At the Frankfurt Motor Show today, BMW finally took the camo off their latest crossover and in the process showed off their first application of the Two-Mode hybrid system they have been co-developing with General Motors, Daimler and Chrysler. The X6 is a different look for BMW cross-overs, eschewing the traditional four door wagon SUV look for a more coupe-like hatch back profile.
As expected, the X6 will be the first BMW with the Two-Mode hybrid. Back in January at the Detroit show, a BMW spokesman told us the hybrid would go into a new model and although BMW is officially calling this a concept, it's known that the X6 will be built in their Spartanburg South Carolina plant alongside the X5 and X3. The hybrid setup is expected to improve fuel efficiency by twenty percent.
Update: The press release has been updated with the official English language version from BMW
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