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07-06-2009, 03:30 PM
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BMW X6 M MotoGP Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
For the last eleven years, BMW has partnered with MotoGP to provide safety vehicles, although this year the car setting the pace is, well, not a car. Just days after BMW officially introduced the X6 M at the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/New-York-Auto-Show/), one had already hit the track at the MotoGP in Qatar (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/12/setting-the-pace-bmw-x6-m-debuts-as-motogp-safety-car/).
Complete with a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine producing 555 horsepower, the X6 M can perform its duties essentially in stock form. The only changes apparent include a light bar on top and BMW Motorsport livery. With the racing series coming to Monterey for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, we got our first look at the X6 M safety vehicle and made sure to snap some pics alongside its M6 counterpart. Check out our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: BMW X6 M MotoGP Safety Car (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_16_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126426/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_17_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126427/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_18_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126428/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_19_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126429/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_20_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126430/)
Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Weblogs, Inc.MotoGP: BMW X6 M sets the pace at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/06/motogp-bmw-x6-m-sets-the-pace-at-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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BMW X6 M MotoGP Pace Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
For the last eleven years, BMW has partnered with MotoGP to provide safety vehicles, although this year the car setting the pace is, well, not a car. Just days after BMW officially introduced the X6 M at the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/New-York-Auto-Show/), one had already hit the track at the MotoGP in Qatar (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/12/setting-the-pace-bmw-x6-m-debuts-as-motogp-safety-car/).
Complete with a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine producing 555 horsepower, the X6 M can perform its duties essentially in stock form. The only changes apparent include a light bar on top and BMW Motorsport livery. With the racing series coming to Monterey for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, we got our first look at the X6 M safety vehicle and made sure to snap some pics alongside its M6 counterpart. Check out our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: BMW X6 M MotoGP Safety Car (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_16_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126426/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_17_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126427/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_18_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126428/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_19_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126429/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/bmwx6mpacecar_20_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x6-m-motogp-safety-car-1/2126430/)
Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / Weblogs, Inc.MotoGP: BMW X6 M sets the pace at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/06/motogp-bmw-x6-m-sets-the-pace-at-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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