At Geneva Motor Show, BMW confirmed the production of the X6, based on the same platform as the X5. According to AutoBild, the X6 will be a "flat roof variant of the BMW X5", more elegant and more sportier than it.

Also the German Magazine, the X6 will come with an option of two diesel engines and two gas engines: 3.0d powered by a six-cylinder engine with an output of 235 hp; 3.0sd powered by a six-cylinder engine with an output of 286 hp; X6 3.0si powered by a six-cylinder engine with an output of 305 hp and X6 4.4si powered by a V8 engine with an output of 408 hp.

Three years after the launch of the X6, BMW will launch a compact SUV, called X4, an Coupe SUV based on the X3.