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Re: BMW X6 Concept - official pics
Alongside the Concept X6, BMW showcased its X6 ActiveHybrid, which utilizes a two-mode system like that of General Motors’s upcoming hybrid SUVs, the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. The technology was developed by the Global Hybrid Cooperation, formed by BMW, the former DaimlerChrysler, and GM.
Unlike GM’s mild-hybrids, a two-mode system allows the vehicle to run on electric power alone at low speeds and doesn’t necessitate the use of smaller, less powerful engines. Overall, BMW claims a twenty-percent reduction in fuel consumption for the ActiveHybrid.
With the X5 growing in its second generation—7.4 inches longer, 2.4 inches wider, and a couple hundred pounds heavier than the original—to accommodate a third row of seating, perhaps there is room in the BMW SUV lineup for a vehicle catering to those wanting the sporty driving promise of the roundel on the hood and room for four in a stylish, blatantly road-oriented SUV. We’ll see when the production X6 debuts in less than a year, with the ActiveHybrid to follow later. Expect virtually no change from what you see here, and don’t expect us to call it a coupe.
2009 BMW Concept X6 and 2010 X6 ActiveHybrid - Auto Shows - Car and Driver September 2007
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Alongside the Concept X6, BMW showcased its X6 ActiveHybrid, which utilizes a two-mode system like that of General Motors’s upcoming hybrid SUVs, the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. The technology was developed by the Global Hybrid Cooperation, formed by BMW, the former DaimlerChrysler, and GM.
Unlike GM’s mild-hybrids, a two-mode system allows the vehicle to run on electric power alone at low speeds and doesn’t necessitate the use of smaller, less powerful engines. Overall, BMW claims a twenty-percent reduction in fuel consumption for the ActiveHybrid.
With the X5 growing in its second generation—7.4 inches longer, 2.4 inches wider, and a couple hundred pounds heavier than the original—to accommodate a third row of seating, perhaps there is room in the BMW SUV lineup for a vehicle catering to those wanting the sporty driving promise of the roundel on the hood and room for four in a stylish, blatantly road-oriented SUV. We’ll see when the production X6 debuts in less than a year, with the ActiveHybrid to follow later. Expect virtually no change from what you see here, and don’t expect us to call it a coupe.
2009 BMW Concept X6 and 2010 X6 ActiveHybrid - Auto Shows - Car and Driver September 2007
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Damn! They really did it this time! Who wants an X5 after seeing this? Not me, not for sure...
j/k...
