The BMW X6 is a vehicle the German automaker has dubbed a sport activity vehicle - or SAV - and now for the first time BMW will offer the X6 in hybrid form as the X6 ActiveHybrid.
Priced from $89,900, the gasoline-electric version of the luxury SAV carries a hefty premium over the X6 xDrive50i, but it does include most of the goodies in the standard V8's Premium Package.
The X6 ActiveHybrid offers a handful of options: Ventilated seats, Cold Weather package, Rear side window shades, automatic high beams, satellite radio, rear seat entertainment, smart phone integration and a premium audio system.
Physically, the X6 ActiveHybrid differs in few ways from its more conventional brethren. Most bystanders will notice only special badging and unique alloy wheels.
One of the most performance-oriented hybrid powetrain to hit the market yet, the BMW system is based on a 400 horsepower twin turbo V8 powered by gasoline and two electric motors that pump out 90 and 84 horsepower, respectively. The peak torque of the combined system is a diesel-like 575 lb-ft.
BMW says this large four-door hatchback crossover will hit 60 mph in 5.4 seconds and that it is capable of driving on purely electric power up to 37 mph. CO2 emissions are down to 231 g/km, a 20 percent decrease over a comparable gas-only X6.
The system uses a two-mode seven-speed active transmission and BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system comes as standard.
Hidden beneath the rear luggage compartment is a 2.4 kWh NiMH battery pack capable of putting out 57 kW and power is delivered by a 50kW re-generator.
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