"The quickest production SUV we've ever tested. Plus, it can dance." Car&Driver

"But the fact that the X6 M is faster around the Nürburgring Nordschleife than the last-generation M3 pretty much says all you need to know about its overall performance." Car&Driver

ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 268 cu in, 4395cc
Power (SAE net): 555 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 500 lb-ft @ 1500 rpm


TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting


DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 115.5 in Length: 191.0 in Width: 78.5 in Height: 69.4 in Curb weight: 5254 lb


C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.3 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 10.7 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 19.1 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 27.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.8 sec @ 110 mph
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.92 g
Braking, 70–0 mph: 163 ft




QUOTE The X6 M also comes with a launch-control function that will handle the shifts as long as you keep the gas pedal planted to the floor. Hold your foot down for just 4.3 seconds and you'll see 60 miles per hour fly by—and that was achieved without launch control enabled. With launch control, we think a tick or two could easily be shaved off.


QUOTE For reference, the Cayenne Turbo S hits 60 in 4.4 seconds and 100 mph in 10.8. (Does that $35K price difference look even more substantial now?)


http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test

 

eh...not that impressive since a cayenne turbo s is ~500 lbs heavier and has less hp the x6m and the cayenne prob handles better too.

 

impressive, too bad it cost so much $$$

 

i think those numbers are very impressive for a car of that size. it sure has one trick differential.

 

driven most of the CTT and iMO wasn't too impressed. lookn fwd to trying these new M's out.

 

I'm not sure where you got that information but the Cayenne Turbo S weighs 5503 lbs, which is 249 lbs more than the X6 M. And while the X6 might have 5 more hp, the Cayenne has 50 lb-ft of torque more. As for handing, the X6 managed 0.92g on the skidpad, while the Cayenne only did 0.88g. In addition, I'm not sure what the Cayenne Nurburgring time is, but I don't think it's faster than the E46 M3, like the X6, which is a huge achievement for an SUV. It seems that the X6 beats the Cayenne in every performance test except braking, where it only lost by 3ft in the 70–0 mph test (X6 got 163 and Cayenne got 160, althought it is important to note that the Cayenne was fitted with PCCBs and "by the third stop, the distance had stretched to 185"). The performance figures that X6 M has produced are extremely impressive!

I love the Cayenne Turbo S and it is a real beast, but I do think it costs a bit much and this car would be a great alternative for $35k less.

 

Very impressive numbers. I'm still not hot on the looks though. I'd go for the X5M first.

 

X6M SafetyCar, I never seen an suv used as a safety car

 

What a hideous SUV. Even the M version looks ugly.

 

I don't care how fast they make it, still ugly. X6 looks like a pudgy hunchback in real life.

 

In other news, the word "Sin" is elated today as it now has a new partner in the phrase it was so commonly tired of being apart of. Now folks around the nation have a new alternative to express their feelings about something that is visually displeasing. The Phrase "Ugly as Sin" has been replaced by "Ugly as X6"

When interviewed, the word Sin had this to say, "I want to thanks my family, God, and the wonderful designers at BMW. They have now created something worse than the Pontiac Aztek which unfortunately was not popular enough to take my place. Cheers to you BMW, I'm going to Disneyland!"

Cayenne Turbo All The Way.

 

I don't know. Something is still not clicking for me.

 

I like the X5M better

 

I agree !

 

Wow, very impressive numbers... Beats both the M5 & M6 to 60mph too. I'd like to think it's the traction of the AWD that makes it so.

Thanks for sharing!