BMW details Concept X5 eDrive ahead of New York debut
 

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Already weighing more than most other types of vehicles and with the space to accommodate the extra equipment, crossovers and SUVs arguably make for one of the more ideal platforms to transform into a hybrid. And there have been a handful of them - like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/q5/">Audi Q5</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/infiniti/qx60/">Infiniti QX60</a>/<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/pathfinder/">Nissan Pathfinder</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/cayenne/">Porsche Cayenne</a>/<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/touareg/">Volkswagen Touareg</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/lexus/rx/">Lexus RX450h</a>/<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/highlander/">Toyota Highlander</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/cadillac/escalade/">Cadillac Escalade</a>/<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/tahoe/">Chevy Tahoe</a>/<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gmc/yukon/">GMC Yukon</a> - but by and large the majority of hybrids on the market are sedans and hatchbacks. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a>, however, looks poised to join the minority with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x5/">X5</a>.<br />
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The Bavarian automaker showcased the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/10/bmw-x5-edrive-concept-frankfurt-2013/">X5 eDrive</a> concept at <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/frankfurt-auto-show/">Frankfurt</a> last year, and as <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2014/04/05/bmw-bringing-x3-diesel-x5-phev-concept-to-new-york/">promised</a>, has now revealed the followup it will present at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show/">New York Auto Show</a> in just a few days. The new Concept X5 eDrive, as BMW has now revealed, pairs a 2.0-liter turbo four good for 245 horsepower to a 95-hp electric motor to deliver a combined 340 horsepower. Its lithium-ion battery can power it for up to 20 miles and at speeds up to 75 miles per hour before the gasoline engine needs to kick in. All that without sacrificing the vehicle's utility, maintaining an almost perfectly flat loading floor with 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats, and without sacrificing much on performance, either: with a 0-62 time of seven seconds flat, the X5 eDrive concept is quicker off the line than the production X5 with the 2.5-liter turbodiesel and just a tenth off of the 3.0-liter turbodiesel.<br />
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With the full technical details now released (you can delve into it all in the <a href="/2014/04/13/bmw-concept-x5-edrive-details-new-york-official/#continued">press release below</a>), the only question remains when BMW will actually put the X5 eDrive into production. Given its appearance in New York, though, we gather that whenever it does reach showrooms, it'll reach American ones as well.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/13/bmw-concept-x5-edrive-details-new-york-official/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW details Concept X5 eDrive ahead of New York debut</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/13/bmw-concept-x5-edrive-details-new-york-official/">BMW details Concept X5 eDrive ahead of New York debut</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/13/bmw-concept-x5-edrive-details-new-york-official/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20868198/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/13/bmw-concept-x5-edrive-details-new-york-official/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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