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All the agility and elegance of a Coupe plus the impressive versatility of an SAV. The BMW X6 draws its strength from the fascination of two exclusive automobile worlds and creates a new one - as the first Sports Activity Coupe. Equipped with BMW Dynamic Performance Control, this is a Coupe that knows no limits. Especially in terms of driving dynamics.

BMW X6 consumer reviews by year of make: 2007  2008 

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BMW X6

The X6 Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) is for drivers who like the high up seating position of the X5 but still want a classic sporty BMW drive and don’t really need the practicality. It may be odd to look at but given its huge dimensions, the X6 is remarkably agile. It's also beautifully built and very [...]

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BMW X6 consumer car reviews

Justin Miles, Devon

BMW X6 2008

4 star review

Martin Luther King once very famously said "I had a dream." - well, so did I. Martins dream was a little deeper and more meaningful then mine; his dream was for a racially united world where creed and colour faded into insignificance and became an unrecognisable entity. Slowly but surely, through blood, sweat, tears, and a terrific amount of dedication a racially united world is emerging phoenix like from the devastation and deep rooted tension caused by hundreds of years of racial hatred. My dream was far more simple. My dream was for a dangerously dynamic, technologically advanced, coupe styled sports utility vehicle (SUV). My dream is slowly becoming a reality too, thanks to an audaciously inspired leap by the designers at BMW. The new BMW X6 is described in true "Ronseal" fashion as the worlds first Sports Activity Coupe. Offering the comfort and performance of the BMW coupes (at a whopping 408 bhp!), the X6 looks meatier, more manly, more butch, more "the business" than your bog standard sports coupe. As a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) I’m not so sure. It has a little more ground clearance than your standard car, and "Dynamic Performance Control" which delivers power and torque to the right places when needed, but it’s still just a car. I’d still prefer a Subaru 4×4 estate or a Range Rover for a day at the Game Fair, but ultimately there is something very appealing about the new entry to the BMW range. The new BMW X6 will appeal to a certain kind of man; men who want to be men, men who dare to be different, men who want to "stand out from the crowd", men who, through having a car like this, want to bolster some kind of sexual inadequacy (think short men wearing thick soled shoes, or skinny men having pec implants, or bald guys with a horrifically styled comb-over!). Would I have the X6? Well, I have a full head of hair, twenty years spent pumping iron have given me pecs to be proud of, and I’m only slightly vertically challenged (I would never make a NBA team!), but yes, I would. I think that the BMW X6 is impressive enough to make a very positive and loud impact on anyone’s garage.

Submitted: 10/02/2009 10:09:50 | ID: 2503

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Rasto, London

BMW X6 X35i. 2008

5 star review

I recently bought one. It is just great. Yes - it is big, huge. But driving like sport limousine. V6 engine drives like v8 in X5. Great.

Submitted: 15/09/2008 10:09:24 | ID: 1885

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Harmeet, England

BMW X6 2008

4 star review

V6, 3L is reportedly around 54K for a fully loaded, i saw it on the road when the engineers were in the final stages of launching it last year around November, and it looked amazing. However, the biggest question that comes in my mind is, isn’t a normal aspirated V8 of an x5 which is cheaper than twin turbo V6 of an X6, better. The interior is identically the same. I am not able to make up my mind!!

Submitted: 22/02/2008 09:58:06 | ID: 1059

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Colin Murphy, Sussex

BMW X6 3 litre twin turbodiesel 2007

5 star review

I work in the motor industry and was able to blag my way into a test drive of the X6 under the guise of research for press purposes. BMW are really keeping the X6 under wraps and I am honoured to have already had a brief (very) run in it. These were my first thoughts... The X6 is much bigger than is suggested in the press photos, bigger than the X5 and a look I would describe as a scorpion poised to strike. There are four individual seats for passengers and the boot room is impressively big. The X6 cornered well and the feeling you get when driving it is of safety and stability. The X6 is going to be a huge success; there is no doubt about it. Unfortunately my time in it was too short to make a full appraisal but I loved what I saw and felt and would not think twice about getting one if the opportunity arose.

Submitted: 25/01/2008 15:46:56 | ID: 957

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