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DEBUT OF THE WORLD'S FIRST SPORTS ACTIVITY COUPE. THE BMW CONCEPT X6.
Tue Sep 11 09:00:00 CEST 2007 Press Kit
Inventing the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV), BMW has established a highly innovative and, indeed, trendsetting segment in the automobile market. And now the time is ripe for another brand-new concept: The Sports Activity Coupé combining an elegant, dynamically flowing roofline with the typical features of a BMW X model - a truly fascinating combination now borne out for the first time in the guise of BMW Concept X6.
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BMW Concept X6. Contents. Description in Brief. page 2 Debut of the World's First Sports Activity Coupé: The BMW Concept X6. page 4 Exterior Dimensions. page 11
Description in Brief.
Character:
- Concept innovation of the world's first Sports Activity Coupé.
- As the founder of the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) segment, BMW
is now once again presenting a new, consistently developed concept.
- The most sporting and dynamic interpretation of a BMW X model, with the
emphasis above
all on the car's active driving potential. Superior driving dynamics taken up
by typical BMW
design language and authentically visualised in the car's design.
- Extravagant body design combining the sporting elegance of a BMW Coupé with
the striking
DNA of BMW X.
- Clear orientation to the wheels, generous ground clearance and extra-large
wheel arches give
BMW Concept X6 the powerful presence so characteristic of a BMW X model.
- BMW Concept X6 is the first car in the world to feature Dynamic Performance
Control for
unique directional stability and precision under all driving conditions as
well as BMW's
intelligent xDrive all-wheel-drive technology.
Exterior design:
- The powerful presence of the car's body merges smoothly and harmoni¬ously
with the low-
slung roof of the greenhouse. This flowing roofline is indeed a
characteristic element of the
coupé silhouette, just like the short front overhang, the long wheelbase and
long rear
overhang.
- In its design, BMW Concept X6 expresses all the DNA so characteristic
of BMW X. The optical balance of the front and rear wheels clearly visible
from the side bears
convincing testimony to BMW's intelligent xDrive all-wheel-drive technology.
- The second dominating element in the design of the body is the
clear orientation to the car's wheels, muscular wheel arches and large wheels
providing a
particularly impressive look and sign of stability.
- The exterior is characterised by exciting interaction of convex and concave
surfaces.
- The side contour line rising up dynamically to the rear and the growing
distance between the
shoulder and the sill-line as the car moves to the back generate a dynamic
wedge shape.
- The striking front view with clear focus on the car's width bears out the
expression so typical
of a BMW X model. This powerful look is further enhanced by the extra-large
BMW kidney
grille serving as the air intake with robust slats, the headlights cut in a
sharp profile, and
clear accentuation of the side panels highlighting the flared contours of the
wheel arches.
The large air intakes, in turn, characterise the significant demand for
cooling air in the
engine, make the car look longer and underline its sporting character also
from the front.
- The engine compartment lid comes with clear contours subdivided by sharp
lines tapering
out towards the BMW kidney grille. The elegant look created in this way is
also
characterised by bumper elements finished in body colour with discreet
plastic appliqués in
the typical style of a BMW X model.
- The unique design of the D-pillars expresses sheer power and stability, the
innovative design
of the rear lights emphasising the width of the car. Positioned far to the
outside, the exhaust
tailpipes and horizontal lines of BMW Concept X6 accentuate the wide track of
the car.
- The dark paintwork standing out clearly form the chrome elements symbolises
the sporting
and technical character of BMW Concept X6, with sophisticated highlights
being added by
the sill trim at the side, the chrome-coloured slats, the foglamps with their
special surrounds
in the outer air intakes, as well as the chrome-plated tailpipes.
- The underfloor protection front and rear is made of milled aluminium.
- White direction indicator lines are integrated in the rear lights and the
special night design of
BMW Concept X6 is characterised by light bodies with a homogeneous light
effect.
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