Comments on: Nick Heidfeld’s take on the new BMW X5 M http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Sun, 27 May 2012 04:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: clone http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243314 clone Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:54:47 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243314 [quote comment="242914"]good to see petronas is apart frm them - on heidfeld's shirt :D[/quote] What's you mean "apart"? [quote comment="242914"]good to see petronas is apart frm them – on heidfeld's shirt :D [/quote]

What's you mean "apart"?

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]]> By: Carlist.my http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243135 Carlist.my Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:08:05 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243135 I've learned a valuable lesson from driving an X5; study the Owner's Manual before touching any buttons in the X5. There is a swarm of buttons in the driver's seat! It's like something out of Star Trek! I've learned a valuable lesson from driving an X5; study the Owner's Manual before touching any buttons in the X5. There is a swarm of buttons in the driver's seat! It's like something out of Star Trek!

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]]> By: afai http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243121 afai Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:32:25 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243121 [quote comment="243016"][quote comment="242914"]good to see petronas is apart frm them - on heidfeld's shirt :D[/quote] Yeah! Me too![/quote] you missed the one on his cap=p [quote comment="243016"][quote comment="242914"]good to see petronas is apart frm them – on heidfeld's shirt :D [/quote]

Yeah! Me too![/quote]

you missed the one on his cap=p

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]]> By: Wak Rempit http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243102 Wak Rempit Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:07:04 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243102 [quote comment="243066"]land rover have lost it's real function. ...agreed.[/quote] Not only that it even lost its nationality... it (plus Jaguar) is indian now. Hats off to TATA, they really hurt the English pride I always wanted to see TATA's president face when he first addressed his new employee from Land Rover... oi,now who's the boss!! [quote comment="243066"]land rover have lost it's real function. …agreed.[/quote]

Not only that it even lost its nationality… it (plus Jaguar) is indian now. Hats off to TATA, they really hurt the English pride

I always wanted to see TATA's president face when he first addressed his new employee from Land Rover… oi,now who's the boss!!

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]]> By: Wak Rempit http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243101 Wak Rempit Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:53:56 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243101 I wonder how many of this X5M owners actually off road their car. Given the specs I think most of them preferred tarmac than dirt track. I wonder how many of this X5M owners actually off road their car. Given the specs I think most of them preferred tarmac than dirt track.

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]]> By: fuyiopo http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243082 fuyiopo Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:52 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243082 Why hiedfeld and not kubica? I though Kubica is the 1st driver now???? Why hiedfeld and not kubica? I though Kubica is the 1st driver now????

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]]> By: lo http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243066 lo Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:23:38 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243066 land rover have lost it's real function. ...agreed. land rover have lost it's real function. …agreed.

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]]> By: mitlanevo http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243039 mitlanevo Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:42:40 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243039 [quote comment="242931"][quote comment="242918"]will off roading requires such immense power? half of the time.. it will just slipped. like said, it will probably good for desert road.. who knows.. they receives complaints for not having super car that run in desert.. :-)[/quote] SUv's today spend more time on road then off road. as long as people still want vehicles like these, car manufacturers will continue to build them[/quote] ya, totally agree, even today's Land Rover are purely a status symbol...... [quote comment="242931"][quote comment="242918"]will off roading requires such immense power? half of the time.. it will just slipped.

like said, it will probably good for desert road.. who knows.. they receives complaints for not having super car that run in desert.. :-) [/quote]

SUv's today spend more time on road then off road. as long as people still want vehicles like these, car manufacturers will continue to build them[/quote]

ya, totally agree, even today's Land Rover are purely a status symbol……

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]]> By: mitlanevo http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243037 mitlanevo Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:40:58 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243037 [quote comment="242884"][quote comment="242868"]"Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh... I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them. But for people with money... 555hp SUV... why the hell not![/quote] Its for the tauke balak, tauke pasir, tauke sawit laa... they can't take their lambo or ferraris for a wee bit of off road laa...[/quote] they can also buy the Q7 V12 with 1000nm, can tarik their stuff, haha [quote comment="242884"][quote comment="242868"]"Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh…

I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them.

But for people with money… 555hp SUV… why the hell not![/quote]

Its for the tauke balak, tauke pasir, tauke sawit laa… they can't take their lambo or ferraris for a wee bit of off road laa…[/quote]

they can also buy the Q7 V12 with 1000nm, can tarik their stuff, haha

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]]> By: Mytechnie http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243016 Mytechnie Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:30:37 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243016 [quote comment="242914"]good to see petronas is apart frm them - on heidfeld's shirt :D[/quote] Yeah! Me too! [quote comment="242914"]good to see petronas is apart frm them – on heidfeld's shirt :D [/quote]

Yeah! Me too!

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]]> By: NA http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-243009 NA Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:45:32 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-243009 Engine for next M3? Engine for next M3?

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]]> By: howitzer http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242994 howitzer Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:22:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242994 i just want to buy the engine.. is that possible?? hehe i just want to buy the engine.. is that possible?? hehe

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]]> By: wan_knox http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242979 wan_knox Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:03:42 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242979 It's ok if you guys dont want to buy.. I'll buy it. It's ok if you guys dont want to buy.. I'll buy it.

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]]> By: X5_222 http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242942 X5_222 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:02:36 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242942 Actually to be fair.. SUV is the favorite vehicle for the people here (sarawak) where i work.. back in Singapore.. A typical small Vios or if u want 323i BMW will do.. these is depends on the country and location.. when ur in sarawak.. and you want to travel from Miri (north) to Kuching (south) the roads are bad not like semenanjung.. so u need something with ground clearence yet fast.. many consider the Land cruiser but.. 1) Many ppl want to steal 2) not stable 3) power suXX (for a 4.7 V8 petrol / 5.7 v8 > slower than a 3.0 X5) So u see some place do really need these powerful machine.. :D.. But to be fair.. not everyone can afford la.. Actually to be fair.. SUV is the favorite vehicle for the people here (sarawak) where i work.. back in Singapore.. A typical small Vios or if u want 323i BMW will do.. these is depends on the country and location.. when ur in sarawak.. and you want to travel from Miri (north) to Kuching (south) the roads are bad not like semenanjung.. so u need something with ground clearence yet fast..

many consider the Land cruiser but..

1) Many ppl want to steal

2) not stable

3) power suXX (for a 4.7 V8 petrol / 5.7 v8 > slower than a 3.0 X5)

So u see some place do really need these powerful machine.. :D ..

But to be fair.. not everyone can afford la..

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]]> By: BRAZBUZ http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242933 BRAZBUZ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:32:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242933 hmmm now SUV stands 4 SUper Velocity.... hmmm now SUV stands 4

SUper Velocity….

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]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242931 BanyakMasukWorkshop Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:59:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242931 [quote comment="242918"]will off roading requires such immense power? half of the time.. it will just slipped. like said, it will probably good for desert road.. who knows.. they receives complaints for not having super car that run in desert.. :-)[/quote] SUv's today spend more time on road then off road. as long as people still want vehicles like these, car manufacturers will continue to build them [quote comment="242918"]will off roading requires such immense power? half of the time.. it will just slipped.

like said, it will probably good for desert road.. who knows.. they receives complaints for not having super car that run in desert.. :-) [/quote]

SUv's today spend more time on road then off road. as long as people still want vehicles like these, car manufacturers will continue to build them

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]]> By: roti canai http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242918 roti canai Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:20:38 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242918 will off roading requires such immense power? half of the time.. it will just slipped. like said, it will probably good for desert road.. who knows.. they receives complaints for not having super car that run in desert.. :-) will off roading requires such immense power? half of the time.. it will just slipped.

like said, it will probably good for desert road.. who knows.. they receives complaints for not having super car that run in desert.. :-)

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]]> By: roti naan1 http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242916 roti naan1 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:35:32 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242916 I guess going off road oso got style.... however nothing beats going off road with plenty of mud, winches, bare chassis, highly articulated 4x4. That is hardcore and the real man off roader machine. I guess going off road oso got style….

however nothing beats going off road with plenty of mud, winches, bare chassis, highly articulated 4×4. That is hardcore and the real man off roader machine.

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]]> By: nenong http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242914 nenong Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:03:07 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242914 good to see petronas is apart frm them - on heidfeld's shirt :D good to see petronas is apart frm them – on heidfeld's shirt :D

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]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242892 BanyakMasukWorkshop Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:33:50 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242892 [quote comment="242868"]"Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh... I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them. But for people with money... 555hp SUV... why the hell not![/quote] to be fair to bmw.. "we" might not know what to do with them.. but bmw sure does.. to be honest.. i agree with you also, i have no idea why someone would want an suv with so much power, and even stranger, an SUV that handles better on the road than off the road. but luckily for bmw, we dont work for them, coz they've somehow managed to identity a market for vehicles and engines like these, and are making lots of money selling them. [quote comment="242868"]"Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh…

I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them.

But for people with money… 555hp SUV… why the hell not![/quote]

to be fair to bmw.. "we" might not know what to do with them.. but bmw sure does.. to be honest.. i agree with you also, i have no idea why someone would want an suv with so much power, and even stranger, an SUV that handles better on the road than off the road. but luckily for bmw, we dont work for them, coz they've somehow managed to identity a market for vehicles and engines like these, and are making lots of money selling them.

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]]> By: adlanb20 http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242884 adlanb20 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:09:22 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242884 [quote comment="242868"]"Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh... I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them. But for people with money... 555hp SUV... why the hell not![/quote] Its for the tauke balak, tauke pasir, tauke sawit laa... they can't take their lambo or ferraris for a wee bit of off road laa... [quote comment="242868"]"Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh…

I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them.

But for people with money… 555hp SUV… why the hell not![/quote]

Its for the tauke balak, tauke pasir, tauke sawit laa… they can't take their lambo or ferraris for a wee bit of off road laa…

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]]> By: roti naan1 http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242872 roti naan1 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:40:01 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242872 rich ppl toy... rich ppl toy…

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]]> By: Wak Rempit http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242868 Wak Rempit Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:56:33 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242868 "Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh... I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them. But for people with money... 555hp SUV... why the hell not! "Twin-scroll twin-turbo V8, 555 horsepower, 680Nm of torque, and 4.7 seconds to 100km/h" sigh…

I don't see the point of having above in a SUV, better get a proper supercar and drive them like hell. It looks like BMW has so many engines on the rack and they don't know what to do with them.

But for people with money… 555hp SUV… why the hell not!

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]]> By: Hamann http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242842 Hamann Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:03:24 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242842 impressive... impressive…

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]]> By: mitlanevo http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242823 mitlanevo Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:18:24 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242823 X5 is always a nice SUV...... X5 is always a nice SUV……

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]]> By: CocoBear http://paultan.org/2009/06/02/nick-heidfelds-take-on-the-new-bmw-x5-m/#comment-242803 CocoBear Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:59:13 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=15458#comment-242803 Sounds like BMW is marketing on Arabs. Ya, I always c the X5 in blue that looks really good. Here's one good X5 ^^ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve550P0uj7A" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve550P0uj7A</a> Sounds like BMW is marketing on Arabs. Ya, I always c the X5 in blue that looks really good.
Here's one good X5 ^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve550P0uj7A

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