BMW X3 xDrive35e Hybrid Likely to Launch In Next Generation

April 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Shelly BMW is excited to confirm, The third-generation BMW X3 (http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/06/28/2017-bmw-x1-g01-rendering/) is due out in 2017. Built under the codename G01, the 2017 BMW X3 is currently being tested in Europe (http://www.bmwblog.com/2015/03/13/2017-bmw-x3-first-spy-photos/).

BMW will offer the new X3 with a choice of four and six-cylinder engines, and insiders say, a plug-in hybrid also. Likely to be dubbed X3 xDrive35e, the baby brother to the new X5 xDrive40e (http://www.bmwblog.com/2015/03/15/world-premiere-bmw-x5-xdrive40e-hybrid/), will use a similar platform as the upcoming 335e (http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/11/27/world-premiere-bmw-3-series-plug-hybrid-prototype/).

Under the hood, BMW has placed a turbocharged 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine tuned to deliver 177 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque.

·      The conventional engine is paired with an electric motor mounted in the standard eight-speed automatic gearbox

·      Provides an additional 94 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque.

·      The total output comes to 242 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque.

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