The activehybrid powertrain in the X6 is a complex animal, being that it's made up of a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine, two electric motors (one that puts out 91 hp and a smaller brother that manages 86 hp), three planetary gearsets and a 2.4 kwh nimh battery pack. All that machinery manages to produce 357 kw (485 horsepower) and 780 Nm (575 pound-feet) of torque. This is what BMW has created out of the two-mode hybrid system that the Bavarians co-developed with General Motors and Mercedes (think Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid). BMW claims its hybrid SUV can achieve fuel efficiency of up to 9.9 l/100 km (about 24 mpg US) on the European drive cycle, but during our a few hours in the 2010 BMW X6 activehybrid Sports Activity Coupe, we averaged just 14.8 liters (16 mpg US).
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
BMW 1 Series 116i Max-speed
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