BMW ActiveHybrid X6.

The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is the world’s first Sports
Activity Coupé
with full hybrid drive offering a driving
experience quite unique both in
the segment of BMW X models and
in the hybrid segment as a whole. Through its combination of a V8
gasoline engine and electric drive,
the BMW ActiveHybrid X6
offers a significant increase in dynamic performance together with a
reduction of fuel consumption and emissions by approximately 20 per
cent. This joint enhancement of driving pleasure and efficiency
clearly proves that the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is a typical BMW in
the hybrid segment.

BMW ActiveHybrid technology offers the driver three significant
options: to drive under electric power alone, to use the power of the
combustion engine, or to benefit form the combination of both drive
modes. Driving completely free of CO2 in the electric mode is possible
up to a speed of 60 km/h or 37 mph. The combustion engine then cuts in
as required
(as a function of load conditions) and is
automatically switched off when driving in overrun at a speed of less
than 65 km/h or 40 mph.


The drive system featured in the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 consists of
a 300 kW/407 hp V8 power unit with BMW TwinPower Turbo
Technology and two electric motors developing 67 kW/91 hp
and, respectively, 63 kW/86 hp. Maximum system output is
357 kW/485 hp, peak torque is 780 Newton-metres/575
lb-ft. This makes the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 the most powerful
hybrid vehicle in the world.

Through its unique balance of performance and fuel economy the

BMW ActiveHybrid X6 sets new standards both in the hybrid
vehicle segment and in the overall market of BMW X models.
Acceleration from
a standstill to 100 km/h comes in 5.6 seconds.
Average fuel consumption in the EU5 test cycle is 9.9 litres/100 km
(equivalent to 28.5 mpg imp),
the CO2 emission rating is 231 grams/kilometre.