Alsa Automotive Engineering, established in Abu Dhabi, has tuned up the BMW X6 M to an imposing 724 PS (533 kW / 714 bhp).
Mohammed Al Sayegh who is the company’s CEO, states “the over-700 horsepower figure was obtained with no modification to the engine’s displacement, unlike the 715 PS (526 kW /705 bhp) X6 M tuned by German outfit Nowack Motors.”
Al Sayegh further reported to the WCF that “[Nowack Motors] have produced that by making the car a 4.8 liter instead of keeping it at its 4.4 liter engine capacity. We are the first and only company to have successfully modified the turbo’s so that the car can run higher boost on stock engine.”
The effect is a raise in horsepower of more than 32%. Torsion is also advanced to an upper limit of 945 Nm (697 ft-lb). The SUV is now able to sprint from 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, and on to 200 km/h in 14.6 seconds total. Alsa Automotive arrogates a 325 km/h (202 mph) top speed.
The cost for the Alsa Automotive Engineering BMW X6 M package starts at 68,000 Arab Emirates Dirham which is equal to €15,086 or $18,514.
Famous BMW tuning professional AC Schnitzer has enforced its expertness to the profit of the BMW X6 M. The flashy coupe SAV has been dealt with to a complete exterior and interior kit, as well as operation-sweetening.
Amongst the listed execution upgrades are the specifying of the Vmax, which means no more 250km/h speed limitation and the insertion of a sports exhaust. Power figures are not accessible but AC Schnitzer says the boost will be obvious.
Exterior fit out includes a front spoiler, design fundamentals for the front skirt, a chromed front grille, a rear roof spoiler and a rear diffuser, a chromed centre bar for bonnet vents. A truly cool characteristic is the elective new AC Schnitzer Bonnet Top made from carbon fibre. It boasts of a bird’s-eye window throughout which the engine can be viewed. Customers can prefer among a variety of wheel and tyre combining boasting 20, 22 or 23-inch wheels.
Inside the X6 M by AC Schnitzer has a retooled tool panel with speedometer directing up to 360km/h, a special steering wheel, white dials, aluminium footrests and velour foot mats on its menu, some red lighting.
BMW has formally revealed their new X6 Active Hybrid. Provided with a 400 hp 4.4-liter double-turbocharged V8 engine and deuce electric synchronic motors having being rated at 91 hp and 86 hp, the X6 Active Hybrid will have a joint highest output of 480 hp and 575 lb-ft of torque. This exceptional gear train changes the X6 Hybrid to speed up from 0-60 mph in 5.4 seconds, before attaining a determined top speed of 130 mph. More significantly, the hybrid provides a 20% enhancement in standard fuel consumption according to EU testing and a CO2 expelling rating of 231 grams per kilometer.
BMW which is the world’s biggest premium car manufacturer is rethinking with regard to its plan to launch its Mini hatchback in India by the end of this year. The launch of this car is already being delayed from 2007.
The Mini will be imported and would be priced around 2 million rupees ($41,000). This was stated by the president of BMW’s India unit, Peter Kronschnabl, to the reporters at the home launching of the BMW X6.
Peter Kronschnabl also added that “Last year we decided to postpone the launch of Mini in India by a year, as we had doubts regarding the viability of the project. We would again take a look at it by the end of the third quarter of the calendar year. ”
The company of late brought up the yearly capacity at its Indian plant to 3,000 units from 1,700 on a solitary shift basis at a cost of $750,000.
Picture shows the face lifted 2010 BMW X5 undergoing final testing.
The present model dates back to 2007, BMW has determined to give the face lifted X5 a more insistent appearance by taking on the X6′s front bumper. Other changes in style are anticipated to include a vaguely tailored rear bumper, minor interior updates, and a possibles witch to LED taillights.
Engine alternatives will mirror that of the present X5, but the fresh twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine with 400 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque will substitute the old 4.8-liter V8 that gives 350 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque. Should probable owners fail to be overwhelmed by a sport-ute that can run from 0-60 mph in nearly six seconds flat, BMW will reveal a new X5 M which will show off a twin-turbo V8 that churls out a grotesque 550 hp.
