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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It’s actually one of the craziest machines you can buy and the fact that you can bring your family along for the fun isn’t really that.

What it really is for a lot of the BMW X5 M’s passengers is terrifying. Swiss tuning company Mansory decided to give the exterior the same sort of feeling.

It’s terrifyingly chintzy and glitzy and I’ve even heard that some of these cars were actually turned down by a bunch of Chelsea football players.

The fitting of the enormous gunmetal finish alloy wheels isn’t that bad but when it comes to the new body kit and accessories… kids will run away from it.

Carbon fiber now makes up the radiator grille surrounds, the new rear spoiler, the trim on the lower back door, side skirts and front lip.

What’s worse than the unwelcome accents is the way they’ve shaped the front bumper and the newly fitted vented hood.

Just in case you might realize that, the 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine was modified to develop 670 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque.

That means the Mansory BMW X5 M can get from 0 to 62 in as little as 4.2 seconds. We’re not sure about the top speed limiter situation right now.

Thankfully, they haven’t messed about with the suspension setup. That was already hard enough as it was, the only way to make it feel “sportier” would have been to fit solid shock absorbers.

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