Australian pricing for the 2020 BMW X5 M
Competition and X6 M Competition models has been announced. Neither are what
anyone would call cheap. Those looking to purchase an X5 M Competition will
need to fork out AUD 209,900 (US$ 138,838) while prices for the X6 M Competition
start at AUD 213,900 (US$ 141,484). Neither of these two figures includes on-road
costs.
Interestingly, shoppers Down Under will
not be offered the non-Competition branded X5 M and X6 M models, not that we
expect local buyers to be worried about that. Powering both models is a
twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 engine with a cool 617 hp and 750 Nm of torque. This engine is paired to an eight-speed M Steptronic transmission
sending power through an Active M Differential to all four wheels. Both models
can rocket to 100 km/h in as little as 3.8 seconds and ordinarily, max
out at 250 km/h. Should customers want a little extra speed, they can
opt for the M Driver’s Package that increases top speed to 290 km/h.
For SUVs as big as the X5 M and X6 M
Competition, it’s only fitting that they brake just as well as they accelerate.
That’s exactly what they do thanks to six-piston calipers at the front clamping
down on 15.5-inch (395 mm discs) while at the rear there are single-piston
calipers and 15-inch (380 mm) discs.
