BMW X6 - on sale end of May

Now it’s fair to say that I’m not the biggest BMW fan in the world. I’ve done the BMW bit, and they are, on the whole, very well-sorted drivers cars. But they’re a bit lacking in soul. And they do unfortunately attract a certain amount of hostility in the general public. But some of it is justified when you come across the morons in their M3s driving as if the road was their own personal Fiefdom. But BMW are pretty good at niches, and the new BMW X6 on sale at the end of May, does fill a niche. Very well.

I wrote about the X6 a while ago when it first became public. To recap -

Although based on the underpinnings of the hugely successful X5, the X6 is radically different. In pictures it seems to be quite a dinky 4×4, but don’t be fooled. This car is big. It’s longer, wider and lower than the X5, but you still sit up high, so the 4×4 view out is still there. And it has some very interesting detailing, not least the dramatically sloping roofline and massive rear tailgate. This really is a very different looking car. The interior is beautifully finished but, unlike its sibling the X5, there is no seven seat option. In fact, the X6 has just four seats. This isn’t a multi-people, all purpose 4×4. It’s a big, bold coupe on stilts.

Now I actually like this car. It’s big, it’s well finished and it handles. There’s a good range of engines, and the range-topping 4.8 twin turbo is a good performer, managing the 0-60 sprint in not much more than 5 seconds.

This is a good alternative to the Range Rover Sport or Cayenne. Capable. Worth having.

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