IMHO BMW should build a Diesel rally-type CUV (like the Hellion concept) for around $ 25,000 instead of making pricey luxury mini-SUV’s that never leave the pavement.

1c3d0g: Interesting.

This vehicle has some very similiar design cues of the late 80’s AMC Eage Stationwagon. It, too, looked just like someone took the body off a sedan, raised the suspension 6 inches and put the sedan body back on. Not so sure about this one…

X6 (E71) will debut at NAIAS 2008. Still not sure whether it will be a production version, or pre-production concept (ala Concept M5, BMW Z4 Coupe Concept, upcoming Concept M3). And will hit the showrooms soon after that.

There is also E72 X6 Hybrid in the works – the first BMW Hybrid. But it will come sometimes later during X6 life cycle, not at its launch.

Also US market complaint diesel engine will be presented in 2008 (3.0L variable twin turbo), as well as new F01 7er, M3 cabrio, 3er sedan & touring facelift & M3 versions, 2er coupe. 2007 debuts: 1er 3dr + 5dr facelift, 5er facelift, M3 coupe, 6er facelift, and 2er cabrio.

What a hieous looking beast. Leave it to the Germans to over style something to hide engineering deficiency. Look at the new Saturn Vue and then come back and you’ll see what I am talking about.

Btw, the pic above is not X6, but a photoshop of 2001 Infiniti FX coupe:

http://www.edmunds.com/media/2001/naias/Infiniti.Fx45concept.r3-4.350.jpg

Soooooooo BMW is going to take on the infiniti fx & the benz R with one car??? That isnt possible! Those 2 are galxies apart!

—–>Saud does have a good point, that’s the first thing i thought about when i got thru reading the article……….

——>and TINE IS EXACTLY RIGHT, that IS a photoshop of the 2001 Infiniti FX Coupe Concept, they’re almost identical. So in other words, the production version could end up waaay different from the pic shown…….

Geez…..more and more crap cars are coming!

don’t like the 1er rear end…don’t like at all

GMnumberone4ever…Idiot strikes again. Your precious Saturn Vue was not designed by GM, its Opel. And overstyle? Your kidding rite? GM is the KING of overstyle and pontiac is its queen. Come back w/ something interesting.

WTF is in the water at BMW? They are now definitely ahead of Chrysler in the “Who can build the ugliest car category?”

Tine, you are exactly right! The production version of this car is not going to look like the pic at the top in any way then. Well spotted Tine!

I can’t figure this model out. I am just assuming BMW knows what they are doing.

Oh and Xeroblue, if you’re going to argue with GMnumberone4ever, at least win. Opel is GM idiot.

what’s the diff between an X3 and X6

I like the x6 idea but it needs to look meaner than that illustration in the article. Lets hope its aggressive.

one question…..why?

photo shop or design studio graphic, this thing is cartoonish as just about anything on 4 wheels has ever been. IMHO

Saud is exactly correct.. no matter whether the X6 is truly a crossover, 4-door coupe, or whatever, there is no way it could target the Infiniti FX AND the Mercedes R-class simultaneously. The FX is a tightly-packaged 4-seater at best with minimal cargo space and a sporty driving position, while the R-class seats 6 or 7 and is akin to mom’s Country Squire in cargo room and driving position! And neither of them is a coupe by any means. So it seems that nobody really knows WHAT the X6 will be or what it will target.

WTF?

nonsense. (the car)

i dont know what bmw wants the x6 to be but this is damn ugly. this puts the r class and infiniti as styling champions. i do like bmw even though ill always like mb better but wtf is bmw doing. audis look way better. bmw needs to find the right balance between overstyled and understated.

It looks like a 4-door 4×4 version of the 6-Series.

I still dont understand why BMW puts them into the 4×4 market… have you ever been in an X5 off-road? everything apon anything gets it stuck… and mercedes ML classes arent anything special, atleast you can forge ahead with alot less problems you experince with a BMW 4×4.