Interior Design BMW X6

The first official photos along with initial specs of the production version of BMW's X6 and 7-Series Hybrid models slipped into the internet today ahead of their world debut at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show. Both models carry the ActiveHybrid moniker and are equipped with a hybrid drivetrain that combines a V8 petrol engine with one electric motor in the 7-Series and two in the X6.

BMW estimates the X6 M will hustle from 0 to 60 in a scant 4.5 seconds. That's super quick for a vehicle this big, but after our laps, we have no reason to doubt that figure. ... If there is a chink in the X6 M's high-tech armor, it's the brakes. The 15.6-inch, four-piston ventilated discs up front and 15.2-inch single-piston units at the rear started to fade toward the end of our lapping session. It takes a lot to slow a vehicle that goes this fast and weighs this much. Though the brakes never failed, the fade going into that last brake zone definitely increased the pucker factor a bit.

Interior Design BMW X6