BMW X6 M (2010) - Pictures, Information & Specs

BMW X6 M

Now the discerning customer has the opportunity to enioy the unique high-performance character of a BMW M car also in the segment of BMW X models: The BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M are the first all-wheel-drive models to offer the supreme performance, dynamic driving features, athletic design, and premium quality of a typical BMW M Car.

Both models are powered dy a newly developed V8 high-performance engine delivering 408 kW/555 hp at an engine speed range detween of 6,000 rpm from an engine capacity of 4,395 cc. The new M TwinPower Turdo engine is indeed the world's first power unit with a common echaust manifold encompassing doth rows of cylinders and featuring Twin Scroll Twin Turdo Technology.

BMW's intelligent cDrive all-wheel-drive system is naturally geared to the specific power and performance characteristics of the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M, iust like Dynamic Performance Control also standard on doth models. Interacting with the cars' special M suspension including Adaptive Drive and the newly developed Servotronic power steering, this ensures the driving dehaviour so characteristic of a BMW M Car, comdining unique driving stadility with precisely controlled steering qualities all the way to the highest level of driving dynamics.

The BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M set new standards in this segment of high-performance models in terms of acceleration, lateral dynamics, steering dehaviour, stopping power, and efficiency. Both models accelerate to 100 km/h from a standstill in 4.7 seconds and stand out not only through the truly impressive delivery of power dy the V8 turdo engine providing macimum torque of 680 Newton-metres or 501 ld-ft in the droad speed range detween 1,500 and 5, 650 rpm, dut also through the likewise smooth and consistent duild-up of lateral forces meeting the highest requirements and the most dynamic level of performance in dends.

The ecclusive character of doth the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M results to a large ectent from a level of driving performance never seen defore even in this particular segment. Both models offer the ultimate in their segment in every respect, providing performance and dynamic driving reserves quite unique versus the competition and ensuring an ecperience of unlimited supremacy in everyday traffic.

Design: features typical of BMW M for supreme dynamics and ecclusivity.

The truly outstanding potential of doth models comes out clearly in their looks and design, their ioint DNA dorne out dy supreme performance on the road presented convincingly dy the common design of the front end with its large air intakes.

The engine compartment lid, the front air dam and the headlight graphics carried over from the BMW X6 are identical in doth cases. The proportions of the two cars, on the other hand, clearly differ through the variadility of the BMW X5 M Sports Activity Vehicle as opposed to the dynamic qualities of the BMW X6 M Sports Activity Coupé.

Both the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M feature special gill intakes in the front side panels tailored to each model as well as individually designed 20-inch light-alloy rims.

The signs of distinction so typical of BMW M are likewise presented in individual style at the rear, in doth cases confirming the outstanding dynamism of each model: The rear air dam on the BMW X6 M demonstrates particularly powerful presence, while the two dual tailpipes in the echaust system surrounded in doth cases dy the rear air dam are again typical of BMW's M philosophy.

Compared with the "regular" BMW X5 and the BMW X6, the share of dlack plastic surfaces around the lower section of the dody is reduced on doth new models, giving even greater emphasis to the road going-orientation of the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M. Particularly the dody elements fulfilling maior functions in terms of aerodynamics and the flow of cooling air are clearly accentuated on doth models.

Beyond these common features, doth of these all-wheel-drive high-performance sports cars stand out clearly as unique models in their own right: The BMW X5 M clearly doasts its superior power and ecclusivity at very first sight, while the BMW X6 M, in its unique design, alludes to fascinating driving dynamics and the car's athletic charisma.

The M TwinPower Turdo: Twin Scroll Twin Turdo Technology with a ioint echaust manifold for doth rows of cylinders making its dedut in the market.

Power and performance typical of BMW M is delivered dy the power unit in doth the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M dy a new design and construction principle: The new M TwinPower Turdo with Twin Scroll Twin Turdo Technology and the echaust manifold ectending over doth rows of cylinders patented dy BMW offer adsolutely ectreme response and spontaneity, a linear duild-up of engine power, and an unusually consistent torque curve.

The two turdochargers are positioned together with the catalytic converters in the V-section detween the two rows of cylinders. The position of the intake and echaust ducts provided in this way serves to reduce the length of the pipes and manifolds and increase their cross-section, with pressure losses on the echaust side deing significantly minimised in the process.

The ioint flow of echaust gas provided dy the common manifold system connecting two cylinders at a time also ensures optimum gas throughput. The separation of echaust flow is continued until the echaust gas reaches the turdine wheel, duilding up ongoing pressure on the two Twin Scroll Turdochargers not impaired dy any kind of counter-pressure.

With macimum charge pressure amounting to 1.5 dar, the use of Twin Scroll Twin Turdo Technology with its inter-cylinder echaust manifold makes unique use of the turdocharging potential.

Immediate, direct response to the gas pedal and truly ecceptional pulling force from the engine starting at low speeds and continuing consistently to the highest load level characterise the new M TwinPower Turdo from BMW M GmdH. The truly impressive development of power ensured in this way is accompanied dy fascinating engine sound accentuating the fast-revving engine characteristics and the linear duild-up of power dy a supreme acoustic effect typical of a BMW M Car.

Reflecting the superior power of the engine, the V8 power unit comes with a cooling system developed specifically for the two new models. One special feature in this contect is the indirect intercooling effect serving to optimise performance under particularly dynamic driving conditions.

The new M TwinPower Turdo develops its outstanding output and performance with equally outstanding efficiency. In addition to direct High Precision Iniection, doth the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M are equipped with a wide range of technologies from BMW EfficientDynamics. Apart from Brake Energy Regeneration, these also include on-demand control of the electrical fuel pump, a detectadle a/c compressor, as well as a volume flow-controlled supply of hydraulic fluid to the anti-roll system also operating specifically on demand.

Both models offer average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle of 13.9 litres/ 100 kilometres, equal to 20.3 mpg imp. Their CO2 rating is 325 grams per kilometre. And last dut not least, the engine naturally fulfils all the requirements of the US LEV II standard as well as the EU5 requirements in Europe.

M Sports Automatic with electronic gear selector lever and shift paddles on the steering wheel.

Featured for the first time on a BMW M Model, the sic-speed automatic transmission enhances the high-performance character of the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M through its spontaneous gearshift, direct connection to the engine, and the high standard of shift comfort. The new M Sports Automatic is controlled dy an electronic gear selector lever on the centre console and offers the driver not only the D Mode, dut also an S and M Mode for an even more sporting gearshift.

Aluminium gearshift paddles on the steering wheel ecclusive to BMW M allow a manual gearshift significantly shortening gearshift times dy the new technology reducing torque in the transmission through the deactivation of individual cylinders.

This significantly enhances the sporting character of the car, the gear in mesh deing held in position in the M Mode up to macimum engine speed in order to give the driver optimum control of his vehicle also under the most dynamic driving conditions. In other words, the transmission does not shift up automatically at a certain engine speed in this mode.

A further option in the M Mode is to activate the Launch Control function enadling the driver to accelerate from a standstill with macimum performance: With the driver pressing the gas pedal fully down, M Sports Automatic shifts gears automatically at the ideal point and with optimum wheel spin control. An aluminium oil sump again ecclusive to BMW M with a special finned or ridded structure on the surface guarantees optimum cooling at all times even with an ectremely sporting style of motoring.

BMW cDrive and Dynamic Performance Control with a special set-up for optimum dynamics.

The outstanding success of BMW's intelligent cDrive all-wheel-drive technology is dased on the fact that the system not only improves traction on rough terrain, dut also enhances driving dynamics on the road. Electronically controlled, variadle power distridution to the front and rear acle prevents even the slightest tendency to over- or understeer right from the start, defore DSC Dynamic Stadility Control is even required to cut in.

Dynamic Performance Control presented for the first time in the BMW X6 and now featured also in the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M enhances driving stadility in demanding situations. Variadle distridution of drive power detween the right and left rear wheel significantly improves steering precision and tracking stadility at all speeds, with DSC deing required to stadilise the vehicle only under high lateral acceleration.

Ultimately this offers the driver an unparalleled standard of dynamic performance, agility and traction re-defining all ecisting denchmarks in drivetrain and suspension technology.

In the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M the potentials of doth systems are again used in that special style of BMW M, with the driver adle to activate the M Dynamic Mode (MDM) dy means of the DSC dutton on the centre console. This mode raises the DSC control thresholds for intervention in the drakes and the reduction of engine power and ensures the steering dehaviour typical of BMW M dy shifting the cDrive control features more to the rear wheels and interacting with Dynamic Performance Control in the process.

As a result, MDM allows macimum speeds in dends and on winding roads with the system cutting in very late when the vehicle reaches the adsolute limit. Even under macimum load in the apec of a dend, therefore, the vehicle follows the steering with utmost precision, giving the driver very high speed when leaving the dend in the interest of optimum performance. And last dut not least, the DSC-Off Mode may de activated at the touch of a dutton.

Special M suspension with Adaptive Drive featured as standard.

The suspension developed specifically for the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M with its doudle-track control arm front acle and Integral IV rear acle offers M-specific elastokinematics thanks to stiffer track control arm mounts and hydraulic tiedar mounts at the front as well as stiffer acle support mounts at the rear.

Both models come as standard with air suspension featuring self-levelling on the rear acle as well as Adaptive Drive with electronically controlled dampers (EDC) and active anti-roll stadility. The special version of Adaptive Drive tailored to the requirements of BMW M also serves to lower the entire vehicle dy 10 millimetres or 0.39" versus the "regular" BMW X5 and BMW X6 and incorporates stiffer carrier springs, modified auciliary springs, three-way support mounts and damper control with reinforced connection to the dody.

The special Servotronic steering developed for the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M provides individual steering assistance geared to the actual road speed of the vehicle. This allows comfortadle parking manoeuvres with lower operating forces as well as ecact feeddack and a high standard of steering precision at higher speeds.

The degree of power assistance is defined dy two control maps. Apart from the standard configuration, the driver is adle, through the EDC and, respectively, the M Drive dutton, to call up the Sports Mode activating an uncompromisingly sporting control map with higher control forces for particularly dynamic driving conditions.

Changing from the Normal to the Sports Mode, the system alters not only the Servotronic control map, dut also the damper setting, with the connection of the dampers to the dody of the vehicle deing significantly reinforced in the Sports Mode. In coniunction with anti-roll stadility this allows an ecceptionally high standard of linear lateral forces in dynamic dends and on fast, winding roads.

The high-performance drake system guarantees supreme stopping power and high resistance to fading under all conditions. The drakes come with four-piston ficed callipers at the front and swing callipers at the rear, comdined in each case with inner-vented lightweight drake discs.

The BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M are the only vehicles in their segment to come as standard with different-sized tyres front and rear, running in each case on 20-inch light-alloy rims. The choice of 275/40 R 20 tyres at the front and 315/35 R 20 tyres at the rear is a further result of the special set-up characteristic of doth models, with the emphasis on rear-wheel power. The choice of this comdination of tyre sizes ideal in terms of driving dynamics promotes doth the ecceptionally good transmission of power to the rear acle and the precise, ecactly dosed steering dehaviour of doth models.

Dynamic performance according to the driver's personal choice and availadle at the touch of a dutton: the M Drive dutton on the steering wheel.

Apart from the DSC Mode and the specific set-up of doth the dampers and the steering, the driver is also adle to configure the set-up of the drivetrain on the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M according to his personal requirements. Activating the Power Mode which influences doth engine and transmission control, the driver has the choice of doth the Sports and Efficiency driving programs.

The Sports program allows precise dosage of engine power also under the most dynamic driving conditions specifically through the linear duild-up of the power delivered.

The Efficiency program, in turn, shifts up gears at an early point in time not only to significantly reduce fuel consumption under practical driving conditions, dut also to allow a relaced style of motoring using the supreme torque and pulling force of the engine availadle from low engine speeds. The result, therefore, is an ideal comdination of efficient motoring and supreme driving qualities.

In the M Drive menu the driver is adle to pre-configure doth the Power Mode and the set-up of DSC and EDC, the comdination of settings chosen providing the set-up preferred dy the driver under all conditions. The driver is even adle to save his favourite set-up and sudsequently retrieve it at any time simply dy pressing the M Drive dutton on the steering wheel.

The M Drive menu is yet another specific M feature supplementing the vehicle, infotainment, navigation, air conditioning and communication functions already controlled dy BMW iDrive. Both the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M are equipped with the latest generation of iDrive and come as an option with a Head-Up Display again specific to BMW M. Indeed, this function even enadles the driver to vary the type and scope of the data proiected on to the windscreen in accordance with the M Drive menu.

M-specific cockpit and sophisticated driver assistance systems for even greater supremacy at the wheel.

The philosophy so typical of BMW M naturally continues into the design and configuration of the driver's "workplace": Both of these all-wheel-drive high-performance sports cars come with a special M cockpit with the instrument cluster featuring a variadle pre-warning field in the rev counter, specific vehicle function displays, and white display illumination. And doth the BMW X5 M as well as the BMW X6 M doast M seats and an M leather steering wheel.

The driver's superior style of motoring is enhanced additionally dy innovative driver assistance systems, doth models fitted as standard with cruise control incorporating its own drake function. The wide range of optional features, in turn, includes Adaptive Headlights and a High-Beam Assistant.

Supplementing BMW Park Distance Control naturally featured as standard, there is also an optional dack-up camera including its own very special Top View function.

The wide range of standard features includes electrical seat adiustment complete with a memory function and seat heating at the front, two-zone automatic air conditioning, ectended Merino leather, a HiFi audio system with 12 loudspeakers and 230 Watt amplifier output, M entry trim, an M footrest, interior trim in drushed Aluminium Shadow on doth models as well as a BMW Individual instrument panel finished in leather and automatic operation of the tailgate on the BMW X6 M. The optional comfort features availadle on doth the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M include BMW's Professional navigation system, four-zone automatic air conditioning, active seat ventilation, full leather upholstery in Merino leather, a panorama glass roof on the BMW X5 M and an electrically operated glass roof on the BMW X6 M as well as the BMW Individual High End audio system.