Reply With QuoteYep a Ford pulling the Toyota trailer...OH THE IRONY!Originally Posted by clean
Looks like a Fords pullin' that trailer.
Yep a Ford pulling the Toyota trailer...OH THE IRONY!
Someone over at Toyota's gonna get fired.
It's not the driver's fault that the yota couldn't handle the tow-weight..lol
that's why i trust american trucks for horse power and jap cars for reliability and gas mileage
BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe to Debut at Detroit, New V8 Twin Turbo
It's so ugly I cannot believe they let it live. What other cross-over-crap-o-rama will they develop?
BMW are to present two defiant worldwide firsts at next month's 2008 Detroit Auto Show. An all-new twin-turbo V8 unit will debut in a vehicle that combines the dynamic appeal of a coupe with the versatility offered only by an SAV. This is a production crossover only BMW could concoct: the mould-breaking X6 Sports Activity Coupe.
Redefining the very coupe concept, the five-door, four-seater X6 is a model fusing the flexibility and powerful presence offered by BMW's high-riding, load-lugging X models with the 'sporting elegance' of a large BMW Coupe.
The X6 Sports Activity Coupe introduces two twin-turbo units to its initial line-up. The X6 sees the debut of a 4.4-litre V8 engine producing 400 hp and 450 lb.-ft. of torque and the inclusion of a 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder with 300 hp and 300 lb.-ft of torque for introductory models dubbed xDrive50i and xDrive35i respectively. But further technology features beyond the hood.
Standard with BMW's proven xDrive all-wheel-drive system, the X6 comes with a new feature, named Dynamic Performance Control. The DPC system not only splits torque between front and rear axles, but also to either left or right rear wheels. As a result, the X6 delivers improved agility and stability at any speed via the variable distribution and multiplication of torque at each rear wheel, allowing enhanced steering precision and more abrupt turns whether accelerating or decelerating.
The new BMW X6 is expected to arrive at BMW Dealerships in the U.S. second quarter of 2008. Pricing and options will be released in the months preceding. Read on for further details.
Press Release
THE FIRST-EVER BMW X6 SPORTS ACTIVITY COUPE:
BMW’s All-New X6 xDrive35i and X6 xDrive50i Make World Debuts at Detroit Auto Show in 2008
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – BMW will once again introduce a ground-breaking idea to the world and the creation of a new segment with the debut of its all-new X6 Sports Activity Coupe at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January. The all-new vehicle redefines the very notion of a coupe—with five doors and four sculpted seats, a higher ride and loads of cargo space. It defies coupe conventions in one jaw-dropping look, combining coupe agility and SAV versatility, taking the coupe to a higher level.
As the world’s first Sports Activity Coupe, the BMW X6 will be available in two engine variants: the xDrive50i (4.4 V8 engine, 400 hp, 450lb.-ft torque) and the xDrive35i (3.0 inline six-cylinder engine, 300 hp, 300 lb.-ft torque), both with Twin Turbo and direct injection. The BMW X6 offers unique features and performance ability in a combination unmatched by any other vehicle. The new BMW X6’s design combines the sporting elegance of a large BMW Coupe with the powerful presence of a BMW X model.
The BMW X6 comes as standard with BMW’s intelligent xDrive all-wheel-drive technology with electronic control for variable distribution of drive power between the front and rear axles, consistently adjusted to driving conditions at all times and in all situations.
Featured for the first time as standard in the BMW X6, Dynamic Performance Control likewise ensures variable distribution of drive forces between the two rear wheels. Dynamic Performance Control incorporates an advanced computer control and an innovative rear differential incorporating two planetary gearsets and two clutch packs that enables the system to multiply torque on an individual rear wheel. The result is that Dynamic Performance Control can help steer the vehicle by directing torque to either of the rear wheels. Unique the world over, this cutting-edge technology is effective whether the driver is accelerating or decelerating and significantly enhances steering precision and, as a result, the agility of the vehicle at any speed. In fast corners with abrupt steering maneuvers or with the driver suddenly releasing the gas pedal, Dynamic Performance Control serves to improve the stability of the entire vehicle, thus allowing the driver to safely enter and enjoy new dimensions of driving dynamics. Finally, on slippery or uneven surfaces, Dynamic Performance Control provides the further advantage of even safer and more stable traction.
The new V8 engine with Twin Turbo technology and direct gasoline injection, is likewise making its world debut in the BMW X6. Displacing 4.4 liters, this eight-cylinder with maximum engine output of 400 hp and peak torque of 450 lb-ft available over an unusually large range of engine speed from 1,800–4,500 rpm, is the most powerful engine ever seen in a BMW X Model.
The new eight-cylinder is indeed truly impressive not only through its outstanding thrust and pulling force, but also through its compact dimensions. For this is the first eight-cylinder gasoline engine in the world to feature its turbocharger in the V-section between the two rows of cylinders.
Hence, the BMW Sports Activity Coupe is an absolutely exceptional vehicle also beyond the direct range of BMW X Model competitors, ensuring unparalleled performance in all situations, regardless of road and surface conditions.
Ugh, the Audi's ideas...
Would you like some mud on yer face and upholstery sir? Naaaa I won't go offroadin' anyway.Audi Cross Cabriolet Quattro Concept
Audi is introducing a new vehicle segment with its presentation of the Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro concept car at the Los Angeles Auto Show (14 -- 24 November 2007). The two-door, four-seater car measures 4.62 metres in length and combines the genes of a typical dynamic soft-top convertible from Audi with the all-round qualities of a fully fledged SUV. The muscular, powerful, but also elegant lines make no secret of this vehicle's potential. The 240 bhp three-litre TDI engine with ultra-low emission technology delivers sporty driving dynamics with exhaust emissions on the level of the EU 6 limits. The quattro permanent four-wheel-drive system and high-tech chassis with electric ride height adjustment are a recipe for driving pleasure on all terrain and in any curve radius.
Bastards! Way to go Angie
German ire at EU fine on car CO2
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has opposed European Union (EU) plans to cut pollution from new cars, saying it was "not economically favourable".
She said the move would burden Germany and its carmakers disproportionately.
Under the EU proposals, carmakers that fail to meet carbon dioxide emission limits by 2012 will face fines.
Penalties will start in 2012 at 20 euros (£14.35; $28.80) per gramme of CO2 over a target level, and will grow to 95 euros in 2015.
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the EU was "committed" to being a world leader in cutting CO2.
However, Germany's BMW and France's Peugeot criticised the move.
'Unprecedented'
BMW said the proposals were "naive" steps that would distort the market in favour of makers of smaller cars.
Peugeot said: "These plans are anti-ecological, anti-social, anti-economical and anti-competitive in relation to non-European Union carmakers."
And Sigrid de Vries, of the European Automobile Manufacturers body, said fines would be "unprecedented" and that industry wanted a realistic system with objectives it could meet.
"If there are penalties, they have to be reasonable with a clear link to the price of CO2 applied to other sectors," she said.
Climate fight
The plan, which needs the backing of EU governments, would put the burden on producers of larger and heavier cars to meet new binding emission limits.
All carmakers that sell vehicles in the 27-nation bloc would face fines if they exceed targets.
EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas said: "Passenger cars account for about 12% of overall EU carbon dioxide emissions and emissions from transport are continually increasing.
"The aim of the legislation is to reduce CO2 emissions from cars in order to help fight climate change."
Carmakers would have to cut average emissions of CO2 from new passenger cars sold in the EU from about 160 grams per kilometre to an average 130 grams per kilometre in 2012.
As part of the green drive parts and fuel-makers will be asked to make improvements to gearboxes and air-conditioning systems, tyre-pressure monitoring and encourage the use of more biofuels.
'Backfire'
However, the BBC's European Business Reporter, Dominic Laurie, said: "Not every firm will have the same target - instead there's a sliding scale that depends on how heavy their cars are.
"Makers of bigger vehicles will be allowed to pollute more - and lighter ones less."
Makers of bigger cars can pool their total automobiles sold with other car companies making lower-emitting cars to meet the average 130 gram target.
Green lobbyists are less then happy with aspects of the EU proposal.
Jos Dings, director of the pressure group Transport and Environment said: "If today's proposal becomes law, it will boost the SUV arms race in Europe, rewarding carmakers for their climate-killing strategy of making ever heavier cars.
"In the long term this strategy will backfire meaning heavier cars, more CO2 emissions and more accident deaths."
crossover vs. minivan.....i am having a hard time deciding which would be the better choice.
I actually like the BMW X6, suits my needs (or wants) very well.
Depending on if it has the same type of adjustable air suspension as in Audi Q7.
anyone had experience with the pacifica, murano, edge, freestyle, or the axiom
I like the song in the Ford Edge panorama roof commercial.
The 4.4L V8 in the BMW X6 sounds nice. 400hp and 450 lbs-ft of torque? Sweeeet.
Yeah..with 2 turbos...lol
I must admit that the new MB GLK tickles me the right way as well.
I don't think that can be with twin turbos, it's got to be without.Yeah..with 2 turbos...lol
Or maybe it is, but it sounds more like a diesel.
Gentlemen, The new ZR-1 gets unveiled tonight. All bets are off as to who will have the most objective information. Will report back after I talk to some of my buddies.....
Pwnagesauce.Yeah..with 2 turbos...lol
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