Photo: X-Tomi Design
We know that an M version of the brand new BMW X6 is coming out. The only uncertainty is when it’s going to happen. The latest rumors post such a reveal this year, alongside the new F85 X5 M, most likely in Paris this autumn. However, until we get to revel in the bulky shapes of the official version, we’ll have to go through a bunch of renderings.
The first one comes to us from X-Tomi Design, the same team behind yesterday’s 3-door X6. This time they created a much more aggressive car, taking up hints from the previous model. The front bumper was seriously beefed up with huge air intakes to the sides and the middle
An M badge was added to the kidney grille, while the mirrors gained carbon fibre covers, the side sills were enlarged and the wheels changed to the style 343 model, the one found on the F10 M5.
It’s all looking quite sharp but our guess is that there’s a small chance of the actual car looking like this. Even so, we can already guess what kind of engine and specs the F85 X5 M and F86 X6 M cars will be using.
The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 will most likely keep going on them but only in the revised version, the S63B44T0. That’s because the E70 and E71 models (the predecessors) used the S63B44O0 unit that didn’t have valvetronic and used a smaller turbo boost, rated at 1.3 bar compared to 1.5 in the updated version that was first introduced on the F10 M5.
That means that the newer version has more power (560 HP vs 555 HP) and takes up less fuel than its predecessor. Combined with the expected drop in weight on the F16 compared to the E71, the performance should also record a slight improvement.
The same 7-speed DCT gearbox from other current M cars is expected to be used here but with a new software, replacing the old 6-speed automatic that used to cause plenty of headaches in the past. Therefore, if the previous model was capable of a 4.7 second sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph), the new one could very well be closer to 4.5 seconds or even better.
An M badge was added to the kidney grille, while the mirrors gained carbon fibre covers, the side sills were enlarged and the wheels changed to the style 343 model, the one found on the F10 M5.
It’s all looking quite sharp but our guess is that there’s a small chance of the actual car looking like this. Even so, we can already guess what kind of engine and specs the F85 X5 M and F86 X6 M cars will be using.
The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 will most likely keep going on them but only in the revised version, the S63B44T0. That’s because the E70 and E71 models (the predecessors) used the S63B44O0 unit that didn’t have valvetronic and used a smaller turbo boost, rated at 1.3 bar compared to 1.5 in the updated version that was first introduced on the F10 M5.
That means that the newer version has more power (560 HP vs 555 HP) and takes up less fuel than its predecessor. Combined with the expected drop in weight on the F16 compared to the E71, the performance should also record a slight improvement.
The same 7-speed DCT gearbox from other current M cars is expected to be used here but with a new software, replacing the old 6-speed automatic that used to cause plenty of headaches in the past. Therefore, if the previous model was capable of a 4.7 second sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph), the new one could very well be closer to 4.5 seconds or even better.
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