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The rather unusual BMW X6 is the epitome of BMW’s innovative product development department. This Coupe-SUV crossover had received so much flak from the world automotive press but still BMW managed to make it a success story. It has garnered so much success that fellow rivals from Germany – Mercedes and Audi have sent their product development teams to a drawing board so that they can also compete in that segment.

As a routine facelift strategy, the X6 is all set to go under a pair of scissors to make keep it looking fresh and young. The test mule caught over here show us that BMW will modify the front fascia by giving small changes to headlamps and kidney grill.

A set of new lower air intakes with a different position for the fog lights is also planned. The tail lamps will receive some garnish of the LED technology

On the mechanical side, there are plans to launch a new range topping variant X6 xDrive50d.

A new tri-turbo tech engine will try to squeeze around 400 hp out of 3 liters of displacement. The 4.4-liter M version will also get technology updates.

BMW X6 M was spotted with lightly camouflaged bumpers, in New York City. This episode comes only after similar recent instances in California, Spartanburg and Germany, where it was caught testing with much more camouflage.

The German luxury car giant, BMW entered the Indian market in the year 2007 and in its second year it sold 2,908 units of its cars which wasn’t too far away from the direct competitor, Mercedes Benz which sold 3,625 cars in the same year with a 12 year experience in the Indian car market.

It was a perfect day for motorheads like me at the AUTO MALL 2009 sponsored by Relio Quick which was held for a duration of three days- 9, 10 and 11th Jan.

Brands like Skoda, Honda, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Nissan had put their respective cars on display and the big surprise was not a special participant, but the absence of one- India’s top car maker Maruti Suzuki!