Agent009
Agent009
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
View My AgentSpace

Print this Page | Digg It | del.icio.us

BMW X6 and X5 Side By Comparison
The X5 driver was trying to block our view of the X6, but he unwittingly gave us an interesting comparison shot between the two sport-activity vehicles. It’s a study in contrasts between style and function, and it will be very interesting to see how the X6 will fare in the marketplace.

Read Article
BMW X6 and X5 Side By Comparison



Comments:

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters):
[img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent004.myautospies.com/users/150/Sample-Gallery/sample1.JPG[/img]
dumpstydumpsty - 7/31/2007 10:11:16 AM
+3 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Nice pic.

Looks like the X6 has a much lower center-of-gravity than the X5. It should be fun on back-road twisties and re-assurring in open highway traffic. I like it.

I can wait to see the next Infiniti FX for a serious road/track comparison.

reply to this comment
QwazywabbitQwazywabbit - 7/31/2007 10:38:43 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I am curious to know if the view off the corners (blinds) is going to be as terrible as the FX.

reply to this comment
JRobUSCJRobUSC - 7/31/2007 10:52:48 AM
+3 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I actually like it more the more I see it, I like that fastback style. I just wish it had more of a coupe front end instead of an X5 front, and I hope it doesn't have any of the unpainted plastic cladding the X5 has. And it needs the turbo I6 and a more powerful V8 than the X5, too. It has potential though, which is a lot more than I thought six months ago when these photos and videos started coming out.

reply to this comment
SevorbeupstryIsBackSevorbeupstryIsBack - 7/31/2007 11:00:01 AM
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I am very worried

reply to this comment
QwazywabbitQwazywabbit - 7/31/2007 11:02:03 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Nah dont be worried buddy. It is a limited production (even by BMW standards) and will fit a niche. It will do just fine.


nybimmernybimmer - 7/31/2007 11:20:10 AM
-1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Don't be worried - it will be so ugly and expensive that no one will buy them and you'll never see them.

If an X5 stickers at $55K-$60K, I guess this X6 will cost $70-$80K and be smaller/uglier. Since everybody seems to be comparing it to the Infiniti FX45 which is about $40-$50K (and a nice product at that) - no way buyers (i.e. young men) will be ponying up for the X6.

This could be a big miss for BMW.


nybimmernybimmer - 7/31/2007 11:22:01 AM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I can't wait for the 'Aztec' option package to be available - so I can outfit mine in grey plastic lower body cladding. :-)


QwazywabbitQwazywabbit - 7/31/2007 1:04:19 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
nybimmer, what did you base your opinion on? People like you said the same thing when the X5 debuted in 2000. Now you tell me if BMW missed then. I think they are a bit smarter than all of us if they decide to go forward with such a niche vehicle.

reply to this comment
nybimmernybimmer - 7/31/2007 3:15:03 PM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I based my opinion on my opinion..in my opinion, I belive the X6, under all that camoflage, will be really ugly. When I studied the profile of the X6 in Autospies last post, the profile looked, to me, just like that of the late, lamented Pontiac Aztec and slightly like the Dodge Caliber - neither of which cost $60,000-$80,000.

I think many BMW's are nice looking, including both gens of the X5 - I just don't, in my opinion, think the X6 will be good looking nor a good value for the money.


JRobUSCJRobUSC - 7/31/2007 5:49:42 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
looks are subjective, and everyone is entitled to their opinion there. BUT leave "value" out of it. If you're bringing value into the equation you'll never buy a BMW. Or a Mercedes, or an Audi, Lexus, whatever. No one buys a premium car for "value" except when comparing it to similar vehicles. In the X6's case though there really aren't any similar vehicles to compare it to. You want "value"? You can get a new Altima with 270 or so hp, bluetooth, keyless start, sat radio, nav with traffic monitoring, etc. for under $30k. You can get a loaded Avalon that does everything the LS does except park itself and recline the rear seats for $40k less. That's "value". The X6 is a niche vehicle they'll make only so many of a year, and they'll sell because they're a niche vehicle they're only making so many of a year. If Benz can sell the insanely overpriced Gelandenwagen (aka G class) here and Infiniti can slap a new badge on the Nissan Armada and call it a QX56, BMW can sell the X6. "Value" isn't part of the equation.


Designer1Designer1 - 7/31/2007 2:33:02 PM
-1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I thought the X6 was supposed to be larger than the X5? It looks smaller. And that an ugly rear drop by the way.

reply to this comment
enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 8/1/2007 2:44:04 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
no, it's always been touted as a smaller, sleeker, sportier SUV.

too bad we haven't seen any really good shots of it yet...


MaindrianPaceMaindrianPace - 8/1/2007 7:14:15 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
I love BMW's. I am really looking forward to this being unveiled.

I can see some logic in it. Most AWD premium vehicles are NOT used off-road EVER. Also most X5 owners I know don't even need the space they would get in a saloon car, let alone an SAV/SUV. Yet people still buy them!

So, given that people do want to buy big, expensive, bouncy, over-priced, "look-down-on-other-people" vehicles... why not make one that doesn't pretend to be suited to the SUV/SAV role, it is what it is... its an X5 for people that can't be bothered to pretend they need load space or practiality..

It's an interesting vehicle, and I look forward to seeing the pricing and sales forecast as much as I am the actual car.

reply to this comment
cars4lifecars4life - 8/1/2007 7:25:04 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
love bimmers but this thing is really ugly

reply to this comment
DiamondJimDiamondJim - 8/13/2007 2:39:27 PM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
i keep seeing X5's without tinted windows, look at that pic, if you're going to purchase an X5 GET PRIVACY GLASS on it, cops won't be able to see inside the car and accuse you of not wearing your seatbelt. just a tip...

reply to this comment
To post a comment for this story, you must first Login.

If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!).

Most Recent Stories
The Genesis is stealing sales, but from who?Maserati MC Sport Line Package for the GranTurismoProduction 2009 Honda Insight Hybrid RevealedUAW Feels The Heat And Suspends Job Bank And Delays Trust Payments Until 2010The All New Mazda3 5 Door Hatch Debuts In BolognaDoes It Have What It Takes To Be At The Top? The 2010 Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet - Quick Reference GuideOut of Time, Out of Money, Out of Options GM Spirals Into The AbyssPorsche Panamera Tuned by 9ff and Russian firm's Top Car and CardiBreaking: 2009 BMW Z4 UnveiledVolkswagen Scirocco Studie R Concept unveiled in BolognaAll-New Mazda3 Hatch Unveiled at Bologna Motor ShowDetroit's Big 3 request totals $34 billionMichelin presents Active Wheel systemAudi anticipates record sales in 2008Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback to feature Ralliart and GTS EditionsNovember Luxury Car Sales - Is Infiniti ready for a flagship?UPDATED: First Audi A5/S5 Convertible Photos- STUDS or DUDS? Why No Hardtop?V8 Car Cookout: Bratwurst (Audi S5), Beef Teriyaki (Lexus IS-F) or Bacon Cheeseburgers (Challenger SRT-8)?GM Says It Will Sacrific SAAB, Saturn, Hummer, And Hobble Pontiac For Federal FundsNissan Sales Sour By 44.4% In November: Infiniti Drops 28.0% UPDATED: Audi Sales Ends The Free Ride By Skidding 25.4% In NovemberDETROIT AUTO SHOW: Audi Flexes It's Muscle And Is Set To Debut V10 R8 Sports-CarHonda Civic sales down nearly 30%, Toyota Highlander sales up nearly 50%Chrysler Outpaces GM To The Bottom Of The Heap: November Sales Fall 47%Ford Asks Congress For $9 Billion In Stand By Credit But Has No Plans To Use ItGM Sales Out Does Them All In A Bad Way: Sales Implode 41.3% In November2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V Reportedly Will Cost $160,000 but Not Get More hpJaguar and Land Rover in Big Trouble as Tata on the BubbleMercedes Benz Sales Crumble 38.2% In NovemberMazda Sales Tank 31.3% For NovemberHyundai Makes Everyone Else Look Good In November By Falling 40%Porsche and BMW to Halt Production Honda Sales Falter 30.6% In November: Acura Freefalls 38.9%The World Bids Farewell to the YugoBMW Sales Plummet 36.1% Mini Sales Explode 43.1% In NovemberGM Ceases All Corporate Jet Flights: To Sell Remaining JetsToyota Sales Spiral In November Down 33.9%: Lexus Basement Bound Down 34.7%FOMOCO Sales Continue To Flatline: Down 30.6% In NovemberVolkswagen Finally Fumbles In 2008: November Sales Drop 19.2%Japanese and South Korean Car Sales Plummet in NovemberComparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63The Big Three Bailout According to SNLNissan 370Z goes from 0 to 60 in the same time as the BMW M3Mulally chooses Escape Hybrid for D.C. road tripFisker to unveil production Karma Hybrid in DetroitToyota Halts Production And Cuts Management Bonuses To Maintain Positive CashflowChrysler says 2011 Charger and 300 will pass fuel-economy standards2009 GMC Yukon XL DenaliFORD CEO Alan Mulally Will Drive to Washington D.C. To BEG For Money - But What Car Will He Drive To D.C.? His Lexus, OR Perhaps Maybe a Ford Product?Industry Sales Likely To Be Down 28% In November GM May Fare Worse