What BMW calls a sports activity coupe actually has four doors and looks somewhat like a luxury crossover. Semantics aside, the X6 M delivers performance so sensational that you’ll wonder if it wasn’t meant to be a sports car all along.
Following a refresh last year, the X6 M enters 2014 unchanged.
Buyers considering the M version of the X6 (or any BMW M model for that matter) take their performance seriously. To that end, the X6 M packs a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 that delivers 555 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. Zero to 60 mph comes in a brief 4.3 seconds. You also get an adaptive suspension with rear self-leveling feature married to performance tires on 20-inch wheels. With all-wheel drive standard, the X6 M can tow up to 6,600 pounds.
The interior is trimmed in supple Merino leather and your choice of aluminum, wood or piano black accents. Up front are 20-way sport seats with heat and driver memory. In a nod to its sporting nature, individual rear seats are standard, although you can opt for a regular bench for five-passenger capacity.
The litany of standard features includes navigation with real-time traffic data, automatic wipers, bi-xenon headlamps, power- folding and tilting mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, a sunroof and a 16-speaker sound system. In case you find anything lacking, BMW offers a number of discreet option packages:
You can also choose from a roster of standalone options like automatic soft-close doors, LED headlamps, a rear-seat entertainment system, a smartphone apps suite and a six-CD/DVD changer.
Due to its dramatic styling, the X6 M doesn’t carry as much as conventional crossovers. But when you measure it against similar-performing vehicles, the X6 M seems like a U-Haul by comparison.
