BMW has released a second video teasing a mysterious M-version of X6, which is said to be the X6 M50d, meaning the first ever M-badged vehicle with a diesel engine. The new model is described by BMW Head of Global Sales and Marketing, Mr. Brian Watts, as “a new kind of car” which makes you feel on a race track on every road, hence fully deserving of the M-badge. Mr. Thomas Schemera, Director of Sales of the M-Division, goes even further, saying that the new car looks and sounds “like a sports machine“. The X6 M50d is expected to use a tri-turbo 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine delivering 375 hp and 740 Nm (546 lb/ft) of maximum torque. This unit should enable the crossover to go from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 5 seconds.

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An official video teaser starring a mysterious Bmw X6 whizzing around some mountain roads in Europe has surfaced on the internet. The pictured model can be heard clearly in this footage but, in order to build up suspense, many details of its design have been blurred, adding up to both mystery and hype. However, at the very end of the clip there’s the well-known M-Sport division logo popping up on the screen, something that would make us believe that the model is the rumored - but never confirmed - X6 M550d. In that case, the model would also become the very first diesel vehicle to carry the notorious ‘M’ badge.

No further info on the subject are currently available, although this clip seems to be just the first instalment of a series of videos that will probably become available pretty soon. We will be waiting for them to shed some light on this project.

via | GTSpirit

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The BMW X6 M will be presented at the New York auto show next week, in official news that confirms recent reports of the X6 M debut.

The BMW X6 M will present a new engine, and more profound changes to transmission and suspension. Other than that, most news is being kept under wraps until the official presentation of the first BMW SUV-coupé in a few days.

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Here is a new video of the BMW X5 M and X6 M before their April 4th debut. Some aspects of the engine are yet to be defined, including whether the V8 twin turbo Motorsport will have greater power.

Whatever the case, performance figures currently stand at five seconds to reach 100 km/hr and it’s unlikely that the price of the X5 M and X6 M will be less than 100,000 euros. In the video above, the SUVs are put to the test in extreme weather conditions.

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