<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Bmw X6]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Bmw X6]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/bmw x6 http://jalopnik.com/tag/bmw x6 <![CDATA[BMW M Cars Will Shred Tires With Three-Turbo Diesel Power]]> BMW is launching a new high-performance, 3.0-liter inline six for its M cars. No surprise yet. It also has three turbochargers, produces 381 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque, and only revs to 5,400 rpm. Ruh Roh. Yes, it's a diesel. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5879525&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Leather daddy BMW is the ultimate ball-gag machine]]> If you're looking for something that says, "dad likes leather," you're in the right place. Naturally, BMW's development team would have been arrested for creating such a vehicle, so this owner had to spring for his own cow-cladded exterior. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5806959&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A brief history of luxury motoring in Hungary, 1971–2011]]> It’s been over 20 years that Eastern Europe threw off the shackles of communism. Plenty of time for a radical change in car culture. But what Budapest-based publisher and entrepreneur Erik D’Amato found out was that some things never change. –Ed. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5801294&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Car So Ugly Even BMW Won't Build It]]> BMW has proven that there are very few bridges to questionable design in relevance-free segments that it won't cross. Filling the void, one independent designer has put forward the BMW X9 Concept. Prepare to have nightmares. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5575563&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Katarina Witt Is Still Frigid]]> We mean, of course, that two-time Olympic champion Katarina Witt is experiencing BMW's Environmental Test Center with an X6 ActiveHybrid. Not that she has a low libido. We don't know if she does. Although we'd be happy to find out. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5543481&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Urban Camo Is Not A Fresh, New Or Provocative Look For Your Car]]> Urban camouflage had a brief moment of inexplicable popularity during the early part of this century. It's now relegated to pant patterns for faux tough-guy types and now, apparently, all matter of vehicles. This is all the Germans fault. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5472035&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 Car And Driver Fake Out]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5373162&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hamann BMW X6 Tycoon EVO: Tuning In The Bad Taste]]> Okay, the Hamann BMW X6 Tycoon EVO does have 501 HP, carbon fiber body work and aggressive tires, but it's also a poster child for everything tasteless and tacky about aftermarket tuners. Zebra stripes? Really? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5360039&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed]]> Well into the second century of the automobile, new vehicles can't help but be a portmanteau of earlier designs. Even those that believe they're a new segment. Let’s see some of the recently-revealed Acura ZDX’s forefathers. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5339324&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6: The Most Powerful Hybrid Ever]]> Combine a twin-turbo V8, twin-electric motors and the strangest form factor on the market and you've got the 480 HP BMW ActiveHybrid X6, the most pointlessly powerful hybrid in history. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5336599&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 M: First Drive]]> Despite the enormous size and weight, the BMW X6 M is just as fast around the Nurburgring as the last BMW M3. But why did BMW's M division build the world's sportiest crossover? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5309571&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 M Paces Laguna Seca MotoGP Race]]> BMW supplied one of its new X6 M's for the MotoGP race at Leguna Seca over the weekend, further attempting to brand the segment-blurring tire-shredding-crossover-wagon-hatchback as a racy option for the confused and monied. So how'd it perform? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5308344&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[20 Most Expensive Cars To Insure For 2009]]> A cost many forget when buying a new car is that with different cars come different insurance prices. Want to know why? We'll show you with this list of the 20 most expensive cars to insure for 2009. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5280414&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 Emergency Response Truck Is No Ambulance]]> People who call this BMW X6 xDrive50i an ambulance and complain about the lack of space are mistaken. It's a "notarzt" car, which Ze Germans created to save lives before ze ambulance arrives. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5252597&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hartge BMW X6 Does Diesel Performance, Horrific Body Kit]]> Hartge has taken the wraps off its tuned BMW X6, and the 3.0-liter twin turbocharged I6 diesel bumped up to a monstrous 328HP and 498 lb-ft of torque. Unfortunately, they also did a body kit. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5214901&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 M: Popping The Top On The Mighty 555 HP Engine]]> No one was guarding the BMW X6 M this morning, so we hopped the barrier and snagged shots of its twin-turbo V8. That and the 180 MPH speedometer... in a 5,247 Lb SUV. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5205099&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Acura Coupe Crossover Concept Teased]]> Acura just released one teaser shot if this X6-esque coupe-like crossover vehicle, bound for the New York Auto Show. Thankfully, someone noticed the other photos they left hidden in their source code. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5170817&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lumma Design BMW CLR X 650 GT: Why Or Why Not?]]> Take the oddly-shaped segment-bending BMW X6, add a bunch of carbon fiber doo-dads, lower it over deep-dish wheels and name it after a Mercedes-Benz racer. The result? The Lumma Design BMW CLR X 650 GT. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5160500&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 M Teased In Sneak Preview Video]]> It looks like BMW’s M division is doing something it said it never would: building an SUV. The BMW X6 M will use tuned versions of the X6’s 400 HP V8 and torque vectoring differentials. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5123827&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Best Cars For A Fall Weekend Trip]]> Fall's crisp winds, wet roads and bright foliage are here. But just because it's no longer summer doesn't mean you can't enjoy a weekend driving trip. Just as the leaves change so do the driving conditions, meaning it's time to trade in that soft-top convertible for something a little better suited to the autumn climate. Below is our list of ten vehicles and ten trips for a perfect fall weekend. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5058808&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Times Of India Thinks BMW CRAPS Is For Real]]> If you remember back on April 1st of this year, that hallowed day of sight gags and outright lies known as April Fools' Day, we ran a piece about BMW's war on dog pee. Yes, the electrified wheels invented by the UK's Metro and coined the "Canine Repellent Alloy Protection System" was part of our Ten Best Or Worst April Fools' Day Automotive Gags, but somehow, the Times of India picked it up as a real story. The CRAPS system was real enough to shock our fictional Rex's doggie bag, and real enough to prompt TOI to get a secondary quote from an animal advocacy group. Hey Times, did you guys know 'gullible' isn't in the dictionary? (Mike the Dog gets a tip of the hat) [Times Of India, HERE if it disappears] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041433&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Possible BMW X5M, X6M Prototypes Spotted In Spartanburg]]> Some are suggesting that the BMW X5 and X6 prototypes you see here will wear the sacred "M" badge when they reach production. The rules used to state that all BMW "M" cars must be naturally aspirated and rear-wheel-drive. But with rumors of turbochargers being bolted to future M-models, and now the prospect of these soft-roaders, presumably with power being sent to all four wheels, it looks like the rules laid down by the founding fathers are being shredded a-la the US constitution. But are we really seeing what we think we're seeing here? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5041317&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[AC Schnitzer BMW X6 Proves You Can Make The X6 Look Worse]]> The tuners and tunettes at AC Schnitzer have turned their wrenches toward the 2009 BMW X6, BMW's unique Sports Activity Coupe. When we reviewed the Bimmer, making it look stranger with visual tweaks wasn't high on the list of things we were hoping someone would change. That didn't seem to deter AC Schnitzer, who added a new nose with a lower skirt, along with repositioned intakes and a revised rear diffuser. Lest you think it's all weird show and no go, the company is also tweaking the diesel engines with a new motor control unit, resulting in an unknown amount of horsepower through the Schnitzer's dual-flow exhaust system. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399360&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Repent! The Future Of Crossovers Is At Hand, End Times Draw Ever Closer]]> We have seen the future of Sport-Coupe-Utility-Crossover-Vehicles, and it is not pretty. Do not shield your eyes. Look at it! Surely the future of segment-bending crossovers will result in abominations such as this. As the vulgarity burns into your retinas, let it be a lesson to all of us. This thing is here to warn us of the automotive apocalypse. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398315&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Big-Assed 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid Spotted In Death Valley, No Spotted Owls In Sight]]> Now we don't know for sure if the lack of spotted owls in these photos is the direct result of engineers blasting the A/C in their 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, but we're going to go out on a limb and say that it is. Expect a rapid decline in spotted owl population levels in LA, New York and other major cities where people like to pay lip service to being green as a fashion statement when the big-ass SUV hybrid rolls out. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397769&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6, Part Three]]> Why you should buy this car: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377263&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6, Part Two]]> Exterior Design: ***
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=376828&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 BMW X6, Part One]]> The 2009 BMW X6 isn't great on a racetrack. This thought occurs during my third lap when I realize — the throttle wide open, exiting a corner at 100mph — this may not be the best sports car out there. My next thought is "But this is a 4,993lbs SUV." And that's the point where you realize what we have here is something entirely new.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=376456&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Seven New Cars We Wish Were April Fools' Day Jokes]]> [UPDATE: Also check out our top ten list of the best...or was it the worst...April Fools' Day automotive gags.] Occasionally, an automaker likes to have a little fun on April Fools' Day by announcing a car so ridiculous it couldn't possibly be real. Unfortunately, what happens more often than not is that an automaker will announce a car so ridiculous that it couldn't possible be real... and it is. Some are poorly-styled and ill-conceived, while others seem to fill no foreseeable niche other than a need to show they're doing something, anything. Below is our list of new cars that are punch lines to jokes no one ever told (i.e. the least dragon-able new cars). [UPDATE: We've added a poll so you can proclaim the most foolish car of them all] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=374658&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW Naming Changeup]]> Because the current alpha-numeric soup is too confusing, BMW is reportedly going to be changing up their name game. But don't get too excited just yet. No, BMW will not be giving their cars real names; the 135i will not be renamed the 'BMW Dual Thruster DeLuxe Junior' and the X5 will not be renamed the 'BMW Fire Turd Momma.' Apparently what BMW thinks we all need is a bit more alpha-numeric confusion. At this point, we would like to explain to you exactly how BMW will be changing things— but we can't make any sense of the explanation. Here's what we've heard: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=361984&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 Pricing Makes Tall Wagon A Tall Order Starting At $52,000]]> The bimmerphiles over at the BMW Blog seem to have gotten their grubby mitts on base and option pricing for the new 2009 BMW X6 and from our read of things, it can get darn spendy. The X6 comes in two flavors as you know, xDrive 35i and xDrive 50i, and they're base pricing starts off at $52,000 and $63,000 respectively. Things get fun when you start adding in options. From our read on things, if you option the xDrive 35i with the Sport Package, Cold Weather, Rear Climate, Premium Sound, Active Ventilated Seats, and Technology packages, as well as tick off some options we assume won't be bundled in those packages, you may be able to get that sticker up north of $70,000. As far as the xDrive 50i goes...
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=361278&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Make Way For a BMW X6 Parade]]> Boy, put up one set of pics from somebody and they automatically think you want some more. The grocery store BMW X6 wasn't enough fame for David W, now he's sent us pics of the a whole gaggle of them outside the BMW factory. Why they're being led by a Z4 is anyones guess, perhaps they're practicing following a pace car for all the races they'll be in. Maybe it's a dealer ride and drive, validation of one of BMW's 74 types of precision, who knows, but they sure seem to be running them all over the place. In attendance you'll see what looks like the zippy 5.0 liter V8 model lurking around near the gate too. Mmmm, speedy grocery getter. x6parade More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=352434&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 BMW X6 Caught In Natural Habitat]]> Reader David W. captured some very nice shots of the recently unveiled 2009 BMW X6 in what we can only assume is its native environment - a grocery store parking lot. Is it bad we're already making fun of BMW's latest and greatest market blurring offering? Sure it's destined for innumerable trips to the salon and the Coach boutique at the hands of trophy wives everywhere, but shouldn't we give it at least a moment to shine? The tall car/sleek suvvie is still wearing its manufacturer plates, so don't get your designer hand bags out and run to get your own copy just yet. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=352318&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild]]> One of our attentive readers happened to spot what looks to be one of the first (if not the first) production versions of the 2009 BMW X6, specifically an xDrive35i model. Since this car isn't on sale until after March, the most likely place you'd find one running around on the streets is in upstate South Carolina, the base of BMW's manufacturing operations. This is the first we've seen an X6 in black and, we must say, it's a good look for the "Sports Activity Coupe." The full report on how this X6 was gotten below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349484&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Leaked BMW Competitive Analysis Gives Peek at Diesel Options]]> Something fishy just leaked onto the Bimmer-centric site edBMW. It's a supposedly leaked document that compares the freshly unveiled BMW X6, Porsche Cayenne, and Range Rover Sport head to head, oh yeah, and also provides info on two diesel variants. The comparo makes it look like the new X6 is a gift from the acceleration gods, dutifully spanking both competitors (which strangely do not include the Audi Q7) in both acceleration and fuel consumption. We'll take that with a grain of salt and wait for independent testing first. It's that part about two different diesels that's interesting though. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=347246&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit Auto Show: EyesOn Design Winners Announced]]> The Detroit Auto Show opened up with the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, which was questionably awarded to the Chevy Malibu and the Mazda CX-9. Today the EyesOn Design awards presented four awards for design excellence and at least three of the four winners made sense. The award for the best production car went to the Cadillac CTS-V, which is very deserving. Also deserving is the BMW X6, which won the best production truck. The best concept car went to the Cadillac CTS Coupe. The oddity was the best concept truck, which went to the Chrysler ecoVoyager. Calling the ecoVoyager a truck is like calling a dragon a virgin. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=345107&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Detroit Auto Show: BMW X6 for Production Revealed]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=344267&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6, in Production, in Action, on Video and Coming to the Detroit Auto Show?]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=334378&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 BMW X6: Brighter, Not Just Whiter!]]> And speaking of the 2009 BMW X6 — in addition to what we're told is the "BMW V5" we've also got some shots of what does appear to be the X6, courtesy of our friendly neighborhood tipster James. The enterprising photog caught these shots of the new big-rear-end crossover sedan on southbound I-75 just before the I-640 interchange. Full spy report from James after the jump. In the meantime we'll just add these shots to our ever-expanding gallery of X6 photos caught round town. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=326243&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW X6 Spotted On PCH]]> We just got the following shots in from Jalopnik reader zedmanauk:
My family and I were driving back from Malibu on PCH (Pacific Coast Highway 1) on Saturday (before the fires started) when I noticed a lightly masked BMW X6 on the road in front of us. The manufacturer badges and portions of the lights were covered. My wife took these pics. Because it was twilight and both our car and the X6 were moving, the quality is poor, but it may be interesting anyway.
Oh, they most certainly are. They most certainly are. More »
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