Many have a love or hate relationship with BMW’s X6 SAV aka Sport Activity Vehicle. People either love the design of crossover with a sloping roofline or they are completely disgusted by it. Personally, I think it’s a very unconventional and great looking vehicle – and to that end – so does Mercedes-Benz. The Stuttgart [...]
In an article about the next-generation BMW X5 and BMW X6, Automobile Magazine says that the Bavarian automaker is considering a ‘long-wheelbase X7 based on the X5/X6 platform. Internally known as the F17, the 7-seater BMW SUV would take on the likes of the upcoming Audi Q9 and the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. However, BMW continues to [...]
Bored? Want to watch an interesting drag race? Well, the guys at Motor Trend are here to your rescue. The publication lined up an odd bunch to at the drag strip – including the 556-hp 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon, 500-hp 2011 Porsche Panamera Turbo and the 555-hp 2011 BMW X6 M. Who comes on [...]
The BMW X6 M is already a pretty powerful behemoth, but the folks at G-Power they could make it just a little power powerful with their new Typhoon S package. The G-Power Typhoon S BMW X6 M wears the same body kit as the Typhoon S X5 M, which adds a new front skirt with [...]
Here is an interesting piece of news – Audi has apparently kicked off development on a new model that will compete with the BMW X6. The new performance-orientated crossover, set to be badged the Audi Q6 when it hits North American showrooms, will seat 5-passengers and will be based on the same all-wheel-drive underpinnings as [...]
If you’re in the market for a crossover and have your heart set on the BMW X6, the fact that the model only seats four might sway you away from the sexy German sports activity coupe. Well, BMW is changing all that in April 2011 with a three-seater rear seat option. The new three-seater rear [...]
BMW is toying with the idea of producing more cars in the United States with a possible option of bringing production of the 3 and 5-Series to the stateside. Board member Ian Robertson told German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that there are currently no concrete pans right now but “I would not rule it out [...]
After finishing its X5M pack, Swiss tuner Masonry decided to apply its newfound knowledge to the X5M”s close sibling, the X6M. The package is a complete one, with both appearance and performance taking a step up. Cosmetically, the car gets a new front spoiler, a new carbon fiber hood, new rear skirts, rear diffuer, roof [...]
During an event to celebrate the new 2011 BMW X3 and the opening of a new 1.2 million square feet BMW manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group CEO Dr. Norbert Reithofer said that the plant’s expansion completes the company’s $1 billion investment in the U.S. market between 2008 and 2010. “The U.S. will [...]
It’s been a little more than a year that we’ve been hearing about a BMW X4, a baby version of the successful X6 ‘sports activity coupe.’ Latest reports suggest that BMW is set to green light the X4 and that design of the model is on its way to be finalized. The BMW X4, which [...]
