Official BMW X6 M Thread

[The Artist]

^lol not that thick..
thats just disturbing.. and she might be a man..im not sure yet..

[JadeVetti]

Originally Posted by Centurion

Beating the E46 isn't a grand achievement as the car is over 10 years old. It's like me boasting about beating my grand father in a 100m sprint.

Luwalira, I must admit, your rueful sense of humor cracks me up. And Artist, Kim Kardashian is no man

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Question: Since you all keep going back and forth about Nurinburg lap times and who-can-beat-who debates, I have to ask: Are any of you ever taking any of these cars and throttling them to the floor like that? What freeways/highways/Matchbox strip are you testing a car's maximum capabilities on?

In other words-does it truly matter?

[Just_me]

There is only one car to beat around N-ring: X5 Lemans, the car did it in 7.49 minutes

[shonguiz]

That car is pure porn, even if it's a truck.

[klier]

^^ yea, with an engine you can completely throw away after 500 km....niiiiiice
The old X5 Le Mans is no production car or anything remotely close to that. That car was made with the sole reason to show the world what BMW was capable of at that time. A working dream.

Still nice though A manual V12 X5. I vividly remember seeing the X5 Le Mans for the first time in a magazine, btw

Originally Posted by JadeVetti

Question: Since you all keep going back and forth about Nurinburg lap times and who-can-beat-who debates, I have to ask: Are any of you ever taking any of these cars and throttling them to the floor like that? What freeways/highways/Matchbox strip are you testing a car's maximum capabilities on?

In other words-does it truly matter?

Well, I live right next to the North Sea in Holland, and it is only an hour drive to the German Autobahn for me. Easy testing there

[VroomVroom]

That what the X5/6-M should have been like!!!

The X5 Lemans

[BMW Power]

Originally Posted by klier

^^ yea, with an engine you can completely throw away after 500 km....niiiiiice

so you think BMW V12 engines only last 500KM's? Niiiiiiiiice

you better do a ninja edit on that comment before Artist and Tarek see it, they're going to grill you to the ground.

[klier]

The V12 in the X5 Le Mans is a high revving Motorsport one-of-it's-kind masterpiece, and it indeed lasts 500 km only. Then it has to be taken out of the car and completely rebuild it if you want to use it again. They raced and won Le Mans with it after all.
It has nothing to do with the regular production V12 at that time (5.4 liter 328 hp).....the Le Mans has 700 hp (!!)

[Just_me]

Originally Posted by klier

The V12 in the X5 Le Mans is a high revving Motorsport one-of-it's-kind masterpiece, and it indeed lasts 500 km only. Then it has to be taken out of the car and completely rebuild it if you want to use it again.

Its worth it. Imagine the look of BMW,MB and Porsche drivers when you smoke them on the streets

[klier]

Sure, but that's a whole different story

The X5 Le Mans is just a dream. It's the same as putting an F1 engine in the M3.

On the X5 Le Mans (2000):

To brighten up the X5 launch BMW decided to built a very special version of the X5 showcasing the maximum ability of the car. Under the enlarged bonnet BMW have installed the 1999 Le Mans winning V12 engine. Now without the mandatory restrictors the engine is good for a healthy 700 bhp, which is about twice as much as the most powerful X5 V8. The chassis was adjusted to handle this slight power increase.
This all sounds very good on paper but racing driver Hans-Joachim Stuck took the X5 Le Mans for a spin on one of the most demanding racing tracks in the world, the Nurburgring. He recorded a very impressive lap time of 7.49,92 minutes, that is over 25 seconds faster than a Z8.

[Bartek Sikorski]

BMW X6 M Standard Features

[EMpower]

Does anyone know what other colors are available beside Imola red, Estoril blue, Alpine White, Sapphire black, and Silverstone?
Any chance of Carbon or Jerez black and Le Mans blue?

[dr Dunkel]

Originally Posted by EnI

And it went under 8 mins ... During testings. In almost ideal condition, with just enough fuel on board, and a driver who can do the Ring blindfolded.

This is why manufacturer times are worth less than the bandwidth it takes to present them. Same goes for that "out-of-my-hat" time presented by Cadillac - but as always, it is great for marketing to have something spectacular to present, even if it is completely irrelevant as it can never be reproduced. Nissan, you can have a piece of that too...

[klier]

Moto gp starts in al couple of hours....will X6 M ben present?

[south]

Originally Posted by klier

Moto gp starts in al couple of hours....will X6 M ben present?

I think it will be there. They're keenly advertising that car.


Best regards,
south

[shonguiz]

I am only seeing the M6.

[south]

Such a lovely white pace car...the M6 it is.

Maybe it's the car at the end of the grid?


Best regards, south

[shonguiz]

There's X6M ad pannels in the circuit.

[JasinP]

great car, still like the rims on the x6 50i better though. Also from a petrolhead standpoint i would rather have bmw make an e92 m3 csl over these x5 amd x6 Ms.

[BMW Power]

Drag Race: X6 M vs C63 AMG

[Just_me]

X6M is very fast in the beginning but when the speed gets faster, the shape and weight is a disadvantage for the X6M.

[Just_me]

0-270km/h test -X6M

[JadeVetti]

How do we know that was a C63 for sure? It seemed they delayed their start each time.

Either way, the M bolts.

[Just_me]

Originally Posted by JadeVetti

How do we know that was a C63 for sure?

its 100% C63 AMG. Take look at the hood and you a see it too. Besides,this is the only C-class with a V8 engine

[BMW Power]