BMW X6 vs Porsche Cayenne vs Range Rover Sport

21 Jan

Posted by Horatiu Boeriu as BMW X6

Update: Here is why there is a difference between the diesel engines

We came across an internal document issued by BMW which shows several comparison statistics between the upcoming BMW X6 and the alleged competition: the Porsche Cayenne and the Range Rover Sport. The results: the X6 is way ahead of its competition and wins in all the departments.

Unfortunately, we can not post the original pdf file so I will type out all the data for you. Let's start first with the comparison between the BMW X6 xDrive 35i and the V6 Porsche Cayenne.

	BMW X6 xDrive35i	Porsche Cayenne	Range Rover Sport
Engine	R/6	V6	No V6 gasoline engine
Capacity	2.979	3.598
Horsepower	306	290
0-60 MPH	6.7 sec	8.1 sec
Speed	150 MPH	141 MPH
Fuel Consumption	21.53 MPG	18.19 MPG
CO2 Emission	262 g/km	310 g/km
Dimmensions	192.15/76.35/66.58 in	189.04/75.96/66.94 in
Weight	4719 lbs	4917 lbs

As you can see, the X6 xDrive35i is 1.4 seconds faster, it consumes less fuel, it's less polluting and it weighs about 90lbs less.

Winner: BMW X6

Now the xDrive50i vs Cayenne GTS and the V8 Supercharged Rover

	BMW X6 xDrive50i	Porsche Cayenne GTS	Range Rover Sport V8 - Supercharged
Engine	V8	V8	V8
Capacity	4395	4806	4197
Horsepower	407	405	390
0-60 MPH	5.4 sec	6.1 sec	7.6 sec
Speed	155 MPH	157 MPH	140 MPH
Fuel Consumption	18.17 MPG	15.54 MPG	14.76 MPG
CO2 Emission	299 g/km	361 g/km	374 g/km
Dimmensions	192.15/76.35/66.58 in	189.04/75.96/66.94 in	188.50/78.07/71.33 in
Weight	4983 lbs	5060 lbs	5786 lbs

Once again, the X6 powered by the V8 xDrive 50i is about 0.7 sec faster than the top Cayenne GTS and…2.2 sec faster than the Rover Sport V8 Supercharged. On top of this, once again, it burns less fuel, less emission rating and it weighs 4719 lbs vs 4917 lbs and 5786 lbs.

Winner: BMW X6

Diesel Engines

	BMW X6 xDrive30d	Porsche Cayenne	Range Rover Sport TDV6
Engine	R6	No Diesel	V6
Capacity	2993		2720
Horsepower	235		190
0-60 MPH	8.0 sec		12.7 sec
Fuel Consumption	28.62 MPG		23.70 MPG
CO2 Emission	217 g/km		265 g/km
Dimmensions	192.15/76.35/66.58 in		188.50/78.07/71.33 in
Weight	4730 lbs		5566 lbs

Even in the diesel market, the X6 xDrive30d is the king.

Winner: BMW X6

	BMW X6 xDrive35d	Porsche Cayenne	Range Rover Sport TDV8
Engine	R6	No Diesel	V8
Capacity	2993		3628
Horsepower	286		272
0-60 MPH	6.9 sec		9.2 sec
Speed	147 MPH		130 MPH
Fuel Consumption	28.27 MPG		21.14 MPG
CO2 Emission	220 g/km		290 g/km
Dimmensions	192.15/76.35/66.58 in		188.50/78.07/71.33 in
Weight	4807 lbs		6039 lbs

WOW, 2.3 sec faster?? Clearly, the R6 diesel engine is better than the V8 offered in the Range Rover Sport.

Once again Winner: BMW X6

I know this is a document issued by BMW, so I'm still curious to see some tests done by car magazines to find out if these numbers stand.

The only thing we're missing now is the pricing, maybe the Chicago Auto Show will bring something new.

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13 Responses

Update on the BMW X6 Diesel Engines

January 21st, 2008 at 6:27 pm
1

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Scott VanPala

January 22nd, 2008 at 11:38 pm
2

These charts are comparing apples and oranges. The BMW is NOT a proper offroader. Critically, it lacks a low range case, locking differentials, and height adjustment that the Porsche and Rover have. The BMW would get stuck on a golf course. Compare it to other crossovers and grass and gravel SUV’s like the Jeep SRT8 and the Infiniti FX and the Mercedes ML63 and you will be less impressed with the bimmer.
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January 28th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
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Speed Racer

February 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
5

This is a ridiculous comparison. Of-course the 6 is going to win on roads. The PC should fair better and if the appropriate model were here would. The RRS is an off road truck, not a street racer. Stick a 6 next to a RRS on the side of a mountain and lets see the results. Notice the didn’t include the X5? What a joke.
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April 4th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
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April 22nd, 2008 at 8:35 am
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[...] The BMW X6 has reached man U.S dealerships already and many test drives have been performed. The fuel consumption was one thing that all these reports were lacking. Back in January, we have posted a comparison between the BMW X6, Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport. [...]
Elclair

May 8th, 2008 at 5:57 am
8

This is an uneducated comparision, the BMW Xdrive50i has a Twin-Turbo charged engine while the Porsche GTS is naturally aspirated, the BMW’s have no off-road capability besides its ground clearance. Compare the Xdrive50i with the Cayenne Turbo (which is comparing apples with apples since both are twin turbo V8’s) and the X6 will get decimated in EVERY apsect. The X6 is nothing more than a raised, over-glorified, stationwagon.
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May 8th, 2008 at 9:54 am
9

[...] until the X6 xDrive50 hits the showrooms….Do you remember the article I have posted about BMW X6 vs Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover ? It was based on an internal BMW document which compared the above cars head-to-head. The article [...]
ilirjajn

June 8th, 2008 at 3:16 am
10

tung si je
Wrong info!!

July 14th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
11

Cayenne 0-60 : 7.5sec not 8.1
GTS : 5.7sec not 6.1
don’t lower others to gain self asteam=]
not to mention results compared off-road
Wrong info!!2

July 14th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
12

guess what, found more
X6 xDrive35i 0-60 : 6.9 not 6.7
X6 xDrive50i : 5.6 not 5.4
info from both maker’s offical site
Horatiu B.

July 15th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
13

@Wrong info!!2: The numbers came from an internal BMW document and we did not made them up. Now, I agree that BMW might have been a little conservative when it comes to the competition’s numbers, but from what I know, they do tend to test all the cars, including the competitors’, thoroughly, so they might be true. Also, this was an internal document, so not a marketing scheme.