- The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 won't be sold in the U.S. in model year 2012.
- The ActiveHybrid X6 is one of the last non-GM models to use the two-mode hybrid system.
- BMW still plans to launch a 5 Series hybrid.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey — The BMW ActiveHybrid X6, introduced less than two years ago, won't be sold in the U.S. in model year 2012.
The ActiveHybrid X6 is one of the last non-General Motors models to use the two-mode hybrid system that was jointly developed by BMW, GM and then-DaimlerChrysler. Chrysler dropped its Durango and Aspen hybrids shortly after production began, and Mercedes-Benz phased out the ML-Class hybrid earlier this summer.
BMW is still advertising the 2011 ActiveHybrid X6 on its corporate Web site, with prices starting at $89,775, including an $875 shipping charge. With a full complement of options and accessories, it is possible to get the sticker price over $100,000.
The ActiveHybrid X6 matched BMW's twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 rated at 400 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, with two synchronous electric motors, rated at 91 hp and 86 hp, respectively. Maximum combined output was 480 hp and peak torque is 575 lb-ft — figures which BMW said made the ActiveHybrid X6 "the most powerful hybrid vehicle in the world."
Inside Line says: BMW plans to continue the less-potent ActiveHybrid 7 sedan and will add a similar model to its 5 Series range.
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bryan37 says:
11:17 AM, 10/13/2011
The X6 is expensive and has a lot of weight as well. It gives a comfortable ride. One of the important of this car is it has "Vehicle Stability Control System" which controls the stability of the car. http://www.joy2day.com/cars/bmw/x6/bmw-x6-2012-review.php
bryan37 says:
11:16 AM, 10/13/2011
The X6 is expensive and has a lot of weight as well. It gives a comfortable ride. One of the important of this car is it has "Vehicle Stability Control System" which controls the stability of the car.
k55 says:
10:23 AM, 09/22/2011
this is one seriously expensive and overweight piece of BS machinery
vantageman says:
04:49 PM, 09/21/2011
The more reliable Porsche Cayenne Hybrid??? How do you judge reliability of a new car. Not to mention the Porsche uses the same system as the toureg which means a hybrid version of the most unreliable engine of late. Ignorance is bliss im assuming....in your case
aston_dbs says:
02:25 PM, 09/21/2011
Heck,
For $100k, screw the hybrid system; I'm getting the M version!
For hybrid, I'd choose the more reliable Porsche Cayenne Hybrid.