The guys at Sportec in particular are the ones we can be thankful to for this. They couldn’t escape the sensible nature of their nation so they didn’t go overboard.

The body kit remains the same as the original, the BMW X6 SP6X looks a lot like the standard model, apart from the wheels and paint scheme.

A new black paint was required and mixing it with traditional BMW racing stripes produced a pleasant result. No world changing has happened but there’s a clearly distinctive presence.

Under the bonnet, Sportec have focused on being annoyingly considerate by offering a tweak for only one of the engines available.

It’s the 3.0 liter inline six cilinder diesel. When that version of the X6 leaves the factory, it’s pushing out 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque.

Nice round figures which have been described as some of the best delivered in the business. The tuner then went on to offer some boost up to 370 horses and 553 lb-ft of torque.

We’re hoping there’s still some reasonable smoothness but that extra performance does sound like a lot of fun. Having 70 extra ponies does give the X6 an improved pace.

Particularly, the BMW X6 SP6X can manage 0-62 mph in just 5.4 seconds (1.1 seconds quicker) and the top speed goes from 130 mph to 164 mph.

It also lost some 88 lbs thanks to those massive OZ 20 inch lightweight alloy.

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Secretly, my preconceptions would tell me, “don’t worry about it, they won’t sell any”. Maybe Senner tuning started losing money, but it would teach the others a lesson.

It hasn’t happened, my old fashioned thinking was thumped by the German tuner’s effort and even though one of their customers sold it back to the car maker, it didn’t last.

Senner Tuning found a new customer for the turbocharged oil burning BMW X6 before anybody was interested in the way the they were making Audi S5 or Audi Q7.

Now, we’d love to take potshots at the way the main rivals at Audi don’t make interesting enough cars to begin with but the truth is not really there.

High powered performance cars that care very little about what you think, how much fuel they use and the way they they go over speed bumps are dying out.

Much like in purchasing new cars, fuel economy is getting in the way and diesels still have the upper hand, by far. Even when it comes to “cool cars” like the BMW X6.

Those bloody Germans, they think they know everything and what’s really annoying is that it seems they’re right. Or maybe we could blame the clients and economic conditions of our time.

Whatever we blab on about, tuned versions of diesel engines are bound to make their way into much more interesting cars (and ruin them).

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Don’t expect the prize to be just given away however, this is not the ASC3 Turbo, these are more popular and more modest tweaks for the F30 3 Series.

In other words, these are the actual AC Schnitzer products you’re likely to see on the road from time to time. Are they the lesser products though?

Obviously, the performance will be less impressive than on the near 300 horsepower 2.0 liter turbo four and the general list of addons is shorter but there’s something more important to consider.

Due to the accessibility and the wide variety of cars the updates can be fitted to, it can offer up customization to more people.

I know tuning is supposed to be about exclusivity but if we’re to liken it to the fashion industry, we have to admit that it’s impossible to wear couture.

So far AC Schintzer offer packages for the 318d and 320d versions, the diesel ones in other to achieve 171 horsepower and 218 respectively.

The petrol engines, including the ASC3, are currently under development and will join the list of AC Schnitzer tuning available products later in the year.

We don’t suspect to see changes between the suspension system of the diesels and the petrols and nor do we expect the body kit to be wildly different.

Which is just as well, most customers will likely want AC Schnitzer’s wheels and ECU tweak first, with the rest of the options later.

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It seems somehow unnatural but then again, the people who put themselves at risk to find new things and explore new places are also unnatural.

Alpina’s crew may be loaded with that kind of people as over the years they’ve constantly kept trying to improve the BMW powerplants for years.

Weirdly, at the moment, the most respected engine BMW is making is allegedly the 3.0 liter diesel they put in the 535d.

I’m a bigger fan of the petrol engine but it really a fabulous diesel. At this point Alpina turn it into the D5 BiTurbo.

Thanks to a couple of new turbos and an ECU remap the powerplant is now producing 350 horsepower and well over 442 lb-ft of torque.

Filter in the close ratio eight speed automatic gearbox and the Alpina D5 BiTurbo can now get from 0 to 62 in just 5.2 seconds and it has an updated electronic top speed limiter at 168 mph.

Despite the added power, the engine is praised as maintaining nearly the same fuel economy levels at 47.8 mpg in the sedan and 44.7 mpg in the Touring version.

There’s a good chance that a bit of turbo lag may happen but seriously, it’s a 5 second to 62 car that does well over 40 mpg.

Is there really that much more that you’d want from a car than what the Alpina D5 BiTurbo has to offer.

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The new variation they’ve created is called the NR 1s. It makes no excuses about what it is. The 1 Series used as a base is one of the least loved BMWs out there.

That lackluster situation has set a fire of passion under its bonnet, all of which was unleashed by the German tuner.

The base can be any one of the versions 3.0 liter straight six cylinder engine that goes under the bonnet of anything between the 125i and 135i.

On top of that engine, Tuningwerk have their play and you can opt for twinscroll or Bi-Turbo forced induction and can produce between 237 and 430 horsepower.

Torque can also vary between 214 and 317 lb-ft of torque. This is if you want to keep within the German tradition for efficiency and such.

If you can do without the Technical Control Board certificate for RS-Sport, Tuningwerk can wind the power up to 550 horsepower.

Variety seems to be the main course in 0 to 62 acceleration and top speed as well. The first can vary between 6.1 to 4.2 seconds and the latter can be 147 or 205 mph.

The usual limitations apply, tires and all that boring stuff. What is interesting is that Tuningwerk offers the NR 1s package for diesel powered cars.

No more than 250 horsepower and 346 lb-ft of torque is available there but that’s still a respectable performance figure.

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It’s an offering introduced about a couple of years ago just as the Bavarians were launching the E70 version of the BMW X5 SAV.

Since then, few things have changed about it. The body kit remained mostly the same, the engine output varies and more of the engines can now be tuned.

The Aachen based tuner fitted new bumpers, skirts and wheel arch extensions to create a relatively not obvious widebody kit.

They’ve then continued to produce a hood which has vents in it and may include chromed kidney grilles should you opt for it.

Overall, the look of the Falcon AC Schnitzer BMW X5 is a pretty impressive looking machine, which kind of lets itself down when you find out what engine mods are available.

Only the diesel powerplants receive a re-tweak. All the variations ever available in standard trim of the 3.0 liter straight six diesel can be given a bit of an extra boost.

The two M57 engines can go from 235 to 272 horsepower or from 285 to 313. Torque figures notice a similar bump.

With the more modern N57 powerplants performance is updated from 245 to 286 horsepower or from 306 to 360 hp.

The latter figure is pretty close to what BMW is giving you in the very expensive M Performance diesels so it might actually be worth a second look at.

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The BMW X6 xDrive40d is once again used as the starting base and the 3.0 liter straight six cylinder twin-turbocharged unit doesn’t seem to be complaining.

Extra attention is always nice so it would only seem natural to get such a reaction. Lumma Design’s ideas for the rest of the car are different though.

340 horsepower and 494 lb-ft of torque is more than Senner develops but not by much. In fact, the difference is so small it’s almost certainly impossible to notice.

What is likely going to be easily noticeable is the difference in styling. Lumma Design went for aggression and a bit of an alpha male feeling.

I might sound stupid right now but the Lumma Design BMW X6 xDrive40d doesn’t have the chiseled look of an actor but the hairy chested scarred appearance of an action hero.

The new 22 inch alloy wheels aren’t very aggressive but the new body kit certainly is. And don’t even get me going on that “harmless” black decal running around most of the car.

A final considerable difference is found in the redesigned interior. This is where no added gadgets are present, no new shapes and nothing was removed either.

You do however get a much more lighted up presence from the color scheme and all of the materials were upgraded by Lumma Design.

Alcantara, fine leather, aluminium pedals and carbon fiber trim, it’s all there in the X6 diesel.

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In some cases that’s true and it seems that things are getting worse. That direction seems to have spun off with tuner cars built around the same idea…

Senner Tuning have a package for the BMW X6 diesel, the xDrive40d version that seems to be in a very narrow market spot.

Here’s the outset, you want a faster version of the BMW X6 but you still want the inherent fuel economy of a diesel you can always buy the X6 M Performance.

Trouble is, that new tri-turbo seemingly too complicated engine isn’t really cheap. In fact, it’s so expensive it’s only marginally cheaper than the BMW X6M.

Senner Tuning provides a 10 percent increase in the performance of the 3.0 liter straight six cylinder engine without too much damage to the fuel economy.

Having 336 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque under the bonnet will certainly make a difference. Just like the new design kit will.

Essentially, Senner Tuning provides a rip-off BMW X6 M lower body kit, a couple of subtle rear spoilers and a set of awesome 22 inch multi-spoke alloys from Hamann.

Really, it’s hard to fault the package, especially when you consider only costs some 35.000 dollars. It’s definitely not cheap but it’s certainly not as expensive as the M Performance version.

Also, since most of the parts are off-the-shelf BMW ones, maintenance and repairs shouldn’t put a dent in the budget either.

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It may not be the fastest car made by the Bavarians or even the fastest of the X range of crossovers but it’s very attractive to buyers.

Thus, the desire to make it stand out is a little more important for the customizing scene so the BMW X3’s presence might not be worthy of a second look.

With the performance aspects being first to considered it’s rather unusual to see the German tuner focus on the diesel powerplants first.

The 2.0d version goes from a standard 184 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque to 218 horsepower and the 3.0d version goes from 258 horsepower to 413 lb-ft of torque.

So the BMW X3 gets more grunt under the bonnet without compromising its fuel economy but somehow, AC Schnitzer still didn’t tell us too much about the petrol ones.

New alloy wheels between 18 and 22 inches are available, along with new tires but no word on suspension changes are mentioned.

If I’m honest that’s a pretty good think. Losing some of the comfort with the wheels is already enough, we don’t need an even harder suspension than the one BMW fits at the factory.

What I do approve of however is the AC Schnitzer redesigned aerodynamic setup. It consists of a full body kit a new rear window spoiler.

The whole thing looks great, and the AC Schnitzer decals that sitting on the rear doors are well appointed.

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