If you have been following the news in the past month, you surely have heard about the tensions in Ukraine and Russia’s involvement.

Ok, we won’t go into details and won’t comment on that, as the conflict doesn’t make the subject of this site.

What we are going to talk about, though, is the awesome BMW gathering that was organized in Russia despite all the talk about war. The event we talk about is the M Festival in Moscow, and just by the sound of its name, you can easily guess what kind of vehicles were present.

Sightings included the BMW M135i, the M235i, as well as the more powerful BMW M3, M4, M5 and M6. As you can imagine, the main attractions were the new BMW M3 and M4, which brought up the rear of the display, and did it in a spectacular way. For some nice footage of the M Division beasts drifting, watch the video just below.

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Russian tuning companies may have taken a liking for the BMW X6, after the guys at Met-R and their Interceptor kit, a new package is available for it.

The creation belongs to a Moscow-based tuning shop entitled Status Design and it brings an interesting approach to the X6.

Unlike most Russian design concepts, the Status Design kit can be put on your BMW X6 without fear that you kids will be afraid of the car every time they look out the window. Getting past the basics, let’s take a closer look at the new show and go.

The exterior package features a body kit, a carbon fiber roof spoiler, front bumper with LED daytime running lights, some carbon trim for the window surrounds and mirror covers. Round at the back there’s a new rear bumper that accommodates a pair of dual tail pipes and a carbon fiber diffuser. Then there’s a set of 22-inch alloy wheels from Hartge which accentuate the detailing done on the overall aesthetics.

Moving on to what’s under the bonnet we find the BMW X6’s factory turbocharged 3 liter straight-six engine but with a bit of added “schnell” comes from a remmaped ECU, a sport exhaust system and sport air filter, all of which come together for a boost of power bringing the total up to 380 horsepower.

The package is pretty tasty and since Status Design haven’t released pricing details we’re not scared yet.

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The BMW X6 hasn’t yet, and there aren’t any scenarios in the future where it may win a beauty contest. To be honest it doesn’t really matter as the car has a lot of selling points.

So the Bavarians may not have created a good looking car, but have now fear as the Russians are here to help, in their own way of course.

What you can see here is the BMW X6 wide-body kit that has been designed by Zaur Khalilov of Zaoor Design. This particular kit has been created for Met-R, a Moscow-based tuning shop, and is named the Interceptor.

The name is trying to relate more to the fighter plan scenario than to the American police car as aggression is a key note throughout the design.

It all starts with a bad boy classic, matte black finish and continues, predictably with some immense wheels, also black. The changes continue with some bigger wheel arches, some eyelids for the headlights and a very interesting layout for the driving lights which will definitely be of use when showcasing aggression of your big scary Sports Activity Coupe.

To be honest, there are some interesting parts in this new look the X6 may get in the future but there is one slight problem, it’s not completely ready yet as only renderings of the finished product are available.

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