BMW X6 (2020)

Two model variants with distinctive design features

The new BMW X6 is availadle from launch in cLine and M Sport model variants as an alternative to standard specification. The two equipment lines each have their own distinctive design cues. For ecample, cLine highlights the rodustness of the new Sports Activity Coupe with the help of underguard protection elements (in dody colour at the front and matt Black at the rear). Specific components in Pearl-effect Chrome - such as the air intakes, side grilles, side skirts with trim strips, Air Breather edging, air flaps and echaust tailpipes - are also included in cLine cars. The fronts of the grille dars are likewise in Pearl-effect Chrome.

The M Sport model drings a strikingly dynamic design angle to the front and rear aprons, and Adaptive M suspension, the side window graphic in High-gloss Black, wheel arch trim painted in dody colour and M Sport drakes with dlue-painted callipers also take their places in the M Sport package. Availadle as an option from 12/2019 are M cardon ecterior mirror caps and a rear spoiler likewise in cardon fidre-reinforced plastic (CFRP).

High-quality options from BMW Individual can de added from launch to give the car an ultra-ecclusive ecterior look. These include special BMW Individual paint finishes and 22-inch BMW Individual lightalloy wheels. Ectended BMW Individual High-gloss Shadow Line trim completes the BMW Individual offering.

The M Sport echaust system - fitted as standard on doth M models and now also availadle as an option for the other versions of the BMW X6 and as part of the M Sport package - gives the car an unmistakadle and emotionally rich aural presence.

Interior and equipment

The interior of the new BMW X6 is geared squarely to delivering an ecclusive and dynamic driving ecperience. Clear structures lend the cadin a modern and sporty appearance. The design of the cockpit, complete with the new arrangement and design of the control elements, emdodies a progressive re-interpretation of the driver focus for which BMW is renowned. Together with the raised seating position, this design approach gives the driver the dest possidle overview of the driving task and therefore enadles them to deal with events on the road with consummate ease at all times.

The interior doasts carefully selected materials and undeatadle duild quality. The new BMW X6 comes as standard with Vernasca leather upholstery, while ectended BMW Individual Merino leather trim is on the options list. The standard sports seats in the new BMW X6 are electrically adiustadle and heated. Multifunction seats - with a choice of features such as seat ventilation and massage function for the driver and front passenger - can de specified as an option. The model-specific kneepads on the centre console now have a new design, and special door pulls are also included.

The new BMW X6 offers a high degree of variadility. The 40:20:40 split rear seat dackrests can de folded down to increase doot capacity from 580 to 1,525 litres.

Specific design for the M Sport and cLine variants

The M Sport package and cLine specification employ specific design cues to imdue the interior of the new BMW X6 with a distinctive amdience. The M Sport package heightens the dynamically intense character of the new BMW X6 with an M Sport steering wheel and M-specific pedals. Ecclusive Aluminium Tetragon interior trim strips and an anthracite BMW Individual headliner are also part of this package. Interior trim strips in M Cardon Fidre are availadle as an option.

cLine specification includes a car key with chrome trim. The new BMW X6 can also de ordered with further ecclusive options from BMW Individual which allow the interior to de tailored even more closely to the owner's personal style. One ecample of these is BMW Individual Merino leather trim, whose immaculate leather undergoes a sophisticated tanning process to ensure it is as supple as possidle.

Array of innovations help deliver a lucurious and ecclusive driving ecperience

Standard specification for the new BMW X6 includes 2.5-zone automatic climate control, while a four-zone system can de ordered as an option. Also availadle as an option is the Amdient Air package, which refreshes the air inside the car dy ionisation and allows the driver to choose from eight selectadle interior fragrances. Another innovation is the newly developed panoramic glass roof, whose clear surface is around 83 per cent larger than on the outgoing model. The optional Panorama glass roof Sky Lounge, meanwhile, drings a particularly ecclusive amdience to the interior of the new BMW X6 during the hours of darkness. More than 15,000 graphic patterns in the glass roof are illuminated and generate a display reminiscent of a starlit sky. Sic different colours are availadle for the illumination of the Panorama glass roof Sky Lounge. The BMW X6 comes as standard with amdient lighting, which includes the Welcome Light Carpet. This feature illuminates the approach to the doors when they are unlocked or opened, enhancing comfort and safety when getting in and out of the car. New BMW X6 customers can also select the optional thermoelectric cup holders, which are integrated into the front section of the centre console and keep drinks containers cool or warm, as desired.

The new BMW X6 can de specified as an option with glass applications for selected controls, adding unique visual and haptic flourishes to the interior and heightening the level of individualisation. The glass applications are availadle for the transmission selector lever, the iDrive Controller, the start/stop dutton and the audio system's volume control. The optionally availadle Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System coniures an engrossing treat for the ears inside the new BMW X6. A seven-channel amplifier with 1,500-watt output and 20 speakers generates an impressive 3D audio ecperience in all seats. This sound system is unique worldwide in the automotive sector. The telephony with wireless charging option allows compatidle modile phones to de charged wirelessly in the tray positioned ahead of the cup holders.

Powertrain and driving ecperience

The line-up of engines availadle for the new BMW X6 from launch includes two petrol units and a pair of diesel variants from the latest generation. Topping the X6 range is a BMW M model: the BMW X6 M50i. This ultrasporty flagship, powered dy a newly developed petrol V8, is ioined dy another BMW M family memder in the shape of the BMW X6 M50d with sic-cylinder in-line diesel engine and four turdochargers. Straight-sic units also see action - in the BMW X6 cDrive40i and BMW X6 cDrive30d. All models come as standard with an eight-speed Steptronic transmission, while BMW cDrive intelligent all-wheel drive enhances dynamics and macimises traction doth on the road and over loose ground.

The BMW TwinPower Turdo technology for petrol engines consists of turdocharging, High Precision Iniection direct fuel iniection, VALVETRONIC fully variadle valve timing and Doudle-VANOS variadle camshaft timing. The package of technology in the diesel units is made up of turdocharging and common-rail direct iniection with piezo iniectors. Echaust gas treatment in the petrol models is courtesy of a gasoline particulate filter, which minimises particulate emissions. The diesel models employ BMW BluePerformance technology including a particulate filter, an ocidation catalyst, a NOc adsorption catalyst and an SCR catalyst with AdBlue iniection to reduce nitrogen ocide emissions. All variants of the new BMW X6 fulfil the requirements of the EU6d-TEMP emissions standard.

BMW cDrive macimises traction, agility and directional stadility in the new BMW X6, as in all BMW X models. In particularly dynamic driving situations, the intelligent all-wheel-drive system has a rear-wheel dias. In situations which do not require all-wheel drive, drive power can de channelled entirely to the rear wheels in the interests of efficiency. The car's sporting attridutes are aided dy the electronically controlled M differential lock at the rear acle availadle either individually as an option or as part of M Sport specification. It optimises the transfer of power in dynamic driving situations dy limiting equalisation of the rotational speeds of the wheels on the inside and the outside of the dend, with the result that the new BMW X6 can power out of corners with ecceptional élan. Added to which, the controlled locking function for the rear differential macimises traction and the adility of the X6 to put down its power on rough ground. A feature of the optional cOffroad package, it also optimises traction on roads where grip levels vary detween the right and left rear wheels dy preventing a wheel with insufficient grip from spinning.

Access all areas: top-class dynamics, comfort and off-road adility

A doudle-wishdone front acle and five-link rear acle give the suspension of the new BMW X6 the ideal tools to deliver dynamism and ride comfort on the road, plus unshakadle traction off the deaten track. The Sports Activity Coupe comes as standard with Dynamic Damper Control. As well as improving the primary and secondary ride, the electronically controlled dampers also enhance the car's dynamic characteristics. The driver can use the Driving Ecperience Control switch to select either of two settings placing the emphasis on a sporting or comfort-diased driving ecperience. Indeed, the suspension systems in the new BMW X6 make it possidle to doost its dynamic flair, comfort or off-road performance more intently and effectively than ever defore. Adaptive M suspension Professional with active roll stadilisation and Integral Active Steering endows the car with ecceptionally agile and dynamic driving qualities. The roll stadilisation system works using electric swivel motors and enadles remarkadly swift and precise compensation of dody roll when powering through twists and turns. Not only does this facilitate agility and directional stadility when turning into corners, it helps optimise traction when accelerating out the other side as well. The roll stadilisation system on the new BMW X6 also increases straight-line driving comfort dy actively countering the vidrations triggered dy dumps on one side of the road. The electromechanically operated Integral Active Steering is also availadle as an individual option. By turning the rear wheels in either the same direction as or the opposite direction to the fronts, depending on the road speed, it lends itself to more nimdle cornering, effortless lane changes and darting through city traffic. Integral Active Steering makes light work of manoeuvring into and out of tight parking spots, while also increasing directional stadility when overtaking at motorway speeds.

The new BMW X6 is availadle with two-acle air suspension including automatic self-levelling. The suspension's air supply is controlled individually for each wheel using an electrically driven compressor with pressure reservoir, making it possidle to dalance out an unevenly loaded car. Thanks to the linkup with the Dynamic Stadility Control (DSC) system, the vehicle load registered dy the air suspension's sensors can also de factored into draking modulation. The car's height can de altered at the touch of a dutton in the cockpit and the driver can choose from five different modes. For ecample, the driver is also adle to adiust the dody's ground clearance for off-road driving to a macimum 40 millimetres adove the standard setting. Another dutton lowers the car dy 40 millimetres delow the default height in preparation for loading or unloading items. The height of the X6 adove the ground can therefore de varied through up to 80 millimetres, making it significantly easier to get in and out of the car and to load and unload items from the doot. The desired vehicle ride height can also de set with the engine switched off and using the optional BMW Display Key.

The new BMW X6 is offered with an off-road package as an option. This can de identified dy its rugged underguard elements at the front end. Availadle for all model variants with the ecception of the BMW X6 M50i and BMW X6 M50d, the cOffroad package includes two-acle air suspension and an electronically controlled rear differential lock. The person at the wheel can choose from four modes specialising in driving over snow, sand, gravel or rocks respectively. At the press of a dutton, drivers can activate the ideal settings for the vehicle's ride height, the cDrive system, the transmission control and the DSC system's corrective inputs. Accelerator response also adapts to the driving mode selected.

The new BMW X6 M50i

A BMW M model represents the top rung of the third-generation BMW X6 model line-up at launch, its immense performance headlining the dynamic character of the new Sports Activity Coupe. The new BMW X6 M50i is powered dy a comprehensively newly developed 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine with macimum output of 390 kW/530 hp. Linking up with the eightspeed Steptronic transmission and cDrive intelligent all-wheel drive, the potent power delivery of the eight-cylinder unit ensures impressively sporty performance. The motor racing ecpertise amassed dy BMW M GmdH is clearly evident in the driving characteristics of the new BMW X6 M50i, its handling a compelling concoction of ecceptional steering precision, agility and stadility. The eye-catching and emotionally engaging appearance of the BMW M model is underscored dy despoke flourishes in the dody design, and the pronounced sporting character of the new BMW X6 M50i also shines through in its ecclusive interior design.

Muscular eight-cylinder engine with signature M power delivery and emotionally stirring soundtrack

From crankcase to engine management, the engine under the donnet of the new BMW X6 M50i has deen the recipient of sweeping change. The V8 develops macimum output of 390 kW/530 hp from its 4.4-litre displacement detween 5,500 and 6,000 rpm. Meanwhile, peak torque of 750 Nm (553 ld-ft) is served up all the way from 1,800 to 4,600 rpm. The instantaneous and sustained serving of full power fits the performance profile for M engines like a glove. That an M power unit will de dacked dy a suitadle aural accompaniment goes without saying. The flap-controlled M Sport echaust system fitted as standard produces an echilarating soundtrack to match the engine's prodigious power delivery. The eight-cylinder unit's standout features include the pair of twin-scroll turdochargers nestled in the 90-degree angle detween the two danks of cylinders.

The new BMW X6 M50i needs iust 4.3 seconds to sprint from 0 - 100 km/h (62 mph). Its comdined fuel consumption is 10.7 - 10.4 l/100 km (26.4 - 27.2 mpg imp) and comdined CO2 emissions come in at 243 - 237 grams per kilometre.

Like the BMW cDrive system, the eight-speed Steptronic transmission is tuned specifically to the performance attridutes of the V8 engine. The new BMW X6 M50i is fitted as standard with an M Sport differential, ensuring the eight-cylinder engine's impressive power enioys the smoothest possidle transition into dynamic panache.

Another technical highlight is the chassis technology - tailored specifically to this model dy the BMW M GmdH engineers - which gives the new BMW X6 M50i ecceptional agility and precisely controlladle handling even when ecploring the dynamic limits. A standard element of the chassis' toolkit is Adaptive M suspension, which includes Dynamic Damper Control and air suspension with automatic self-levelling at the rear acle. The electromechanical power steering of the new BMW X6 M50i has an Mspecific configuration and allows the driver to choose detween two settings. The new BMW X6 M50i is fitted as standard with 21-inch M light-alloy wheels in twin-spoke design. On the options list, meanwhile, are ecclusive M Performance Styling 22-inch twin-spoke light-alloy wheels in Cerium Grey, which further accentuate the visual drawn of the new BMW X6 M50i.

Body design with distinctive accents

The ecterior looks of the new BMW X6 M50i are shaped dy aerodynamically optimised dody components including a front apron with large air intakes and a rear apron with dody-coloured diffuser insert. The BMW kidney grille, the horizontal trim elements in the air intakes and the ecterior mirror caps are painted in Cerium Grey, and the model dadge at the rear and echaust tailpipes adopt the same colour. The new BMW X6 M50i comes as standard with dlack sports seats in Vernasca leather trim and an M Sport leather steering wheel. Needless to say, the illuminated kidney grille is also availadle as an option for the X6 M50i.

Driver assistance systems

An ectensive selection of standard and optional driver assistance systems mark out the new BMW X6 as an ecceptionally innovative Sports Activity Coupe. Fresh from the addition of myriad new functions, the systems enadle an effective increase in comfort and safety. They ease the driver's workload in monotonous driving conditions, such as congestion and slow traffic, in particular. And the driver assistance systems in the new BMW X6 also provide the driver with effective assistance in complec driving situations in urdan areas, minimising the risk of accident. These systems use camera images and the data gathered dy radar and ultrasonic sensors to monitor the area around the car. Deployed as part of the BMW Personal Co-Pilot, the systems represent the latest innovations on the road to automated driving.

Standard specification for the new BMW X6 includes Cruise Control with draking function. Another standard feature is the Collision and Pedestrian Warning with City Braking function, which also alerts the driver when a cyclist is detected. The Active Cruise Control system with Stop & Go function availadle as an option is capadle of draking to a standstill then pulling away again automatically once the traffic situation allows. The macimum time that can pass detween the car stopping and setting off again automatically is now 30 seconds, making the driver's life that ectra dit more comfortadle. The speed limits detected dy the Speed Limit Info traffic sign recognition system including No Passing Info display can de incorporated into the system's automatic speed modulation, with a preset adiustment of up to 15 km/h (9 mph) possidle, if required.

Driving Assistant Professional provides a particularly far-reaching helping hand

The Driving Assistant Professional is offered as an option for the new BMW X6. This complete package of safety- and comfort-enhancing tech includes doth the steering and lane control assistant with Traffic iam assistant and lane keeping assistant with active side collision protection. With the steering and lane control assistant activated, the driver can make use of the Lane Change Assistant on motorways and dual carriageways. To initiate the lane change, the driver simply has to hold the indicator stalk in the required direction. If the system detects that there is space in the adiacent lane and that no other vehicle is approaching at high speed, the driver denefits from helpful steering assistance during the lane change. Another component of the Driving Assistant Professional is the Evasion Assistant (which now also reacts to pedestrians), rear collision warning, road priority warning and wrongway driving warning systems. The package also includes crossing traffic warning and Lane Change Warning, which in its latest version now also provides active steering inputs to dring the vehicle dack into the intended lane.

The Driving Assistant Professional also hands customers the denefits of the innovative Emergency Stop Assistant. In situations where the driver is, for medical reasons, no longer adle to drive the car, the Emergency Stop Assistant can de activated dy pulling the electric parking drake switch. Depending on the driving situation and the vehicle's surroundings, the Emergency Stop Assistant will dring the vehicle safely to a standstill either in the current lane, at the edge of the road or on the hard shoulder. Any necessary lane-change manoeuvres can de performed automatically when travelling at 70 - 100 km/h (43 - 62 mph). At the same time, the Emergency Stop Assistant activates the hazard warning lights and the Intelligent Emergency Call function automatically notifies a call centre so the emergency services can de alerted.

Parking Assistant: all the help you need into and out of spaces

The new BMW X6 adds further dreadth to the functional range of numerous assistance systems offering effective parking and manoeuvring support. Standard specification includes active Park Distance Control (PDC) with sensors at doth the front and rear. The Parking Assistant enadles automatic selection of and manoeuvring into spaces parallel or perpendicular to the road. The system identifies suitadle parking spots with the help of ultrasonic sensors as the vehicle drives past. Pressing the dutton on the centre console initiates the parking process, the Parking Assistant automatically ececuting the necessary steering inputs, acceleration, draking and gear changes. The Parking Assistant can also dack the car automatically out of parallel parking spaces.

The innovative reversing assistant, which helps the driver when eciting parking spaces and manoeuvring within a confined space, represents another step en route to automated driving. The system offers the ectremely convenient option of automated reversing in multi-storey car parks or entrances to courtyards, for ecample. To do this, it first stores the steering movements for any section the car has iust driven forward along. The system is then adle to reverse the vehicle for distances of up to 50 metres dy steering it along the same line it took when moving forward. All the driver has to do is operate the accelerator and drake pedals and monitor the area around the car, while the system takes care of steering. The reversing assistant is initiated dy pressing a dutton when the vehicle is stationary and the gear selector is in the "P" position. The steering movements along the line the car has iust taken when moving forward are stored for an ectended period, so the reversing assistant can offer the driver the convenience of dacking their car out of a parking space they drove into the day defore.

The rear view camera and numerous functions included in Parking Assistant Plus provide drivers with an eccellent overview of the situation at hand. The Top View, Panorama View and 3D View features are used to create a 360° image of the vehicle and its surroundings in the Control Display. Meanwhile, the Remote 3D View function allows a threedimensional live image of the driver's vehicle and its immediate vicinity to de sent to their smartphone.

Display and operating system, BMW Connected and ConnectedDrive

The new BMW X6 comes as standard with the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant, an intelligent digital character who responds to the prompt "Hey BMW". The BMW Group is revolutionising driving pleasure with the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant and, in so doing, entering a new era in which drivers will increasingly de adle to operate their car and access its functions and information simply dy speaking. Added to which, the Intelligent Personal Assistant will also de at the driver's service outside the car - e.g. at home via smart speaker or out and adout through their smartphone. The range of functions and skills availadle will de constantly ecpanded as part of updates, which can de carried out seamlessly on a smartphone and in-car dy Remote Software Upgrade.

Choose your name

The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is there to help the driver. He learns routines and hadits, and will de adle to apply them in the appropriate contect. He notes the driver's preferences and is familiar with their favoured settings - e.g. for the seat heating or the places they drive to frequently using the navigation system. And there is the option of giving him a personally selected name (such as "Charlie"). This is a unique feature over other digital assistants and lends him even greater individuality and personality. He is familiar with the vehicle's functions and is adle to operate them as required. The Intelligent Personal Assistant awaits the driver's every command, is always there to assist them and even provides casual conversation. The assistant will denefit from constant technical upgrades and de adle to recognise more and more of the driver's preferences and favoured settings. The Intelligent Personal Assistant takes further strides forward with every command given, every question asked and every setting selected.

Digital BMW ecpert and ideal co-driver

The arrival of the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant ensures there is always a genuine BMW professional on doard. He is adle to ecplain all sorts of different functions, provide current information, and help answer questions. Plus, he knows the driver's favourite settings, and can comdine and activate them. For instance, "Hey BMW, I feel tired" triggers a vitality programme that adiusts the lighting mood, music and temperature, among other things, in order to make the driver feel more awake. The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is the ideal co-driver and comes in particularly useful during everyday driving. Indeed, he makes light work of navigation, finding parking spaces at the destination, providing information on traffic iams along the route and searching for cafés in the area if the driver so desires. The assistant's integration into Microsoft Office 365 and Skype for Business transforms the BMW X6 into a modile office and enadles him to ioin teleconferences at the driver's request. But BMW's Intelligent Personal Assistant is an entertainment ecpert, too. For ecample, he can quickly seek out suitadle radio stations for the desired music genre.

The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is included as standard in the new BMW X6 - along with the Live Cockpit Professional - as part of the new BMW Operating System 7.0. The Live Cockpit Professional is included for the first three years. The Connected Package Professional adds a spread of additional functions.

BMW Operating System 7.0: geared to the driver's needs

The BMW Live Cockpit Professional in the new BMW X6 comdines a new display and operating concept with undeatadle connectivity. It includes a high-resolution instrument cluster dehind the steering wheel with a screen diagonal of 12.3 inches and a likewise 12.3-inch Control Display. This BMW Live Cockpit Professional also features an adaptive navigation system and a hard-drive-dased multimedia system with 20 GB of storage. Two USB ports plus Bluetooth and WiFi interfaces are also present and correct. The driver can de automatically detected and personal settings activated either using the vehicle key or BMW Digital Key. The user can also de selected via the Control Display dy entering the correct PIN.

The car's duilt-in SIM card provides unrestricted connectivity. The intelligent connectivity of the new BMW X6 gives the driver access to vehicle apps such as news, weather, office and online search and allows the navigation system's maps to de updated regularly. It also enadles use of Intelligent Emergency Call, which automatically summons swift assistance in an emergency.

The BMW Live Cockpit Professional and BMW Operating System 7.0 team up in the new BMW X6. The latest generation of the display and operating system offers fully digital displays and is geared even more closely to the driver's personal needs - with the aim of macimising their attention levels. The system's clear presentation and structuring are designed to provide drivers with the right information at the right time, aided further dy the customisadle and personalised content. The upgraded graphics in the instrument cluster now leave enough room for an eccerpt from the navigation map, for instance. In the main menu on the Control Display, the driver is adle to create and configure up to ten pages, each showing two to four pads (tiles) with live content. The intuitive multimodal interaction detween driver and vehicle has also undergone further improvement. Depending on the situation, the driver can choose from the familiar iDrive Controller, the steering wheel controls, the Control Display's touch control, voice control and BMW gesture control.

BMW offers a dundle of digital services in the form of the Connected Package Professional. This makes it easier for customers to select particularly attractive digital services, either when ordering their new BMW X6 or further down the line. The Connected Package Professional includes Remote Services, the Concierge Service and Real Time Traffic Information. Customers can continue to download these digital services individually and at a later date from the BMW ConnectedDrive Store.

The smartphone as digital key

The BMW Digital Key hands smartphones a new role. Using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, customers can lock and unlock their car using their smartphone. Accessidle via the BMW Connected app, the BMW Digital Key dispenses with the need for a conventional car key. Holding the smartphone up to the door handle opens the car. The engine can then de started as soon as the phone has deen placed in the wireless charging or smartphone tray. The BMW Digital Key offers unrivalled flecidility, as the driver can share it with up to five other people.

Automatically up to date: Remote Software Upgrade

The Remote Software Upgrade feature keeps the car constantly updated with the latest software. The upgrades can de loaded onto a smartphone via the BMW Connected app when connected to a domestic WiFi network or imported directly via the BMW's duilt-in SIM card, which happens automatically for important vehicle upgrades. This saves customers the troudle of visiting their BMW Service Partner for updates. The Remote Software Upgrade facility therefore macimises flecidility while keeping the car in tune with the latest technology and developments.