MotoGP: BMW X6 M sets the pace at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
BMW X6 M MotoGP Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
For the last eleven years, BMW has partnered with MotoGP to provide safety vehicles, although this year the car setting the pace is, well, not a car. Just days after BMW officially introduced the X6 M at the New York Auto Show, one had already hit the track at the MotoGP in Qatar.
Complete with a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine producing 555 horsepower, the X6 M can perform its duties essentially in stock form. The only changes apparent include a light bar on top and BMW Motorsport livery. With the racing series coming to Monterey for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, we got our first look at the X6 M safety vehicle and made sure to snap some pics alongside its M6 counterpart. Check out our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: BMW X6 M MotoGP Safety Car
Photos copyright ©2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.
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Rick 10:45AM (7/06/2009)
Why is the hood a few inches short of reaching the bumper?
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pirate 10:51AM (7/06/2009)
wieght saving techniques ;-)
Kevin 2:08PM (7/06/2009)
To get more air to the intercoolers, most likely...
ntcougar7 10:53AM (7/06/2009)
that car is hopeless overweighted.
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Redline 11:04AM (7/06/2009)
What an insult to all GP bikes.
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N I T E 11:31AM (7/06/2009)
BMW rulez!
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LesPaul1 11:53AM (7/06/2009)
AUDI and VW rule! BMW is typical FAIL!
R8 is better than the M3 and every other bmw.
btw I'm trying to sound like everyone else.. to fit in.
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sparrk 1:55PM (7/06/2009)
you're doing great !
yosh 1:55PM (7/06/2009)
I still think the X5 and X6 front end is the sexiest looking beemer to date, the headlight shape and nostril placement are both stunning. Imagine a new 5-series sedan with the same front and X6-style taillights in the back, now that would be a sexy car that would give the Jaguar XF and Audi A6 a run for its money.
Sadly though BMW are deliberately messing it all up so there's no hope for the new 5-series. I've noticed all the new cars (5 series GT) have ridiculously large nostrils placed a lot lower than the headlights. The X5/X6 lights and nostrils at pretty much on the same line. Shame because they really nailed the look for once.
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Coco 3:43PM (7/06/2009)
X6 = the ultimate clown car for useless people
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RLQ 5:22PM (7/06/2009)
Still looks ugly in person.
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