In order to achieve their ambitious purpose, they had to begin with a fast, big and mean car. It wasn’t too difficult to decide: the X6 M comes bundled with all these attributes. So they had a car.

Next, they had to modify it, which was a little harder, because…well…it was already damn fast.

First, they took both turbochargers and changed their compressor wheels, making them lighter, for less inertia and a better throttle response. They’ve reassembled the puzzle and balanced the wheels, at different rotation speeds, up to 250.000 rpm.

Then, a whole new, less restrictive titanium exhaust system had to be fitted. The two pairs of 102 mm tailpipes flank the large, underbody diffuser.

In the end, they remaped the ECU, to keep up with the increased air flow provided by the two turbochargers. The exact amount of fuel, the precise ignition point, the boost pressure and the air quantity have been set to adapt the new conditions.

The result makes the car feel like a real typhoon in a crowd of summer wind-like SUV’s: the V8, 4.4 liter, supercharged engine develops 740 hp and 980 Nm. These numbers are big enough to catapult the 2.35 tones Typhoon to 300 km/h and help it cover the ¼ mile in 11.5 seconds!

Surely, to send such amount of power to the ground, the 315/25ZR23 tyres need to work hard. Same thing with keeping the car on road, as the front spoiler pushes down the front axle even more than the original one.

Let’s keep in mind that all those vents had nothing to do with the looks of the car, as they were developed to cool the engine bay in a more efficient way. Being cool is just a bonus! They are the result of 12 months of simulations and tests.

Until we’ll have some clips with the new G-Power Typhoon, let’s watch the 725 hp engine of the previous version accelerating to 300 km/h.

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The final result is an intriguing mix of style and aggressiveness, able to stun any car enthusiast. To make extra room for the super-wide 315/25 R23 tires, the german specialist widened the wheel houses by 40 mm, resulting a slightly wider body and a mean, muscular, powerful stance.

To impress even more and keep up with the hugely powerful engine, the car has been lowered by using a dedicated suspension kit. This ensures not only less body roll, but also a less-pronounced leaning in the fast turns, by lowering the center of gravity by 45 mm in front and 30 mm on the rear axle.

A new, redesigned and much lighter engine hood, entirely made of carbon fiber saves a few hundredths of a second at brutal acceleration, thanks to its 10 kg weight. And that’s about it: you have a image of a stunner.

Oh, but wait: there’s more! Though under the hood it’s the same engine, it delivers an improved performance. Hamann upgraded the V8 4.4 liter’s software to obtain extra 65 hp an 90 Nm. With these improvements, the new numbers look spectacular: 640 hp an 840 Nm @2200 – 5000 rpm.

Although the tuner didn’t specify the updated 0-100 km/h acceleration time, I reckon it’s below 4 seconds, a value that opens the door towards the supersport segment.

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It was raised as a pure breed, packing an ugraded S63TU 4.4-liter biturbo V8 engine, with 600 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque, hooked to an 8-speed M Steptronic transmission. Thus, the model sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds, at a top speed electronically limited at 250 km/h.

But this doesn’t seem to meet the high demands of different tuning companies that want to get the best of it. It is also the case of German based tuner Hamann, which has played a little bit with the X6 M SUV.

Perhaps the first thing that crossed your mind was an additional power boost, but the tuner has broken its strict rules and has added only a custom exhaust system with all the ingredients, like cats, rear mufflers or downpipes.

The purpose was pretty obvious: a wilder and more impressive engine roar, which would make it extremely aggressive.

But perhaps words are useless at this point, we`d better watch the video below with the 2016 BMW X6 M expressing “its true feelings!” Enjoy and don’t forget to share your comments!

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