it won't be out til mid-late summer. but i got 2 shots of the V8 TT. couldn't take too many since it isn't even out yet. plus, all i had was my cell phone. they are garrett turbos btw.

 

wow thats different.......

lol

that has to be a first for any vehicle...a TT I6 or a TT V8 as the engine choices

 

It's going to be a beast. 450+ ft-lbs torque from a BMW is unheard of.

 

M5!/m6!

 

is it an M? or is it an X6?

....I got it! Its an MX6 haha

 

mmmMMMMMmmm...torque

 

That thing looks insanely heavy.

 

Ah i'm so happy carmakers are getting out of the "lets make it all N/A" mentality and realizing how efficient and reliable turbos are!

So come the days with +50hp/+100tq remaps

 

are those turbos the same size as the 335?

 

Jeez...

 

They look a bit larger, the N54 engine uses Mitsubishi Turbos

 

It's the location that's so amazing. the n54 turbos are more of a standard mounting location. mounting the turbos in the channel like that is pretty crazy. they most have done ridiculous engineering to determine if the added heat soak from the turbos would impact the engine at all..

 

The 50i version of the X6 weighs in at an incredible 5,200+

 

tank..lol

 

5,200+ pounds? why don't they make 'em heavier?

 

The weird thing is from all reports it handles very well seeing as it's a tank.

 

compared to what? USS Nimitz?

 

not that weird. some versions of the porsche cayenne handle real well, too, and those're the original tanks. it's all done with LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of electronic gizmos and ginormous tires

 

If it was a wagon it wouldn't seem so bad it's just that it's jacked up so it would seem there would be a lot of body roll and inertia from the 2.5 ton mass. I applaud BMW for making it handle as well as it does but I question the thinking behind creating it at all. The TT V8 with all the techno wizardry would be much more palatable under a 2009 Audi Avant skin.

I’d like to see Mazda get the “Twin Force” V-6 (Is it Ecoboost now?) from Ford and stuff it in the new Mazda 6 with the new Haladex AWD unit. 350-400hp in the Mazda 6 wagon would be pretty cool, sedan and liftback too of course. I’m sure they won’t though.

 

It is so ugly. Just get an X5.