Recent Updates

 

05/14/2024 12:00 PM

New-look Kia EV6 boosts range and upgrades tech

 

05/14/2024 12:00 PM

Ineos Grenadier hydrogen prototype first drive

 

05/14/2024 12:00 PM

Stellantis to launch Leapmotor T03 as ultra-affordable EV for Europe

 

05/14/2024 12:00 PM

Seat Leon update brings 62-mile PHEV and upgraded infotainment

 

05/14/2024 12:00 AM

Retro Rides weekender: the joy of old-school motoring

 

05/14/2024 12:00 AM

Ferrari engineering boss: Turbocharged V12 "is not in my mind"

 

05/14/2024 12:00 AM

Mercedes-Benz G-Class electric review

 

05/14/2024 12:00 AM

Mercedes-AMG G63

 

05/14/2024 12:00 AM

Mercedes-Benz G-Class

 

05/13/2024 12:00 PM

Used Volvo XC60 2008-2017 review

<<    190   191   192   193   194   >>

EV, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Solar & more 21st century mobility!

< Prev    of 6689   Next >
BMW X6 M Competition
Saturday, Mar 30, 2024 12:00 AM
bmw x6m review 2024 01 front tracking Munich’s fastest full-size SUV-coupé gets mid-life powertrain and chassis tweaks Super-SUVs such as the BMW X6 M have always been a puzzling concept: big, heavy and tall, yet supposedly also fast, sharp in the corners and fun to drive. For the traditional car enthusiast, they have never really worked.But it seems modern suspension technology is allowing the sports SUV to come of age. Four-wheel steering, active anti-roll bars and air suspension – or in the case of the Ferrari Purosangue, mind-bending spool-valve dampers – all work together to deal with the weight and high centre of gravity of these SUVs to create genuine driver’s cars.The X6 M – and its mechanically identical sibling, the X5 M – have long done without many of those mechanical aids, sticking with steel coil springs and a standard rear axle that doesn’t steer. The only concession are active anti-roll bars.The standard X5 and X6 have just been facelifted, which has brought in mild-hybrid tech, and that even extends to the M versions. However, while there have been a number of chassis optimisations, the BMWs remain quite simple – or quite pure, depending on how you look at it.We have put the refreshed X6 M through the full road test to find out whether that recipe is able to translate M-car sensations to an SUV – and whether it can work on the road as well as the track.The range at a glanceModelsPowerFromxDrive30d294bhp£75,760xDrive40i376bhp£77,535xDrive40d347bhp£80,005M60i xDrive523bhp£95,155X6 M Competition617bhp£131,405The standard BMW X6 is available with two 3.0-litre diesel engines and one petrol – all straight sixes. The M Performance M60i uses a less powerful version of the X6 M’s mild-hybrid V8. Most of these versions are mirrored in the range of the more upright X5 SUV, though it trades the 40i for a 50e plug-in hybrid.
< Prev    of 6689   Next >
Leave a Comment
* Name
* Email (will not be published)
*
Click on me to change image  * Enter verification code (Click on the CAPTCHA to refresh the image!)
* - Reqiured fields