Dakar Rally Team X-Raid - BMW X5

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Team X-Raid and the BMW X5:

An international team out of Germans, English, Belgians, French and Austrian constructed the vehicle in almost authentic X5-Format within 12 month. The fibreglass body conceals state of the art racing technology as well as numerous innovations. The four-wheel drive BMW X5s with approximately 270HP bi-turbo diesel engines have a technically complex construction of latticed tubular space frames as a chassis. The low fuel consumption of the BMW three-litre six-cylinder engine is a distinct advantage in comparison to the gasoline engines of the competitors.
 

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Sounds like they are trying to go with a lighter vehicle design to give them the edge? I bet that bi-turbo diesel puts out a decent bit of torque.
 


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