Know about BMW's recently launched X5M, X6M sports cars in India

German car major BMW has unveiled two new ultra-high performance sports cars from the M series - the BMW X5M and X6M - saying that will open six more super luxury sales outlets under the M Studio label next year. The company has just one such outlet in the country now in Mumbai. The M series is the performance vehicles range of BMW which mostly sells these models through special outlets called M Studios.

Features: The cars sport a 4.4-litre 8-speed petrol engine touching 100 km in just 4.2 seconds. The X5M and X6M combine the qualities of the 4W drive BMW xDrive range and the performance of the M range, which is inspired by motorsports. These new models are available in seven metallic colours. Theses cars come with a new eight-speed M Steptronic transmission and is fitted on the M-twinpower turbocharged V8 petrol engines. They can attain the maximum speed of 250 kmph with an output of 423 kW/575 hp producing a maximum torque of 750 Nm at 2200-5000 rpm.

Price: X5M is priced at Rs 1.5 crore while X6M costs Rs 1.6 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi).  The two models are imports from its Munich plant.

Booking: These performance cars were opened for booking from October 15.

Competition: Though these new cars have no direct competition in the domestic market, they will be pitched against Mercedes G 63 AMG, which though is a much higher model (priced at over Rs 2.3 crore) than the BMW ones.