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First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid is technologically impressive... but to what end?

BMW's pitch on how great the X6 ActiveHybrid is goes like this: it's the world's most powerful hybrid vehicle, fuel consumption is reduced about 20 percent compared to a similar vehicle without a hybrid drivetrain, and no matter what speed you're going, the incredibly complicated powertrain is performing at the most efficient level possible. All of this power means that the X6 hybrid is no sluggish Toyota Prius, offering frugal but unexciting performance. On the other hand, the size and weight of BMW's luxury hybrid crossover means that, ... Read more →

Frankfurt 2009: BMW ActiveHybrid X6 throws down AutoblogGreen Staff

Your dilemma: you have a burning desire for a 5,000 pound, four-passenger truck that accelerates as fast as your Dodge Challenger, but you want to use as little gasoline as possible while doing ...

Spy shots: BMW X6 hybrid spotted stateside Xavier Navarro

Although we've seen spy shots of BMW's new X6 hybrid in Bavaria, we're new getting images of the vehicle stateside, with South Carolina plates. BMW's powertrain approach for this model is more evolved ...

Spyshot: hybrid BMW X6 spotted in the wild Xavier Navarro

Although it was unveiled back in 2007 during the Frankfurt Motor show, the quirky X6 with a hybrid powertrain has just now been spotted in the wild. French website Le Blog Auto found it on a street ...

Spy photos show how the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid has grown Sebastian Blanco

The BMW X6 ActiveHybrid is a concept slated to blend a few automotive categories (it's a CUVish four-door coupe). We got our first look at this Two-Mode hybrid family member last fall in Frankfurt, ...

BMW concept X6 ActiveHybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The ActiveHybrid system is the result of BMW's collaboration with GM and the former DaimlerChrysler, the Global Hybrid Cooperation. Their goal has been to engineer a modular two-mode hybrid system that can be modified in its behavior and function to suit the dynamics customary to the brand using ...

2008 Detroit Auto Show preview videos: A-BAT Toyota's hybrid concept truck, BMW X6 Active Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Above is a video all about the A-BAT, Toyota's hybrid concept truck, that will premiere at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. The video does not show the A-BAT driving around but it's still a nice look at the concept that just might be the star of the Detroit Auto Show. Some have said the truck is ugly ...

Fankfurt 2007: BMW video round up 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The video above is an interview about the BMW Hydrogen 7. There are some BOLD claims in this video. The "shell" can keep "soup" hot for months and an "ice man" cold for "17 years." You also get a look at the "H2 button" in the test drive of the Hydrogen 7. Two more videos are below the flow. The ...

AutoblogGreen video round up: x6, Mixim, up! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Welcome to the second edition of the video round up. Three more videos of concept cars fresh from the Frankfurt Auto Show floor. The video above is BMW's X6 ActiveHybrid concept. BMW thinks it will be more efficient to use two electric motors. Below the fold is video of the interior of the Nissan ...


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