Source: www.x-raid.de & www.dakar.com
The Dakar 2009, for the first time in South-America, and ofcourse the BMW X-raid team is competing with the worlds' top drivers and teams.
The BMW X3CC was developed in conjunction with X-raid's partners Magna Steyr in Austria. The engine is supplied and developed by BMW Motoren GmbH in Austria.
Like the years before, there are specially set-up X-raid BMW X3's (X3CC) driving around the thoughest terrain in the world.
X-raid started with 6 cars, driven by Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (#302), Guerlain Chicherit (#306), Orlando Terranova (#315), Leonid Novitskiy (#316), Peter van Merksteijn (#318) and Rene Kuipers (#330).
Next to the X-raid team there are other BMW's competing as well: two X5CC's and one BMW TRIO prototype (based on a BMW 1 Series Coupé).
BMW X-raid X3CC
The BMW X3CC is rallyteam X-raid's car to compete with, here are the specifications
X-Raid X3 CC | |
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Type | X3 3.0d |
Series | x3 (e83) |
Body | SUV |
Empty weight | approx 1900kg |
Dimensions | |
Length | 4650mm |
Width | 2000mm |
Height | 1850mm |
Wheelbase | 2850mm |
Track width | 1815mm |
Engine | |
Type | M57 |
M Number | M57TU D30 |
Displacement | 2926cc |
Stroke | 84.0mm |
Bore | 88.0mm |
Fuel System | Bosch Common Rail, 1600 bar |
Cylinders | 6 |
Valves per cylinder | 4 |
Turbo | Variable Twin Turbo |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Power | approx. 270HP |
@ RPM | 4000rpm |
Torque | 640Nm |
@ RPM | 2100rpm |
Top speed | approx 200km/h |
Transmission | |
Gear | 5 speed sequential, 1 reverse gear (Sadev) |
Clutch | AP Racing Sinter metallic |
Differentials | X-trac |
Body | |
Chassis | Heggemann, space-frame |
Body | Carbon-Kevlar, Faster |
Subframe, front | Heggemann |
Subframe, rear | Heggemann |
Wheels | |
Tyres | BBS |
Rims | BF Goodrich |
Spare Wheels | 3 BBS / BF Goodrich |
Miscellaneous | |
Brake System | 6 Piston AP Racing |
Suspension | Independent suspension |
Dampers | Front and rear Reiger Racing dampers with reservoir 250 mm travel |
Seats | 2 (recaro), FIA norm |
Roll Cage | Heggemann, FIA norm |
Tripmaster | Easytrip, standard |
Fire-Extinguishing System | Lifeline, Norm 2001 |
Fuel Tank | FT3 Safety tank, 390 liters ATL |
To follow the BMW X-raid team in the Dakar 2009, click here.
To get information about the various drivers of the X3CC's, click on their name below:
Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah & Tina Thorner (#302)
Guerlain Chicherit & Matthieu Baumel (#306)
Orlando Terranova & Alain Guehennec (#315)
Leonid Novitskiy & Oleg Tyupenkin (#316)
Peter van Merksteijn & Eddy Chevaillier (#318)
Rene Kuipers & Filipe Palmeiro (#330)
BMW X-raid X5CC & BMW Trio
To follow the BMW X5CC's, click on the drivername below:
Ricardo Leal dos Santos & Pedro Pires de Lima (#347)
Javier Herrador & Victor Vico (#395)
And the BMW Trio (more information here):
Eric Bernard & Jean-Noël Cornuaille (#387)