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As noted earlier, the reps at the autoshow said the diesel GT will be here in 2011 - they couldn't say when in the year, and I neglected to ask if that included the x-drive version (which I'd prefer). If only the rwd version is available, I guess I'll just have to buy some snowtires (which I usually do, but like the additional traction of x-drive). On the European cycle, the x-drive version gets about 2mpg less on the highway test verses the rwd, but that's still over 40mpg. I tried to get a good comparison between how that compares to the US test, but haven't come up with a good conversion. Need to do some more research on that. the x5 is a little heavier, and boxier, and, at least this year, the GT has a better transmission, which should help a lot, too.
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