SPY PICS: New BMW X6 and X6 M
BMW redesigns its first crossover coupe to take on newer German rivalsThe new BMW X6 has been outed just days after the German luxury brand staged the global launch of the all-new BMW X5 on which it’s based.
Pictured here also in range-topping M form, the new BMW X6 is designed to up the ante against newer style-focussed large SUVs like the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, which is also about to be replaced, and the upcoming Audi Q8 and Porsche Cayenne Coupe.
It will be based on the same CLAR platform that underpins the new G20 BMW 3 Series range, the latest 5 Series and 7 Series sedans, and the X3, X4, X5 and upcoming X7 SUVs alongside which it will be built in the US.
Like those models, that should make it stiffer yet lighter than before, improving dynamics, performance and efficiency.
As these spy shots show, the next BMW X6 won’t diverge much from the current formula in terms of its silhouette or footprint, and the M version will again add a chunkier bodykit, quad exhaust outlets and bigger wheels for a tougher stance.
Inside, technical advances will include the same fully digital instrument display and semi-autonomous driving aids as seen in the new BMW X5.
The latter will also donate its larger 12.3-inch central touch-screen and seventh-generation iDrive infotainment system, which can be operated via touch, voice, gesture, steering wheel buttons or the central rotary dial.
As with the next X5 M, the X6 M will be powered by an upgraded by the twin-turbo 4.4-litre petrol V8 that also powers the M5 super-sedan.
Mainstream variants will score inline six-cylinder turbo petrol and diesel engines – including the beefy new 294kW/760Nm quad-turbo 3.0-litre straight six that powers the X5 M50d.
At the other (entry-level) end of the range should be the X6 30d, powered by a 195kW/620Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel inline six.
Like the new X5 due on sale here in November, the next X6 – which is expected to be rolled out globally next year – will roll on wheel sizes up to 22-inch.
From launch, all new X6 models will drive all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission.
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