BMW X6 ActiveHybrid

<a href="http://topics.latimes.com/autos/bmw"><b> BMW X6 ActiveHybrid Concept</b></a><br> <br> <b>Overview:</b> This crossover SUV has the same system as its 7 Series hybrid concept sibling. A twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 with an electric motor for a total of 420 hp, plus all the brake regeneration/lithium-ion battery/auto stop/start trimmings to score a 15% reduction in emissions and fuel consumption, compared to an internal-combustion-only counterpart.<br> <br> <b>Our take:</b> Anything that saves gas and the EarthÂ’s atmosphere has to be welcomed. However, it would be interesting to see how something with a surfeit of hybridized bells and whistles performs against an equivalent car with a new clean diesel engine.<br> <br> -- Colin Ryan<br> <br> <b>More in Autos</b>:<br> &#149; <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/uptospeed/" rel="nofollow">Up to Speed: LA Auto Show news</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-laas08-production-pg,0,5151255.photogallery" rel="nofollow">2008 L.A. Auto Show: Production cars</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-laas08-concept-pg,0,5485877.photogallery" rel="nofollow">2008 L.A. Auto Show: Concept cars</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-laas08-green-pg,0,2060730.photogallery">2008 L.A. Auto Show: Green cars</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-green-car-of-the-year-pg,0,7457569.photogallery" rel="nofollow">2009 Green Car of the Year finalists</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-design-challenge-pg,0,4820158.photogallery" rel="nofollow">Preview: L.A. Auto Show Design Challenge</a><br />

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BMW X6 ActiveHybrid Concept

Overview: This crossover SUV has the same system as its 7 Series hybrid concept sibling. A twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 with an electric motor for a total of 420 hp, plus all the brake regeneration/lithium-ion battery/auto stop/start trimmings to score a 15% reduction in emissions and fuel consumption, compared to an internal-combustion-only counterpart.

Our take: Anything that saves gas and the EarthÂ’s atmosphere has to be welcomed. However, it would be interesting to see how something with a surfeit of hybridized bells and whistles performs against an equivalent car with a new clean diesel engine.

-- Colin Ryan

More in Autos:
• Up to Speed: LA Auto Show news
• 2008 L.A. Auto Show: Production cars
• 2008 L.A. Auto Show: Concept cars
• 2008 L.A. Auto Show: Green cars
• 2009 Green Car of the Year finalists
• Preview: L.A. Auto Show Design Challenge

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