BMW X5 3.0i is a car that has a 5 door off-road vehicle type body designed by Frank Stephenson with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The BMW X5 3.0i belongs to the E53 range of cars from BMW.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) of power at 5900 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic 'box.
Its stated kerb weight is 2095 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 202 km/h or 126 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 17.5/10.3/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 310.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Frank Stephenson | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2820 mm | 111 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4667 mm | 183.7 inches | |
| Width | 1872 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2095 kg | 4619 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 93 litres | 20.5 [24.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.70 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.95 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2979 cc (181.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.6 mm
3.31 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.1 kW/litre 77.6 ps/litre 76.5 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.7 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1265.5 kPa (183.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 110.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.32 kg/kW 20.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.5/10.3/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/10.3/12.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/9.7/7.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/27.4/21.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/22.8/18.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 310.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.Struts.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/65 R 17 104H | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/65 R 17 104H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 332 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86273 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E53 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 BMW X5 3.0i Automatic added 2001-08-14. Last modified 2025-08-17. |
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