A big BMW family
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 in BMW
The production version of the BMW X6 was performed at the Detroit auto show. Similar in size and mechanically related to the X5, the X6 is a crossover with a distinct styling mission.
The X6 - only slightly different is clearly less oriented toward passenger room and cargo capacity. It more focused on personal driving pleasure and aesthetics. The same organic lines that give its athletically feminine profile limit any aspiration to be a daily people hauler. With its sloping roofline, it’s most likely be driven by consumers who have a high priority on style and status and very little concern for passenger capacity.
The xDrive50i sports a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8, which makes 400 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. The xDrive35i, meanwhile, also offers twin turbos and has an output rated at 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque.
BMW is also using the X6 Concept to debut their new chassis control system called Dynamic Performance Control.
All X6s will be built in Spartanburg, S.C. alongside the X3 and X5 crossovers. In the second quarter of 2008 begin the sales in the USA. The price wasn’t announced.