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      09-17-2009, 09:06 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by xDrive50i View Post
If memory serves me right, the Active Hybrid 7 basically has the 4.4l TTV8 (same engine as the X6 50i and 750) but tuned to output 440hp and 480lb-ft. So basically they are offering this "Performance Upgrade" kit that provides the extra boost they have standard on the Active Hybrid 7 TTV8 engine to models that have the same engine but with regular power output...

If that is the case, I don't think that for this modest boost in power that there will be too many changes other than a software upgrade...
No the Active 7 is a hybrid- it has an electric motor, batteries and a V8- the name hybrid might have given that a way a bit. The power upgrade is software and cooling based and is not a hybrid.

The X6 hybrid will be here as well, and that is a two mode- so it can run on electric only.
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