Most publications claim better numbers than 6.8 for the E70 xDrive35i.
Motor Trend got 6.1 -
https://www.motortrend.com/cars/bmw/...-x5-xdrive35i/
C&D's est. is also 6.1 -
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...ive35i-review/
Like others have said it's a 5000 lb. vehicle. There's plenty of performance tuning options to increase HP & Torque.
Not sure what happened to those trim pieces? I'm sure you've looked at other engine bay pics like I just did, there doesn't appear to be anything that was mounted/attached there
