2020 BMW X6 spied at the Nurburgring with its interior exposed

The next big coupe SUV from

BMW

is nearing production, and today one of our spy shooters caught some prototypes around the

Nurburgring

. One of them was photographed in anger out on track, while the other was seen parked next to a current-gen

X6 M

. This one allows us to best scrutinize the differences between the old and

the new

, even if the old

X6

is an M version.

From the side profile, we can see both cars’ most defining feature side-by-side: the raked rear window. The rake is surprisingly on both cars similar from the photo, but the

new car

might just be a hair shallower if we were to guess on the angle. BMW has made the rear bumper itself much more X5-like in its shape, which is no surprise given the X6 is based-off that car. We’re digging what we can see of the newly-designed, smaller taillights, and the exhaust outlets on the non-M look just as space intensive as the X6 M.

Another new thing to note with this set of photos are the interior shots. It’s essentially identical with the

2019 X5

interior, which is fine by us. Two massive screens dominate the driver’s view, one for the instrument cluster and the other for the infotainment system. This car will run BMW’s updated iDrive system that allows for control via the rotary knob or through the touchscreen. Everything unique to the X6 on the interior will be toward the rear of the vehicle, since that’s where the sloping roof starts to force changes to be made.

The X6 we see running around the Nurburgring appears to have some M performance parts on it. Those wheels are larger, sportier-looking and hiding blue M performance calipers. They’re not the massive clampers with drilled rotors we saw on a prototype

X6 M running around

late last year, but definitely look better suited for track time than the standard brakes. This one also has body-colored fenders, unlike the black plastic seen on the other X6.

We expect to see a 2020 X6 reveal happening sooner rather than later. BMW just has thin wrappings on all these, and they look production ready. Based on the X6 M spy shots we’ve seen, the normal X6 will most likely by followed by the high-power M version shortly thereafter.