Some amazing photos IMO. A couple of qualifiers here:

These came from another BMW site. I just found them and liked them.

These may be somewhere on this site, but I have only seen one similar photo and no cutaways of the V8. Apologies if they are here, Lemans has posted so much that I may have missed them.

I don't like the X6 design much, but each to his own. I do like engines. This engine is expected to show up in the 5, 6, 7, F10, X5, etc. It foreshadows the direction BMW is heading in, IMO.

I prefer inline 6 engines (and V12s) to V8s, but this is one interesting engine. I especially like the reversing of the intake and exhaust ports, meaning that this engine is only designed to be turbocharged. I hope that there is not too much heat in the valley (which we can't call an intake valley any longer, rather an exhaust valley).

Enjoy

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2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White

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2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver
2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue