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You know things have gone awry when BMW now offers three different flavors of non-cars, all of them antithetical to the Bavarian brand's classical claim to fame. The X6 is the latest addition to the range, joining the X3 and X5, and BMW is calling it a Sports Activity Coupe, creating an acronym that's oddly prescient for a vehicle that's essentially a post-bris X5. Beyond the looks that are an acquired taste, we wanted to know if there's BMW goodness baked into the X6, so we swiped the keys ... Read the rest of the review →

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Geneva 2010: Hamann Tycoon EVO M more powerful than mightiest Lamborghini 7 days ago on Autoblog

We'll come clean. Collectively, we spend an unexpected amount time repeating the following sentence, "As much as I know I shouldn't, I love the BMW X6. I know it's wrong, I know. But it's just a great car." But you know what makes less sense than the X6? The X6 M. That car's stone cold crazy. ...

BMW Performance releases accessory line for 2011 X6 18 days ago on Autoblog

When BMW debuted the X6 M last year, we were initially a bit skeptical about how the porky crossover (still having a hard time calling it a Sports Activity Coupe) would be received by enthusiasts. However, after a good deal of seat time, we learned that while the X6 M is ridiculously ...

Cold Weather Testing in Minnesota: Where Acura beats on one of the best AWD systems in the business 21 days ago on Autoblog

"Don't hold back." Three words I've never heard before at a press event and three words that are running through my mind as I tramp down on the throttle and wheelspin my way towards the gray horizon. Don't hold back. Ahead of me lies a three-quarter-mile stretch of perfectly groomed ...

Inside Line straps 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 on the dyno, results disappointing 1 month ago on Autoblog

Wait a second here, isn't it a bit antithetical to strap a hybrid vehicle on a dyno to measure it for horsepower? Well, in some instances we might be tempted to agree – though our curious side tells us it's always good to know how much power any particular automobile makes – but ...

G-Power takes the BMW X6 M, X5 M to 600 hp and beyond 2 months ago on Autoblog

We all know what the biggest problem with the BMW X6 M is, right? Not nearly enough power. Sure, 555 hp from a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 is 5 hp more potent than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, making the X6 M the most powerful production SUV on earth. Still, 600 hp is the new black, so a stock X6 M just ...

BMW prices the ActiveHybrid X6 starting at $89,725 3 months ago on Autoblog

For your hard-earned $89,725, you can have your pick of V8-powered BMW X6s. That substantial pile of dosh will secure you the keys to the Bavarian automaker's monster 555-horsepower X6 M or its new X6 ActiveHybrid. Unlike rival Mercedes-Benz which has opted to make its ML450 hybrid available ...

First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid is technologically impressive... but to what end? 4 months ago on Autoblog

BMW's pitch on how great the X6 ActiveHybrid is goes like this: it's the world's most powerful hybrid vehicle, fuel consumption is reduced about 20 percent compared to a similar vehicle without a hybrid drivetrain, and no matter what speed you're going, the incredibly complicated powertrain is ...

Frankfurt 2009: BMW ActiveHybrid X6 throws down 5 months ago on Autoblog

Your dilemma: you have a burning desire for a 5,000 pound, four-passenger truck that accelerates as fast as your Dodge Challenger, but you want to use as little gasoline as possible while doing so. BMW feels your pain, and they have a solution for you. Ladies and germs, meet the ActiveHybrid X6, ...

BMW plant in Spartanburg, SC produces 1.5 millionth vehicle 6 months ago on Autoblog

BMW invaded the South in 1993, and it's first U.S.-made product was popped out in September a year later. Fifteen years after that there have been five factory expansions, 5,000 jobs created, a methane gas pipeline installed, a center for automotive research created, a golf tournament started, ...

Officially Official: 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 7 months ago on Autoblog

The BMW X6 ActiveHybrid has arrived, and as previously covered, the new gas-electric X6 will be the most powerful hybrid in history, with 480 peak horsepower and diesel-like plateau of 575 lb-ft of torque. That impressive powertrain consists of twin electric motors (delivering 91 hp and 86 ...

First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 M - Bimmer builds a highrider GT-R 8 months ago on Autoblog

M aficionados take note: The 2010 X6 M (and yet-to-be-tested X5 M) represents the most dramatic shift in BMW's Motorsport division since its inception – and it's not because they're the first crossovers branded with the tri-tone "M" badge. This high-riding duo are the first M machines ...

MotoGP: BMW X6 M sets the pace at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 8 months ago on Autoblog

For the last eleven years, BMW has partnered with MotoGP to provide safety vehicles, although this year the car setting the pace is, well, not a car. Just days after BMW officially introduced the X6 M at the New York Auto Show, one had already hit the track at the MotoGP in Qatar. Complete with ...

Bizarre Medical Wagon: BMW presents X6 ambulance at rescue vehicle show 10 months ago on Autoblog

You know you've always wanted to drive a four-hundred-horsepower BMW through city streets like a bat out of hell, and now the Bavarian automaker has the legal remedy. All you'll need to do is get certified as an ambulance driver and convince your local emergency response unit to invest in this X6 ...

Acura crossover concept teased ahead of New York Auto Show 12 months ago on Autoblog

The crew at Acura have released a single teaser of a new concept due to arrive at next month's New York Auto Show. The darkened overhead image doesn't show much, but the angular front and rear fenders, single set of door handles and sloping roofline gives us a glimpse of the BMW X6-fighting ...

Report: BMW finally green-lights 5-Series "Progressive Activity Sedan" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Call it V5, 5-Series GT, 5-Series Fastback, Progressive Activity Sedan... call it what you will. Whatever moniker you give it, BMW has evidently crossed the Rubicon and there's no turning back. As expected based upon BMW's previously leaked roster of 2009 reveals, the 5-Series -based hatchback has ...

BMW's 2009 unveiling schedule? 1 year ago on Autoblog

BMW Blog has trained its spyglass on what it says is a list of BMW rollouts for 2009, and it will begin next month with the brand spankin' new Z4 showcased at the Detroit Auto Show. It is March, though, that will bring year's first real bounty. At Geneva, BMW will be showing off a concept version of ...

BMW announces pricing for 2009 7 Series, raises prices on everything else 1 year ago on Autoblog

The latest iteration of BMW's all-singing, all-dancing plutocrat limo will roll out the door starting at $81,125. That sum will get buyers the 2009 750i (including $825 for destination charges), but those who are looking for a bit more legroom in back will have to pay $85,025 for the 750Li. ...

Review: BMW X6 XDrive 35i 1 year ago on Autoblog

Rendered Speculation: Acura X6 fighter 1 year ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Image removed at request of owner. At first we couldn't understand why the BMW X6 was birthed, and then we couldn't figure out why Acura of all companies needed to create something to compete with it. Top Speed has rendered unto us what such an enigma might look like, and, well, it ain't all ...

Idle hands: AC Schnitzer BMW X6 Falcon 1 year ago on Autoblog

Idle hands are the devil's playthings, and apparently AC Schnitzer has a lot of time on its hands. You're only required to read the first two lines of the company's press release to realize that the crew formerly known for creating rolling automotive masterworkz have officially donned their ...

X2 might be out, but BMW could be planning an X4 1 year ago on Autoblog

BMW has been aggressively expanding its vehicle offerings, and like most other automakers, crossovers make up the majority of additions. Earlier this year, team Bimmer added the X6, and with the X1 concept unveiled in Paris, mild-to-wild CUVs seem to be the focus for the boys in Bavaria. Automotive ...

Spy Shots: BMW X6 5.0iS puts the "sport" in "sports activity coupe" 1 year ago on Autoblog

BMW has its own grammar rules. For instance, M and X cannot appear in the same car name. So while a BMW sport-ute/crossover (or whatever they want to call it) can for all intents and purposes be an M vehicle – that is, top-of-the-line sport model with all the go-fast components and power to ...

Lumma releases teaser of CLR X650 BMW X6 1 year ago on Autoblog

Opinions about the BMW X6 are split around the Autoblog virtual water cooler and this teaser from Lumma Design hasn't helped. The German tuning haus will be unveiling a production model of its CLR X 650 at the Paris Motor Show later this year, and much like the standard X6, you'll either love it or ...

BMW X6 ad campaign pitches to Wall Street with hologram tours 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the BMW X6. BMW is marketing the X6 as an entirely new class of vehicle. As such, it's trying to catch people's attention in a revolutionary way. Utilizing hologram technology developed by the Dutch advertising firm, viZoo, a ten-foot long light-controlled ...

First Drive: 2009 BMW X6 xDrive35i and xDrive50i 1 year ago on Autoblog

I must be missing the gene that makes high-riding vehicles appealing to so many other people. As a car enthusiast and an engineer, I can certainly appreciate the performance that companies like BMW and Infiniti have managed to wrangle from vehicles like the X6 and the EX35. But there is ...

What's an "SAV" cost? BMW X6 starts at $53,275 1 year ago on Autoblog

Putting one of BMW's newest X6 "Sport Activity Vehicles" (aka "SAV") in your driveway will cost you at least $53,275. That's the announced base price for the 300-hp X6 xDrive35i with its twin-turbo 3.0-liter six-cylinder (yep, that's the same powerplant shared with the 535i, 335i, and the 135i). ...

BMW to announce U.S. Spartanburg plant expansion 2 years ago on Autoblog

This Monday, BMW will announce plans to expand its sole U.S. assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This is more great news for Spartanburg, as BMW has increased production at the plant three times previously, and the facility is already running over capacity. Its stated capacity is 140,000 ...

BMW X6 pricing and options leaks out 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res images of the BMW X6 For some, the new BMW X6 sports activity coupe may be the car you've been waiting for. For others, the vehicle is a curiosity for embodying traits of both a crossover and sports sedan. It's got the ride height of a soft roader, but the sleek design ...

Detroit 2008: BMW's twin-turbo 4.4L V8 2 years ago on Autoblog

BMW's twin-turbo 3.0L inline-six has been a rousing success, with nothing less than a Wards 10 Best Engines award sitting in its trophy case. The praise is understandable and well-deserved, as the engine uses a combination of forced induction and direct injection to serve up a torque curve that's ...

Detroit 2008: EyesOn Design Awards favor Cadillac 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above to view more high-res live shots of the Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept One bit of news we passed over on the way out the door of COBO Hall on Tuesday was the winners of this year's EyesOn Design Awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. There are four awards given away each year, including Best ...

Detroit 2008: BMW unwraps the production X6 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above to view more high-res images of the BMW X6 Dropping the "concept" descriptor that it carried in Frankfurt, the BMW X6 was just revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in full production trim. Not surprisingly, it's almost identical to what we saw in Frankfurt, with a sharply-raked backlight ...

BMW's South Carolina plant to boost output, needs more workers 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite slashing some 8,000 jobs worldwide, BMW plans to hire more workers to man its Spartanburg, S.C. production center, while simultaneously upping the night shift from eight hours to ten. The South Carolina plant currently produces the X5 and Z4, but with production of the X6 CUV beginning a ...

OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: BMW X6 to debut at Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to see high-res gallery of the BMW X6 var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/BMW_X6_unveiled_400_hp_twin_turbo_V8_to_be_offered'; BMW's big Detroit debut will be the production X6 Sports Activity Coupe (unsurprisingly, BMW avoids the somewhat unbecoming "SAC" acronym), which ...

More details on BMW's future 4x4 lineup 2 years ago on Autoblog

BMW appears to be angling to become a truckmaker. Okay, crossovers, not trucks. Whatever you want to call the tall, heavy wagons, that's your business. Within the next five years, BMW's planning on adding three new truck-type things to their lineup. The X6 will arrive next year, followed by the 4x4 ...

VIDEO: Chris Bangle talks BMW X6 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a 60-shot high-res gallery The BMW X6 production concept CUV blends the looks and driving dynamics that aficionados expect with the high seating position and extra cargo space of a crossover. The X6 appears to be more of a fashion statement than it is a fully functioning ...

Frankfurt 2007: BMW X6 revealed 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Added BabelFish-translated press release after jump. UPDATE 2: Press pics added to the gallery. Click the image above for over 60 high-res images from the live unveiling. At the reveal of its X6 Concept, BMW gave the all-too-common explanation that while just a concept, the X6 could be ...

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