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Frankfurt Auto Show: X6 Hybrid Sept. 11, 2007 ) BMW's first-ever hybrid, the X6 ActiveHybrid. Click on images for larger views.
With the ActiveHybrid X6, BMW's first-ever hybrid, the automaker set out to prove fuel efficiency and sporty driving dynamics do not have to be mutually exclusive. The technology is the result of a joint project with General Motors and DaimlerChrysler. The ActiveHybrid X6 can be driven on electric power only, on combustion power only, or on a combination of the two. BMW claims fuel efficiency that is 20-percent greater than that of a comparable gas-only vehicle. A major highlight is BMW's two-mode active transmission, which has a mode for setting off and driving at low speeds, and a mode for higher speeds. It is based on the concept of a continuously variable transmission. The ActiveHybrid's styling differs from the regular X6,
The ActiveHybrid X6 is the latest — and probably the biggest — step in BMW's EfficientDynamics program, which seeks to find energy-saving efficiencies wherever possible. Click on the images below for larger views. Also see: Frankfurt Auto Show: X6 Revealed!, X6 Photos ) )
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