Thursday 30th October 2008


X6 Gets The Schnitzer Treatment

Quirky BMW transformed into a bird of prey

Mother nature had forgotten to put 22in rims on her falcon
Mother nature had forgotten to put 22in rims on her falcon
German Tuner AC Schnitzer has taken the faintly desirable BMW X6 and turned it into something unspeakable – the X6 Falcon.

Revealed yesterday via a press release that comically labours the Falcon metaphor, this latest ‘bird of prey’ is ‘perfectly adapted to its habitat’, says the company:

“Instead of sweeping through the sky, it swept around the North Loop of the Nürburgring in numerous laps until the chassis developers were totally satisfied with the set-up…

“Now the X6 remains firmly on the ground even at speeds which a normal Falcon only achieves in a nosedive…”

And our favourite?

“While birds sing in high keys, the bass engine note of the Falcon is more suggestive of a big cat.”

Perched on its 22ins alloy wheels, (‘perched’ – geddit?) Schnitzer’s X6 Falcon is blessed with  PU plastic body extensions, ‘racing’ tailpipes and lots of go-faster trim decorating the interior.

With a small power increase from a modified ECU, we’ll take Schnitzer’s word that this is a car “with no natural enemies out there”.


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