It's quite easy to blame BMW for the proliferation of genre-defying vehicles we've seen lately. Over the past few years we've gotten the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe (a four-door sedan), the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo (a hatchback), and the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (a compact minivan). But there's perhaps no segment-buster more infuriating to enthusiasts than the BMW X6 "Sport Activity Coupe." Never mind that AMC essentially built the same vehicle back in the '80s -- the X6 eschews the inherent practicality of the SUV's two-box design for a slopping roofline and sporty pretensions. But after driving the new 2015 BMW X6 outside of its Spartanburg factory, I'm not sure enthusiasts have much to get angry about.
Essentially a heavily refreshed version of the old model, the 2015 BMW X6 is designed to offer more of the same for the 250,000 buyers worldwide the model line has found over the past seven years. Outside, the fastback SUV gets the latest evolution of BMW's design language, which somehow completes the impossible task of making the X6 more garish than before. The bigger and bolder new X-inspired nose helps make the new X6 more aerodynamic than before with its coefficient of drag dropping from 0.34 to 0.32 cd, thanks to BMW's Air Breather and Air Curtain technology, which help to route clean air down the sides of the X6 to make it easier for the big bruiser to cut through the air. Other visual changes include an extended rear greenhouse that gives the X6 a more dynamic look than before while giving the rear seats enough room for full-size adults, and a lower, more aggressive rear decklid.
The sheetmetal styling isn't the only thing X6 owners will immediately find familiar on the 2015 X6, as the powerplants carry over with little change as well. Driving the base X6 is BMW's familiar 3.0-liter turbocharged I-6 producing 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque, mated to a ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic. For the first time ever on an X6, the base engine will be available in either rear (sDrive, in BMW-speak) or all-wheel drive (xDrive) forms. While those sixxers are all well and good, it’s easiest to get excited about the X6's V-8. The twin-turbo, 4.4-liter V-8 carries over from the previous generation but gets a 45 hp and 30 lb-ft bump in power, bringing its output to 445 hp and 480 lb-ft of torque. For our international readers, Europe also gets two diesel versions of the X6: a 3.0-liter turbodiesel I-6 making 255 hp and 413 lb-ft in the X6 xDrive35d, and a 3.0-liter tri-turbodiesel inline-six making 381 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque in the X6 M50d. The former diesel we'll get here in the U.S. within a year or two; the latter we sadly won't. As X6 project head Anton Landinger told us over dinner, if you want that rad tri-turbodiesel X6 here in the States, you'd better start writing some letters.
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