2011 BMW Alpina B7 comes in two spicy, pricy flavors
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>2011 BMW Alpina B7 - click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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Problem: BMW will not make a M7. Despite making the M5 Wagon and the X6 M, the boys from Bavaria want know part of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s63amg">Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s65amg">S65 AMG</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/audis8">Audi S8</a>, (soon) <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jaguarxjr">Jaguar XJR</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/porschepanameraturbo">Por sche Panamera Turbo</a> or <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bentleyflyingspurspeed">B entley Flying Spur Speed</a> market. Odd, yes, especially from the company that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/21/first-drive-bmw-535i-gran-turismo-evolves-the-wagon-with-clever/">discovered a new segment</a> between the 5 Series wagon and the X5. Anyhow, no M7 for you.<br />
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Solution: the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alpinab7">Alpina B7</a>, as its an M7 in everything but name. Some of you might want to argue the point that no way is the Alpina B7 good enough to wear a vaunted M badge. To which we say... you might have a point. So think of it as the 750CSI. Either way, this here new Alpina B7 is going to be a pretty worthy competitor to all them big, fancy super sedans up above. Here's why.<br />
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From the outside the changes include front and rear fascias and spoilers that not only set the B7 apart from lesser 7 Series but are functional. The front spoiler provides 30% more downforce while the rear tacks on an additional 15%. Not only that, but the front spoiler provides specific cooling to new transmission and oil coolers. Also impossible to miss are the 20-spoke, 21-inch Alpina wheels. Inside nearly every surface gets covered with hand-stitched "Lavalina" leather (whatever that might be) and Alpina badges. The areas not swathed in Lavalina get treated with Alcantara. There's also a heated steering wheel and illuminated blue Aplina door sills.<br />
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Of course, what's underneath matters most. Specifically the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 gets pumped up to 500 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque (as opposed to the 750i's 400 hp and 450 pounds of twist). The press release notes that all that torque is, "available across an unusually broad engine range, from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm," which is either wool-over-the-eyes PR hype, or a typo. We'll go with typo, as the regular strength 750i makes its 450 pound-feet from 1,800 to 4,500 rpm. Either way, the Alpina B7 can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. And now, the kicker: the short wheelbase B7 costs $122,875 and the extended wheelbase B7 will set you back $126,775. Both prices are before the $875 destination fee. Press release after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-alpina-b7/low/">2011 BMW Alpina B7</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-alpina-b7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/p90055238highres40_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-alpina-b7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/p90055237highres10_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-alpina-b7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/p90055239highres00_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-alpina-b7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/p90055241highres_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-bmw-alpina-b7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/p90055236highres20_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: BMW]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/2011-bmw-alpina-b7-comes-in-two-spicy-pricy-flavors/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 BMW Alpina B7 comes in two spicy, pricy flavors</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/2011-bmw-alpina-b7-comes-in-two-spicy-pricy-flavors/">2011 BMW Alpina B7 comes in two spicy, pricy flavors</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/2011-bmw-alpina-b7-comes-in-two-spicy-pricy-flavors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19340709/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/2011-bmw-alpina-b7-comes-in-two-spicy-pricy-flavors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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BMW picks Jeff Koons as artist for next Art Car
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/par2144671-630op.jpg" /><br />
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If you're at all familiar with contemporary art, then you know that <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/jeff+koons">Jeff Koons</a> is a triple, double-dog super megastar. Deeply controversial within the art world (Koons is a former stock broker that copied Andy Warhol's Factory techniques and hired an image consultant), Koons is perhaps best known for his three gold leaf sculptures of Michael Jackson and his chimp, Bubbles. Some of Koons' pieces have sold for more than $25 million - and if you ever find yourself at the <em>Moderne Kunst</em> in Berlin, be sure to check out the sexy sculptures of Koons and his then-wife <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Staller">la Cicciolina</a> - the porn star and Italian member of parliament - doin' it.<br />
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/bmw">BMW</a>, for one, seems to have taken notice, and has asked Koons to build/style its next <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+art+car/">Art Car</a>. As it happens, this is the 35th anniversary of the automaker's Art Car program. There aren't any details yet as to what Koons has in mind (nor even which BMW will get the treatment) but the car will be "revealed later in the year." Ironically, we've already speculated on what a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/04/psa-bono-wants-cars-to-bring-sexy-back/">Jeff Koons designed car </a>might look and behave like. Regardless of the finished product, Koons joins a veritable who's who of contemporary modern artists including Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, and Alexander Calder. Press release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/bmw-picks-jeff-koons-as-artist-for-next-art-car/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-art-cars-at-l-a-county-museum-of-art/low/">BMW Art Cars at L.A. County Museum of Art</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-art-cars-at-l-a-county-museum-of-art/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/bmwartcarslacma_01_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-art-cars-at-l-a-county-museum-of-art/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/bmwartcarslacma_02_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-art-cars-at-l-a-county-museum-of-art/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/bmwartcarslacma_03_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-art-cars-at-l-a-county-museum-of-art/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/bmwartcarslacma_04_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-art-cars-at-l-a-county-museum-of-art/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/bmwartcarslacma_05_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: BMW | Image: Mira Oberman/AFP/Getty Images]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/bmw-picks-jeff-koons-as-artist-for-next-art-car/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW picks Jeff Koons as artist for next Art Car</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/bmw-picks-jeff-koons-as-artist-for-next-art-car/">BMW picks Jeff Koons as artist for next Art Car</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/bmw-picks-jeff-koons-as-artist-for-next-art-car/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19341699/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/02/bmw-picks-jeff-koons-as-artist-for-next-art-car/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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Video: Jay Leno's garage takes Morgan Aero SuperSports for a spin
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">MISC</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><small><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/#continued"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/lenomorgansupersports.jpg " alt="" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Morgan Aero SuperSports - Click above to view the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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Who better to introduce Jay Leno to the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Aero+SuperSports/">Morgan Aero SuperSports</a> than company founder Harry Morgan's grandson, Charles <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Morgan/">Morgan</a>? He stops by the garage to show Jay this latest limited edition, built to celebrate Morgan's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/monterey-2009-morgan-mania-at-pebble-beach/">100 years of existence</a> as a cottage builder of lightweight flyers. This Aero SuperSports happens to be a prototype, but it still knocks Jay's socks off. <br />
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Powered by a sweet-sounding 380-horsepower version of BMW's 4.8-liter V8, the 2,475-pound Morgan is a bit quicker than the 1932 Morgan Three-Wheeler that resides in Jay's personal collection. It's also got quite a few more safety and luxury amenities, although the trunk is just big enough for the targa roof panels or "one sport coat and a pair of slacks," as Jay puts it. The Aero SuperSports is basically a targa-topped version of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/aeromax/">Morgan Aeromax</a> that debuted in 2008.<br />
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When Jay takes it out for a spin he seems impressed with the performance and build quality, and points out that at $150,000-$160,000, it ain't cheap, but for a hand-built car with this level of performance you'd pay a whole lot more if it was wearing an Italian badge. If nothing else it's a great throwback to a different era of motoring, and as the last independent British automaker, Morgan has a wonderful family business heritage with mainly second-, third- and fourth-generation employees cranking out the 800 or so units they build per annum.<br />
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We saw <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/monterey-2009-limited-edition-morgan-aero-supersports-appears-s/">this car up in Monterey</a> last August and agree with Jay that less is more when it comes to sportscars. Low weight really pays dividends for performance and economy. At 60 mph the six-speed automatic transmission is turning at just 1,700 RPM, which equates to about 30 miles per gallon. Of course, it would probably be hard to keep it at a constant 60 with an exhaust note like that snarling just below your left buttcheek. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to see the video for yourself.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/monterey-2009-morgan-aero-supersports/low/">Monterey 2009: Morgan Aero SuperSports</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/monterey-2009-morgan-aero-supersports/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/morgansupersportsm09_01_t humbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/monterey-2009-morgan-aero-supersports/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/morgansupersportsm09_02_t humbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/monterey-2009-morgan-aero-supersports/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/morgansupersportsm09_03_t humbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/monterey-2009-morgan-aero-supersports/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/morgansupersportsm09_04_t humbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/monterey-2009-morgan-aero-supersports/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/morgansupersportsm09_05_t humbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/sports-cars/morgan-aero-supersports/">Jay Leno's Garage</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Jay Leno's garage takes Morgan Aero SuperSports for a spin</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/">Video: Jay Leno's garage takes Morgan Aero SuperSports for a spin</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19343219/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/video-jay-lenos-garage-takes-morgan-aero-supersports-for-a-spi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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Wald International takes on Rolls, Porsche, Jaguar, BMW and Infiniti... all at the same time
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/infiniti/" rel="tag">Infiniti</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/jaguar/" rel="tag">Jaguar</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/" rel="tag">Porsche</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rolls-royce/" rel="tag">Rolls-Royce</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/#5"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/web630wald-international-porsche-panamera-.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Porsche Panamera with body kit by Wald International - Click above for image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Tuners typically roll out one package at a time. When a big tuner show like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sema/">SEMA</a> comes around, maybe a couple at a time. But Japanese tuning firm <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/wald">Wald International</a> is launching five body kits for some of the most desirable top-of-the-line luxury sedans, all at the same time.<br />
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Included in Wald's plans are aero kits for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/ghost">Rolls-Royce Ghost</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/panamera">Porsche Panamera</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/m">Infiniti M</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/xj">Jaguar XJ</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/7+series">BMW 7 Series</a>. Throw in a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/quattroporte">Quattroport e</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cls-class">Mercedes CLS</a>, maybe a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bentley/">Bentley</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rapide">Aston Martin Rapide</a> in there and they'd have the whole kit and kaboodle covered. Not much in the way of details available as of yet on this quintet of modified luxury wheels, but from the looks of it, each has been lowered and mounted with new front fascias, side skirts and big ol' alloys. Check 'em out for yourself below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/low/">Wald International luxury sedan body kits</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wald-international-rolls-royce-ghost-_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wald-international-2011-bmw-7-series_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wald-international-2011-jaguar-xj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wald-international-porsche-panamera-_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/wald-international-luxury-sedan-body-kits/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wald-international-nissan-fuga-_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.wald.co.jp/english/home.html">Wald International</a> via <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/wald-international-preparing-kits-for.html?utm_source=feedb urner&utm_medium=feed&utm _campaign=Feed%3A+Carscoo p+%28CARSCOOP%29">CarScoo p</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/wald-international-takes-on-rolls-porsche-jaguar-bmw-and-infi/">Wald International takes on Rolls, Porsche, Jaguar, BMW and Infiniti... all at the same time</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.wald.co.jp/english/home.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/wald-international-takes-on-rolls-porsche-jaguar-bmw-and-infi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19341517/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/wald-international-takes-on-rolls-porsche-jaguar-bmw-and-infi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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Inside Line straps 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 on the dyno, results disappointing
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/military/" rel="tag">Military</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bmwx6hybridfd_01_opt.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Wait a second here, isn't it a bit antithetical to strap a hybrid vehicle on a dyno to measure it for horsepower? Well, in some instances we might be tempted to agree - though our curious side tells us it's always good to know how much power any particular automobile makes - but definitely not in the case of the <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/tag/BmwX6Activehybrid/">2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6</a>.<br />
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After all, BMW itself proclaims that this vehicle is the <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/08/12/officially-official-bmw-x6-hybrid-to-be-worlds-most-powerful/">most powerful production hybrid ever offered</a> with 480 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque. Claims such as this must, <em>MUST we say</em>, be tested. Fortunately for us, the chaps over at <a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/02/inside-line-dyno-tests-the-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6.html">Inside Line</a> happen to have a dyno at their disposal, along with the aforementioned hybrid SUV. So, how'd it fair?<br />
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Measured output at the wheels came in at <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">368 horsepower and </span><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">402 lb-ft of torque. Now, it's expected that all vehicles will make a good bit less power at the wheels than at the engine's flywheel, which is how they are rated from the factory. But in the instance of the X6 Hybrid, it made way less than expected given its prodigious claimed figures.<br />
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</span>There are all sorts of explanations as to why the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 may not have made as many pound-feet as expected, and you can find some of them by <a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/02/inside-line-dyno-tests-the-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6.html">reading Inside Line's summary here</a>. Acceleration tests are promised, meaning we may get an answer about those elusive few ponies soon enough. Finally, <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/11/11/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-activehybrid-is-technologically-impress/">click here to read our own impressions</a> after driving the monster hybrid SUV last November.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/low/">First Drive: 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bmwx6hybridfd_01_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bmwx6hybridfd_02_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bmwx6hybridfd_03_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bmwx6hybridfd_04_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/bmwx6hybridfd_05_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/02/inside-line-dyno-tests-the-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6.html">Inside Line</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/inside-line-straps-disappointing-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-on-the/">Inside Line straps 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 on the dyno, results disappointing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:54:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/02/inside-line-dyno-tests-the-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/inside-line-straps-disappointing-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-on-the/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19346814/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/inside-line-straps-disappointing-2010-bmw-activehybrid-x6-on-the/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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