Official pricing for BMW X5M and X6M leaks out
The BMW X5M and X6M are all about excess. Excess power (if that's possible), excess girth, and, as we already knew, excess cost. BimmerFile is reporting that the X5M will ding your budget to the tune of $85,400 ($86,225 after $825 destination charge), while the X6M will set you back $88,900 ($89,725 after destination charge). And anyone that has ever priced out a Bimmer with options knows that those prodigious figures are only the baseline of what will no doubt be two even more expensive BMWs.
But for nearly $90,000, you get what, for now, are the two most powerful BMWs on the road. Both models will reap the benefits of a 555 hp, 500 lb-ft twin turbo 4.4L V8. That's 55 hp and 105 lb-ft more than the M5 or M6; two vehicles that cost more than their crossover counterparts. The M treatment will also add more aggressive aesthetics, torque-vectoring AWD, and massive 15.6 inch front rotors to help these flying bricks stop on a dime (or 900,000 dimes, really). Does that make the X5M and X6M a compelling value? If you're in the market for a 550 hp crossover, we guess so, because outside of the substantially more expensive Porsche Cayenne Turbo S ($124,000) these new Bimmers are the only other family-haulers with that kind of muscle.
UPDATE: Official press release added after the jump
Gallery: BMW X6 M
Gallery: BMW X5 M
[Source: BimmerFile]
PRESS RELEASE
The latest models from BMW's M Division arrive in U.S. Dealers this Fall.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 27, 2009... On the occasion of the world debut of the BMW X5 M at the Shanghai International Auto Show, BMW today announced U.S. retail pricing for both the X5 M and the X6 M. The X6 M was unveiled for the first time at the New York International Auto Show on April 8th. When the X5 M and X6 M go on sale this fall as 2010 model vehicles, they will retail for $86,225 and $89,725 respectively (including $825 Destination & Handling).
Both the BMW X5 M and X6 M feature a new reverse flow V8 engine with patented twin-turbo technology. The lag-eliminating Cylinder-bank Comprehensive Manifold (CCM) enables the engine to produce 555 horsepower and accelerate both models from 0 to 60mph in 4.5 seconds. At BMW M, "the chassis must always be more powerful than the engine." The X5 M and X6 M exploit the limits of physics through their reworked Integrated Chassis Management systems to provide maximum road-holding without conceding to harsh ride characteristics.
Power is delivered through an M derivative of BMW's xDrive all-wheel drive, allowing M typical throttle-steering. At the rear axle is BMW's revolutionary Dynamic Performance Control, tailored by BMW M to ensure near-perfect distribution of power. Four M-characteristic tailpipes emerge from the aerodynamic diffuser in the rear. Enormous brakes round out the package, providing confidence under all conditions.
The modern, sustainable legacy of BMW M began in 1985 when engineers placed the snarling, race-bred inline-6 engine from the M1 supercar into the production BMW 5 Series sedan, reworked the suspension and brakes, and created BMW's first M5. The M5 redefined the capabilities of a sedan with levels of power, precision, and linear control never before imaginable. Ever since, the craftsmen at BMW M have been focused on finding new ways to expand the performance boundaries using existing BMW models as a basis.
Additional information, videos and photographs of both the X5 M and X6 M are available at www.bmwusanews.com.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, a strategic design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 83 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
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www.bmwusanews.com
www.press.bmw-motorsport.com
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Luis 5:09PM (4/26/2009)
Here come the blasts from the haters....
I like the X6 - certainly stands out. Wish I could get one with a stick.
The X5 - yesterday's news. All I see are 45yo little blonds driving them.
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Rev 9:50PM (4/26/2009)
You wanna stand out? Wet yourself in public and cry like a baby. Douse yourself with gasoline and light yourself on fire to the tune of "The Safety Dance".
Or drive BMW's Curiously Useless Vehicle...
Are these mules or quick Photoshop jobs? The cheap looking gap below where the hood ends looks terrible. Like really, really bad.
Has a strange cut/paste look to it. Or like they forgot to snap a piece in there. Strange... But heck, it has a BMW logo on it and it's expensive so it must be okay...
Seems like there's so many other ways to look like a rich guy with no taste.
novanglus 8:20AM (4/27/2009)
BMW had a great run. They managed to develop high enough brand caché and keep a tight enough reign on availability that they could maintain 36 month residuals in the high 60s to low 70s. That meant ever sorority girl and fresh faced college grad could go plop down a few g's and snag a nice 3er for under $400 a month on lease. So, where did BMW invest that cash they were raking in hand over fist?
X1, X3, X5, X6. All overpriced, hard riding, useless poser-mobiles. I didn't leave the BMW brand, BMW left me. It used to be about well engineered cars that were amazingly efficiently fast. Now we have the culmination of all that has gone wrong at BMW, the X6M. I'm not sure the X6M can eclipse the worthlessness of the Cayenne, but it looks like BMW has made a mighty effort to do so.
No thanks. That kinda dough could buy a CTS-V and a Raptor. Then you wouldn't look like an idiot trying to cram "high performance (guffaw)" into a 2.5 ton pile of compromises. You would just drive whichever vehicle suited your purpose that day.
Taglane 5:11PM (4/26/2009)
crackpipe.
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axium 5:15PM (4/26/2009)
"because outside of the substantially more expensive Porsche Cayenne Turbo S ($124,000) these new Bimmers are the only other family-haulers with that kind of muscle."
You're forgeting the most popular car in that segment. The supercharged Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, and with the new 503hp engine they are all in the same range.
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Mondo 5:29PM (4/26/2009)
+1, especially for the RR Sport in that price range.
Spartan 5:26PM (4/26/2009)
Bad Ass Grocery Git'R
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Mehdi Cheddadi 5:27PM (4/26/2009)
I'll take that X6M with X6 front bumper instead of that horrible M one. kthxbai
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sandwich 5:34PM (4/26/2009)
What about the ML63?
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Lanehog 5:42PM (4/26/2009)
GC SRT8 FTW!
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AntBee 6:35PM (4/26/2009)
Nope, not anywhere near the same price range, nor craftsmanship for that matter.
I don't mean to say they are built like crap, but they are definitely not in the same class as the BMWs.
fixitfixitstop 12:23AM (4/27/2009)
That Jeep turns my head in its direction. The others just make me laugh at the overcompensating owners.
Ligor 8:37AM (4/27/2009)
+1 The GC SRT8 is quicker than the Cayenee turbo and only costs $45k and you can get one now for about $35k. what a deal
if any of these do not hit 60 in less than 4.5sec athen the GC SRT8 will be faster cost less than 1/2 the price, be a lot easieer to maintain and own and you can blow off the doors on these $90k+ machines at moments notice. I want ot be driving next to one when that happens and see the look of the dummy buying these overpriced bricks.
and that front end on both look slike some 5yr old put the final touches on it. the x6 was and still is the Aztec of high priced CUV's
Gator 6:04PM (4/26/2009)
I just saw two X6s for the first time in person. They're a lot bigger than I expected. The rear looks HUGE. The rear reminds me of a person sticking their nose up in the air; probably what the average X6 driver does.
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dwightB 2:13AM (4/27/2009)
A lot bigger than you expected? You hadn't seen the X5 for the last TWO years that it's been in it's current form? lol
Adam H. 8:29AM (4/27/2009)
he didn't say he hadn't seen the X5, he saw the X6 for the first time. which for me, i haven't seen many on the road either. Learn to read or don't be a douche.
Neil 6:26PM (4/26/2009)
these are some badass vehicles. i don't care what anyone says, gimme one of each. beastly.
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Kevin 6:28PM (4/26/2009)
Any X6 is cool... but an M powered version... oh man, so much potential fun to be had!
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AntBee 6:33PM (4/26/2009)
I will take an X6M in "Bad To The Bone Black."
I have loved the X6 from first sight!
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P.V. 6:48PM (4/26/2009)
The X6 is growing on me VERY slowly (but growing nonetheless), but I'm not sure I can appreciate these vehicles. Super-sedans? Sure. Super-SAV/CAVs? Why?
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