMW X3 - Click above for high-res image gallery
According to the wizards at Europe's
CAR magazine, sources within
BMW have confirmed that the high-performance
X3 M could launch as early as 2012. A stupid-fast
X3 hardly seems necessary, but then again, that's what we said about the larger
X5 M and
X6 M before falling in love after our stints behind the wheel.
CAR states that the X3 M will likely be powered by a tweaked version of the new six-cylinder engine bound for duty in the M3. In the X3, this engine will reportedly produce somewhere around 450 horsepower, and could use a brand new
tri-turbo system - one electric turbocharger paired with two exhaust-gas-driven units.
A 450-horsepower X3? With three turbochargers? Sounds absurd (and is to be taken with a grain of salt... for now), but based on our experiences with the rest of BMW's M range, consider us totally stoked.
BMW X3 M getting ready to rumble originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 24 May 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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