The car being reviewed here is the 2008 BMW X6. The BMW X6 I believe is defining a whole new vehicle category..it's the world's first the Sports Activity Coupe. In a nutshell it's the best of two world's. You have the high ground clearance, high seating position's, big wheels...in my view comparable ... Read review
BMW 3 Series - Saloon - Rear (RWD) - 6 Speed Manual, 6 Speed Automatic - 1995 cc - Max Speed: 140, 143 mph - 163, 177 bhp - Diesel - Available Trims: ES, SE, Sport, M Sport
BMW 3 Series - Saloon - Rear (RWD) - 6 Speed Manual, 6 Speed Automatic - 1995 cc - Max Speed: 130 mph - 143 bhp - Petrol - Available Trims: M Sport, Sport, SE, ES
Advantages: Character of a coupe. With the genius of X-models Disadvantages: The sticker price
...reviewed here is the 2008 BMW X6. The BMW X6 I believe is defining a whole new vehicle category..it's the world's first the Sports Activity Coupe. In a nutshell it's the best of two world's. You have the high ground clearance, high seating position's, big wheels...in my view comparable to the BMW X5, but on top of all that for the first time you get the design, performance and the agility of a large coupe. Talking about the design this X6 does not ... ...the subject of performance the BMW X6 has an all new engine, its a twin-turbo V8, petrol engine with 400 hp. I noticed what's particularly new with this engine is that BMW have placed the turbochargers inside the cylinder banks. Now this has two advantages 1) the engine is more compact in size, ie..the cg is more compact, and 2)it gives better throttle response, this vehicle goes from 0 - 60 mph 5.3 s...that's pure sports-car territory. Okay moving ... more
The car being reviewed here is the 2008 BMW X6. The BMW X6 I believe is defining a whole new vehicle category..it's the world's first the Sports Activity Coupe. In a nutshell it's the best of two world's. You have the high ground clearance, high seating position's, big wheels...in my view comparable to the BMW X5, but on top of all that for the first time you get the design, performance and the agility of a large coupe. Talking about the design this X6 does not only have Sport design elements. From its whole silhouette...its a real coupe. For example, when I look at the roof line, its not just the window graphics which is sporty. But from the highest point, above the drivers seat the roof line slopes gently towards the rear, which is a genuine characteristic of a coupe. Also I see there is lot's of "muscle" in the wheel arches emphasising the performance.
On the subject of performance the BMW X6 has an all new engine, its a twin-turbo V8, petrol engine with 400 hp. I noticed what's particularly new with this engine is that BMW have placed the turbochargers inside the cylinder banks. Now this has two advantages 1) the engine is more compact in size, ie..the cg is more compact, and 2)it gives better throttle response, this vehicle goes from 0 - 60 mph 5.3 s...that's pure sports-car territory. Okay moving on the other important factor with the Sports Activity Coupe is agility...the BMW's Dynamic Performance control. Dynamic Performance control is a differential which is attached to the rear axle. ..I couldn't physically see it on the car...So what does its do ? Actually its quite straightforward. With xdrive it means the driver can shift the power between the front and rear axle. So far example on the rear axle with Dynamic Performance Control, the driver can shift the power between the left and right wheels.
On the instrument display in the dashboard cluster, you get an electronic read-out of what's happening on the drivetrain...the advantages of having Dynamic Performance Control are 1)more agility 2)more stability in abrupt change manoeuvres 3)improved traction on differing surfaces...all-in-all I believe BMW's Dynamic Performance Control is a significant enhancement of sheer driving pleasure. Finally I'm at the steering wheel of the X6..at first sight, the feature that pops-to-my-eye are the shift paddles on-behind the steering wheel...this feature is standard in the X6, and allows you to gear shift like a Formula 1 race driver. Another feature which is typical for a coupe...are "knee-pads" for active cornering, so your knees don't bump against the centre console. There are also the instruments of the X6 to underline its sporty character..you also I have a display for Dynamic Performance Control...and you can toggle in the computer field to see what's happening with the drivetrain..it shows the torque distribution between rear and front axle and also the power shift between the left and right wheels.
Apart from that you also have the typical BMW luxury leather covered dashboard, bamboo wood and oyster leather. Just like any other BMW coupe, the BMW X6 has 4 seats that has one big advantage, also at the rear there's strong side supports. So during Sporty driving the rear passengers don't slide across the rear bench. Looking from the outside on the X6 it looks very sporty that one assumes space is sacrificed on the inside, but I was able to sit quite comfortably and the legroom and headroom was generous. In the trunk I could fit 4 golf bags.
So the X6 is a very good car, and with it BMW has cleverly carved itself a niche within a niche.
The BmwX5 comes in many varients from the standard 3 litre petrol engine to the ultimate in power 4.6is.
The 4.6 is direct competition for the ML55. Which produces exactly the same amount of brake horse power even though the Mercedes has 0.9 of extra displacement(347 bhp). The 4.6 has a an extra 221cc over the 4.4i, an extra 61bhp, more torque, bigger brakes and 20in wheels. Dont let its large weight decieve you as it hits 62mph in 6.5secs and 150mph max (electronically limited)However if you have know the right people it can be unlocked to speeds on 180+. The 4.6 is attractive and capable. It's at home on the motorway and handles more like a sports saloon than a large 4.6 which makes it more appealing to to a larger market. It comes with reprogrammed Steptronic transmission for sportier shifting, DSC III stability control, wider ...
shevdilay 16.06.2003
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpful Review of BMW X5 4.6
and gets on your nerves a bit, and thats about it, i cant think of anything else, oops nearly forgot, its not very enviromentally friendly.
It is typical BMW - the best of engineering - very high quality, the interior is as you would expect full leather with the heated seats and electric adjustment, very comfortable driving possition both me (6'3") and my wife (5'4") find it great. Also plenty of room in the back and the boot is cavernous.
Just returned from a 450 mile round trip and it never missed a beat, and the fuel computer states that the average consumption was 24.7 mpg, now that is fairly good considering the size of the thing and its V8 engine.
Overall I think we will keep this for a while not the usual 12-18 months we usually keep cars. This is a bit different. However I might by myself something small and convertable ...
conceptfloors 04.04.2007
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpful Review of BMW X5 4.6
Advantages: Low cost fuel, cleaner engine,cheaper tax Disadvantages: None so far
I purchased a BMWX5 4.4 6 months ago and had the conversion done a week later. The conversion was priced at £2300, whilst it was the most expensive quote I had been given, the person came with a glowing referal so I went ahead.
A doughnut shaped tank which holds 60 litres of gas was fitted, this replaced my spare wheel, (A punctur kit from BMW £70 needed) the only other change to my car was the suspension pump had to be moved to allow the fitting (no visible change inside or out) this is an X5 issue only.
Since having it fitted I have only encountered one problem - the car cut out on me without warning - the fitter traced it down to a faulty injector and I havent had issues since.
I am paying 50.9 pence per litre and have the choice of 3 stations with 3 miles (one being a Morrisons - save the points and you soon rack up the credits ...
