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BMW X6 Twin-Turbo V8 spotted near Spartanburg

BMWBlog submitted on 7/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:57:05 AM

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Our dear friend David aka Palbay, sent us an email yesterday with the latest photos of a ready-for-production BMW X6 Twin-Turbo V8.

The higher end version of the X6, codenamed xDrive50i, will be released later this year and it will be equipped with a new 400hp 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine.

In a previous article back in January, a confidential BMW document showed a comparison between the xDrive50i, the Porsche Cayenne GTS and Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged. The X6 V8 literally"killed" its competitors in every test, including 0-60 and best MPG.

Here is what David sent us in:

Here are some pic's of a production level TTV8 X6. This is a Vermilion Red ,Non Sport Package, with 19" Style 257 wheels and running boards.This is the base TTV8 X6 setup.Not seen this setup in any of BMW's marketing info.The fact that BMW has released the Plant Mgr's to drive these cars home….means TTV8 X6 production is well underway.

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BMW X6 Twin-Turbo V8 spotted near Spartanburg

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WooHoo! It's the BMW X6-V8-TT-X-drive-i-drive-50i

At least its backside is large enough to fit all that nomenclature.
— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 11:42:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 13

Now that is the funniest thing I've read all day.
— gooch (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 3:25:11 PM | | Votes: 3

^^lol!!
— Talli (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 11:49:49 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

do I like the new naming structure? No. But is "X6 xDrive50i" any longer than "E350 4MATIC" or "A4 2.0T Quattro"? Also no. So many of the German cars have longer names, big deal. I think we'll survive.
— JRobUSC (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 11:54:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8

Touche!
— Threepoint1415926 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 12:11:08 PM | | Votes: 6

If the Euro-style alpha-numeric vehicle designations are getting this long, then i hope that the Americans and Japanese will start to give their cars real names again instead following this trend, too.

I would much rather see a new Acura Legend than an Acura RL 3.5 SH-AWD Type-S; I think Cadillac should bring back real car names, too (maybe just for the American market) I think names like 'Coupe DeVille' , 'Eldorado' , and 'Fleetwood' were much cooler than CTS, DTS, ETC, etc. (get it?)
— pushrod27 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 2:58:14 PM | | Votes: 2

I think there is also something not fluid about "X6 xDrive50i" Would be easier to say if it was along the lines of "X6 5.0i xDrive." Then again, that goes against what BMW wanted with their new xDrive nomenclature, instant recognition that all models come with 4 wheel drive integrated into the model as the name suggests. None of that "Does this come with xDrive?" business.
— Threepoint1415926 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 3:26:17 PM | | Votes: 1

Yeah, Acura going alphanumeric was the worst. How could they just toss cool names like "Legend" and "Integra" (which, like it or not, had built significant recognition)? All the American companies thought it would be cool to do the same thing. Thank God they didn't call the Corvette the C57 or something similarly stupid. What the Mustang have been? F23 or F49? Ferrari might have gotten mad at them.
— gooch (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 3:28:26 PM | | Votes: 1

I agree, it's a bad idea to change from one naming scheme to the other. In the case of BMW or MB, they've had alpha-numeric for their entire existence. Putting in this xdrive50i mumbo jumbo just confuses people. Then someone like Acura comes along and creates a good name like Legend just to toss it to the can, it makes you wonder who should have been fired over that.
— Threepoint1415926 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 5:11:30 PM | | Votes: 1

I agree with you pushrod, bring back the manes and let the europeans keep their alpha numeric, since that is their history, just like De'Vill and Eldorado are names that are historic. The names have a history and a heritage.
— 85bmw745i (View Profile)

Posted on 7/15/2008 4:59:26 AM | | Votes: 1

I sense jealousy by those that can't afford this awesome BMW.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 12:02:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5

"One of the Awful Bimmer"
— HokkaidoWind (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 1:54:36 PM | | Votes: -1

Well, it's not BMW's fault they're full of $h!t :-\
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 2:49:45 PM | | Votes: -1

Who would win if this hideous thing and the hippo (X6's cousin) do a headbutt :)
— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 12:10:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Your constant rantings about hippos,turtles,whales,et al and their mating habits make you sound like the 6 year old moron you are, go to school you mental midget.
— ICON (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 2:08:23 PM | | Votes: 3

First comment is too hilarious. 3rd comment spot on. I'm not too fond of the new nomenclature but hey we always seem to come up with nick names for cars anyway, no one calls the S Class 600 4matic by that, you just say S 600 right? Anyway, i was a little skeptical about the looks of the X6, i saw pics and vids of it, i liked the front but the shape of the rear kinda scared me, till I saw it in person yesterday, and oh boy does it look beautiful. There are just certain designs that won't appear photogenic, and BMW's are for the most part not photogenic, because I believe they are designed 3 dimensional and not per facade as their competitors. I won't attempt to explain myself but Bimmers tend to look much better in person than in pics.
— spiritfilled (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 12:19:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

i agree with the naming issue. BTW the S600 does not come in a 4matic variant. the S550 does though
— charlik05 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 12:34:39 PM | | Votes: 3

I could'nt resist, I know it's no different than Audi or MB. But there's kinda flow easier off the tongue.

When you start putting the letter X all over the place it gets cloudy. X6 Xdrive50i. Why not just the X650i. That way the X denotes it is a BMW SUV, the 650 to show it's relation to the 6 series. Now I'm not sure if it really would be compared that way but I'm just saying. The X3 is the 3 series entry level, the X5 is the 5 series upscale. Now you have the X6. So there's the thought process on that one.

When they introduced the whole xdrive##i platform it really threw me off. Is xdrive the new AWD system, or is it just a name? With MB you know 4matic is AWD, and with Audi you know Quattro is AWD. It's the way it's been for years. So trying to invent something new is not bad, but the approach could reall have been better.

No X650i, then how about X6TTi, or since it has a ridiculous engine with a TT V8, why not just make it the X6M.
— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 12:53:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

It's still ugly, no matter what it is called or how fast it is.
— 09CTSVforMe (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 2:27:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

And you are a virgin who masturbates to BMW spy shots.
— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 7/14/2008 6:31:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

I would take a VW 2.0 TDI because I am a poor idiot and can only afford fwd crap.
— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 7/15/2008 8:45:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

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