GERMANS CREATE NEW KIND OF UGLY

[loanrangie]

Those who have seen the newish BMW X6 on the road will know what i mean, it would have to be the fugliest most pointless vehicle i have ever seen even compared to some of ssssssssangyoong offerings.Virtually no rear window to speak of and boot space ? what space, you wouldnt even get a schnitzel in a paper bag in the back - and i thought the current toyota lineup was bad, what were they thinking.

[Disco_owner]

Perhaps a Pic would help for those like myself that haven't seen what they look like in flesh :D

Looks like it's been rear ended by a mack Truck :wasntme:

http://1st-in-hybrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bmw-x6-concept-1109-7.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/01/1211.jpg

[BigJon]

I like the way it looks, but I don't understand the point of it.

No space, no offroad capability, poor onroad handling compared to a road car...

[Pedro_The_Swift]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/01/1210.jpg

[weeds]

i'd buy one......if i had the $$$, how much boot space do you need for a dirty weekend away;)

[V8Ian]

i'd buy one......if i had the $$$, how much boot space do you need for a dirty weekend away;)
I saw one on Strathpine Rd the other day, was it you Weeds?:p

I commented, at the time, on how ugly and useless it looked.:angel:

[spudboy]

I have driven one, and they are a blast!!

Wouldn't part with cash for one myself, but a lot of fun to boot about in. I still prefer my old M3.

[Chucaro]

i'd buy one......if i had the $$$, how much boot space do you need for a dirty weekend away;)

Enough for the credit card and the fridge :D

[loanrangie]

I like the way it looks, but I don't understand the point of it.

No space, no offroad capability, poor onroad handling compared to a road car...

That photo is stretched, they arent that pretty in real life.

[solmanic]

Top Gear last week-end (in the UK) had nothing nice to say about it either. Pointless! Compromised on-road by its height and compromised off-road by everything else.

Here is the link to Jeremy Clarkson's "budget" Top Gear review...

YouTube- Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson tests the BMW X6 (Season 14, episode 7)

[Tote]

I would say that it is perfectly designed to travel to the snow, look like a poser and travel home again to the eastern suburbs. When asked why you need a 4wd you can say that you need it for the alpine conditions....:p
And it looks so much more stylish than those ugly four wheel drives you see at the school gates.
/sarcasm off
Regards,
Tote

[Dmmos]

I like the way it looks, but I don't understand the point of it.

No space, no offroad capability, poor onroad handling compared to a road car...

I read (heard?) a review that said the X6 is the answer to a question nobody asked...

[spudboy]

I would say that it is perfectly designed to travel to the snow, look like a poser and travel home again to the eastern suburbs.....

Regards,
Tote

Did you see the YouTube clip from Top Gear posted above? Wasn't even good in the 2" deep snow.

[BigJon]

Did you see the YouTube clip from Top Gear posted above? Wasn't even good in the 2" deep snow.

Not much would be on road tyres pointed uphill...

[robzilla]

looks good, but pointless.
i'll take an X5 Diesel thanks :D

[p38arover]

looks good, but pointless.
i'll take an X5 Diesel thanks :D

Sorry, it's butt ugly. A Defender is far more attractive. I'll take a Defender or D4.

[dmdigital]

Top Gear Season 14, Episode 7 (Youtube clip above). Clarkson really bags it.

I must admit, to me it looks big and ugly. Never mind how it handles. Looks like one of those Ssanyong Musso things.

[PhilipA]

But you know they are selling by the shedload in Australia.

Maybe says something about average taste.( of the executive class)

Regards Philip A

[Sleepy]

I recall seeing this on fifth gear - the reviewer said a good reason to drive an X6 is "so you dont have to look at the outside". :lol2:

[BMKal]

But ze chermans haff been producing ugly 4WD's for some years now.

Haff you not seen ze Porsche Cayenne ???

[Captain_Rightfoot]

It's just another niche to be plugged!

[Teks]

Well if someone rocked up to the All Wheel Drive Club of Victoria with one of these pretend all wheel drives we certainly wouldn't allow it on any tracks above easy standard for fear of having to recover it all day long at the merest hint of rough stuff.

The X6 is a disgarce to the all whel drive fraternity - rant finished!

[bruiser69]

What program did you use to download the Utube clip?
Cheers..B

[Cosmic Tourist]

I was in Dubai a little while back, an amazing place like a mirage rising from the sand. All built off money and the sweat of the poor man, mind. But the cars were AMAZING! Parked on the street corner you'd see a ferrari f40, a Prosche GT3, lambos, Bentleys, amazing.:o
Then I saw the X6 and it was such a shock I literally felt unwell. I thought I had heatstroke and was delusional so I went into a cool mall to settle down. It was gone went I went outside so I put it down to to the sun, until I saw another in Perth. I nearly crashed. I hadnt been dreaming and it was all, horribly real.
I have been trying to come to terms with them, seeing them as the modern equivalent of a muscle car, but SUV shaped to cater for the current style. It may be true, but I suggest the BMW designers beware the wrath of the Gods of good taste.