20 - 30 Crossovers have been built
 

Factory in Spartanburg just finished 20 - 30 of these guys. They are headed up to the arctic for cold weather testing. From an eye witness, it looks a little wider than expected. Sounds like it's gonna be built for major performance. Engine planned is still slated for ~480HP. This thing's gonna rock.

did they get any pics or is it still disguised? any indications on when it'll be on sale in the US?

You will see more when it enters FEP phase soon. Early 2008 is when it hits the dealers.

Its also little longer than X5. BMW wants to position X6 as a sports coupe and SAV rolled into one, therefore the name Sports Activity Coupe. X5 is positioned more as family hauler/soccer mom vehicle.

My source works for BMW and said the assembly line being used was behind windows which were mostly covered. I sent him the latest photoshop pic (red crossover looking thing) and he said it looks very similar. I don't think they were in final assembly either.

He was jazzed about it, though. Moreso than he was for any recent introductions.

you mean the red one in this post? http://www.xoutpost.com/x6-e72-forum/...o-zeitung.html

Yep.

Hope they didn't use the same oil-separator set up as in the E53 or its going to be a short jaunt in the tundra. :rofl:

Can't wait to see the final product, looks great so far :thumbup:
I wonder what the pricing will look like?

480hp...? What engine? I thought 4.4 bi-turbo is around ~410hp...:confused:

so, looking at thesepics, what does this X6 offer that an M5 doesn't? W/O dimensions, it's hard to know, but it looks like an M5 might have more haul and passenger space?

the X6 is a crossover, so it offeres 4WD and extra ground clearance.

X6 is an AWD coupe with a car-like and more sporty handling than X5. It will also be the first AWD BMW car to get an ///M badge.

Will it get the ///M badge right out of the blocks - given that it's supposed to have 400+ HP to start? Or will they introduce a standard version in the 340 HP range, then follow that with an ///M?

:excited: Power and AWD. If it looks like the pic in the link I think I'll be the X5World X6 Guinea Pig.

my business partner is moving ahead with his Range Rover purchase (company vehicle), so in a few months I'll be looking to 'even up', and replace the Caddy CTS-V. I've been trying to settle between an M5 and X5, but maybe this weird X6 will be worth a look.

The usual routine of regular version followed by M version an year or so later.

So what will the M versio be called? Not M6..

It's really questionable, I've heard opposite no M for AWD bimmers...

X6 M, just like the Z4 M.

MX6 and MX5... Mazda is going to have a hayday.

Not quite like the red one
 

I have seen a pic not photo shopped, looks sorta like the red coupe but it has a
"line" that runs from the headlights to the tail lights on both sides and a much more agressive grille.

Where did you see it? How do you know that's not photoshoped?