BMW has been readying a facelifted version of their X6 crossover coupe to be released some time in 2023 for the 2024 model year, and after the first spotting of a prototype in the snow a little over a month ago, our spy photographers were able to capture it testing again, this time out on the streets.
Up front is where the majority of the changes are. For starters, we can see much slimmer, straighter headlights that are somewhere in between the current X6 and the iX electric SUV in terms of shape. The lower fascia is completely covered, leaving us with no idea of what it actually looks like, but if we’d have to guess, we’d imagine it will be similar to that of the recently spotted X5 facelift prototype.
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What’s not similar to the X5, though, is the kidney grille. While this facelifted model’s grille looks to be nearly identical to the pre-facelift X6’s, it still retains its hexagonal shape to differentiate it from the X5’s rounded squares. That being said, the X5 M prototype spotted around 2 months ago was shown to have the same hexagonal kidneys.
Additionally, as was the case with the other facelifted X6 prototype, the rear and side profile of this vehicle appear to remain virtually unchanged from the outgoing model. As such, they aren’t camouflaged, though it’s been speculated that the rear lighting could receive an update in its design come the production model.
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Seeing how minor of a facelift this is, we expect the powertrain options to carry over from the pre-facelift model. With that said, a plug-in hybrid variant is likely to be added down the line based on the bones of the X5 xDrive45e, as well as reports of a hydrogen-powered variant built on the same platform as the iX5 Hydrogen. The facelifted X6 is expected to arrive sometime in 2023 as a 2024 model year, which would follow the facelifted X5’s expected arrival in 2022 as a 2023 model year.
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