BMW X5 M and X6 M (2015) unveiled - CAR Magazine
The new BMW X5 M and X6 M will be shown at the Los Angeles motor show in November 2014, showing there’s life yet in the super-sporty SUV sector. Both models arrive in British BMW showrooms in April 2015, priced from £90,170 for the X5 M and £93,070 for its squash-roofed sister. BMW X5 M and X6 M spec Both models feature a 4. 4-litre twin-turbo V8, essentially the same motor that drives the M5 super-saloon. It sends drive to all four wheels through BMW’s M Steptronic eight-speed auto ‘box. Here the key outputs are 567bhp and 553lb ft - making this pair the most powerful BMW 4x4s ever. Top speed is limited to 155mph, although this dirty duo would surely head nearer 190mph if the limiters were removed (brick aerodynamics notwithstanding). Other key stats released today by BMW include a 4. 2sec 0-62mph sprint and the rather more useful figure of 25. 4mpg combined economy and a rather profligate 258g/km CO2 rating. While BMW has yet to release a laptime, it says high-speed testing at the Nordschleife ensures the X5 M and X6 M twins can cope with lateral cornering forces of 1. 2g - more than enough to make little Freya very sick in the back seats on the... Source: www.carmagazine.co.uk
