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If you want one of the most powerful hybrids in the world, get ready to cash out close to $90,000. BMW has announced the price tag of the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6, which will start at $89,725, including the $875 destination and delivery charge.
The 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is powered by a reworked version of [...]

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- Key Competitors: Lexus RX 450h, the upcoming Porsche Cayenne Hybrid.
- Engine: 4.4L twin-turbocharged V8 mated to a hybrid system with two electric motors. Total output of 480-hp/575 lb-ft of torque.
- Transmission: 7-speed automatic.
- Performance:  0 to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 130 mph.
- Fuel-Economy: 20 percent better than the [...]

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BMW is preparing to bring its first hybrid, the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, to the market early next year. The spy shots you see here were taken this morning by BMW’s Spartenburg, SC manufacturing facility. The test-driver of the prototype said that the BMW X6 Hybrid has started rolling off the production line and will be introduced [...]

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2010 will be a pretty busy year for Bayerische Motoren Werke.
On the way is the 2010 BMW 5-Series GT which should enter production this fall with sales to start in the earlier half of 2010. The production version is expected to be offered with a choice of a 272-hp naturally aspirated engine and an updated 326-hp 3.0L [...]

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The BMW X6 Hybrid will be arriving later this year followed by the 7-Series Hybrid in early 2010. But before you get your hopes up to purchase a hybrid from the Munich and hold off on buying another competitor hybrid, let’s take a look at what you should expect.
According to KickingTires, who spoke with BMW’s [...]

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