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Along the BMW grapevine, the German automaker will be naming its newest crossover, the X6. The vehicle will be much longer and lower, obviously a spin off the X5 though it will only seat four passengers. But what the X6 will lose in seating arrangements, it will gain in massive engine performance.

It was reported that BMW has confirmed that the latest crossover will indeed be called the X6 which will be produced and manufactured at its Spartanburg’s plant in South Carolina in 2008. According to Norbert Reithofer, CEO stated that the capacity would be expanded to 200,000 at the factory which will take on a quarter this year.

Although Reithofer didn’t go any further into the vehicle’s detailed production and specifications as stated by BMW spokesperson, it was assured that a moment’s wait for the release of the X6 will be worth it. The BMW X6 is still in the works and its BMW parts will be fitted with more BMW dynamics.

Most new BMW models that are still in production will add on high-precision injection combined with lean-mixture concepts for four- and six-cylinder engines and equipped with BMW’s very own diesel engines. Lately, as most automakers are doing for the sake of the environment (although it’s wholly becoming a trend and I hope the “green” hype won’t dissipate soon enough), BMW will partake on reduction in fuel consumption. Also, BMW has been harboring brake energy recovery methods for all new models and that means the X6 will be conceptualized as a sort of hybridization.

The BMW spokesperson reiterated, “It will have the body shape and roof like a coupe and not necessarily be a two-door.” He described that the X6 have undisputed characteristics of an SUV and a coupe.

The BMW X6 would be the third model for the Spartanburg plant which also produces the X5 crossover and Z4 sports car. Its features will be phased beginning this spring.

The 2009 BMW X6 will be released by late 2008.