Gallery - 1 images
About a year ago, BMW’s X3 had no chance to stand face-to-face with the Audi Q5. However, the Bavarian compact crossover has now gone through a complete redesign and re-engineering for the 2011 model year and we’re here today putting the new 2011 BMW X3 up against the 2011 Audi Q5 in our Let’s Talk Numbers battle.
First time at egmCarTech? Visit our home page for the latest news.
Click here to check out our previous Let’s Talk Number battles.
2011 BMW X3:
- Style: Compact SUV/Crossover.
- Drive Type: All-wheel-drive.
- Power:
- BMW X3 xDrive28i: 3.0 liter inline 6-cylinder / 240-hp at 6,600 rpm – 221 lb-ft between 2,750 – 4,000 rpm.
- BMW X3 xDrive35i: 3.0 liter inline 6-cylinder TwinPower Turbo / 300-hp at 5,800 rpm – 300 lb-ft between 1,300 – 5,000 rpm.
- Transmission: 8-speed STEPTRONIC.
- 0 to 60 mph:
- BMW X3 xDrive28i: 6.7 seconds.
- BMW X3 xDrive35i: 5.5 seconds.
- Top Speed: 155 mph.
- Fuel-Economy:
- BMW X3 xDrive28i: 19/25 mpg (city/highway).
- BMW X3 xDrive35i: 19/26 mpg (city/highway).
- Price:
- BMW X3 xDrive28i: $36,750.
- BMW X3 xDrive35i: $41,050
2011 Audi Q5:
- Style: Compact SUV/Crossover.
- Drive Type: All-wheel-drive.
- Power:
- Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI: 2.0 liter 4-cylinder turbo/ 211-hp at 4,300 rpm – 258 lb-ft at 1,500 rpm.
- Audi Q5 3.2 FSI: 3.2 liter V6 / 270-hp at 6,500 rpm – 243 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm.
- Transmission: 8-speed Tiptronic; 6-speed Tiptronic.
- 0 to 60 mph:
- Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI: 7.1 seconds.
- Audi Q5 3.2 FSI: 6.7 seconds.
- Top Speed: 130 mph.
- Fuel-Economy:
- Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI: 20/27 mpg (city/highway).
- Audi Q5 3.2 FSI: 18/23 mpg (city/highway).
- Price:
- Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI: $35,200.
- Audi Q5 3.2 FSI: $39,400.
We’d like to know which model you think wins this number comparison. Post your comments after the jump.
2011 BMW X3:
- By: Omar Rana
