Sometimes we journalists scratch on our heads. Like, back in July we ran a story about the BMW CLR X 650 by Lumma Design. But according to our friends at Motor Authority (we actully made friends with them — hi Sid!) Lumma Design is about to release the… CLR X 650. Right, so, I’m confused. [...]
Thar she blows! Kidding. But she does have a hump (just not like a snow hill). Look right on top of the hood. That M3-style power bulge is (presumably) there to house all the extra hybrid components. According to BMWblog the X6 ActiveHybrid will not feature cylinder deactivation. Why’s that? Because BMW engineers feel they [...]
Don’t remember Brabham? Here’s a slice of history for you. The company built open-wheel racers from the ‘60’s through the ‘80’s and ran its own Formula 1 team. The guys pulled down four driver and two manufacturer world championships during their time on the tarmac. What really takes the bad-ass cake is Jack Brabham’s 1966 [...]
Crossovers aren’t really our thing. The half-car/half SUV mutants tend to be about as Fiendish as another failed amalgamation—the spork. Still, there’s something about BMW’s X6 that rubs our motoring spine the right way. The looks are all business with that super-sweet rake to the back glass, and according to these sneaky shots swiped by [...]
You need a subscription to read it, but Automotive News is claiming that BMW is looking to forced induction for it’s next M car, the 2011 M5. Roundel devotees will find this news disheartening, as free-reving buzzsaw rpm NA mills have always been the M Division’s raison d’être. As the old song goes, times they [...]
I’m not being flip with the title. Back in April on the X6 launch myself and Wes Siler (of Hell for Leather fame) were driving companions. After literally drifting the monster around the Michelin wet track, we grabbed some complimentary gasoline. We struck up a conversation with the guy manning the pump — a BMW [...]
You may remember Lumma Design’s X530. At it again, the company has managed to take the creamy-sweetness that is the X6 and smack it with a rousing batch of over the top. It’s one of those cars you can’t stop looking at whether you want to or not. The Sub Lime paint looks like it [...]
We’ve driven both flavors of the X6, the xDrive35i (twin-turbo I6) and the xDrive50i (twin-turbo V8). And we liked the xDrive35i better. The lighter engine provided nearly perfect front to back weight distribution and made the cheaper, less powerful SAC the better car. The head of the X6 project admitted it. However, we have a [...]
We’re generally not fans of SUVs. They’re too slow, too heavy and they handle like a scuba tank on a boat deck. Never mind that their environmental footprint is much larger than a car’s, sport utility vehicle’s enhanced bulk will suck your wallet dry faster than my best stripper metaphor. However, there are a few [...]
