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Repent! The Future Of Crossovers Is At Hand, End Times Draw Ever Closer

We have seen the future of Sport-Coupe-Utility-Crossover-Vehicles, and it is not pretty. Do not shield your eyes. Look at it! Surely the future of segment-bending crossovers will result in abominations such as this. As the vulgarity burns into your retinas, let it be a lesson to all of us. This thing is here to warn us of the automotive apocalypse.

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6:00 PM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Mark Arnold
4,219 views, 83 comments

Latest by LostAmerica: I kinda like it. It amuses me, it's one of a kind, and agree that it's better looking than anything penned by Chris Bangle. Reminds me of a Luigi Colani design. more »

2010 bmw x1

2010 BMW X1 Cute-UV Caught Covered With Nauseating Camo

Underneath the Bavarians' now signature swirly camo is the 2010 BMW X1. Expect most of the 1-Series' engine range to be available on the X1, connected to BMW's X-Drive AWD drivetrain — which should make it an able handler. Apparently, there are plenty of people BMW thinks want one, as production is expected to top 100,000 units at BMW's Leipzig factory. More »

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1:00 PM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,345 views, 18 comments

2010 bmw x6 hybrid

Big-Assed 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid Spotted In Death Valley, No Spotted Owls In Sight

Now we don't know for sure if the lack of spotted owls in these photos is the direct result of engineers blasting the A/C in their 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, but we're going to go out on a limb and say that it is. Expect a rapid decline in spotted owl population levels in LA, New York and other major cities where people like to pay lip service to being green as a fashion statement when the big-ass SUV hybrid rolls out.

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3:50 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Wes Siler
1,244 views, 23 comments

Latest by autotronic: Automotive Traveler posted some really good, very clear shots shots of the X6 hybrid and the Z4. You can check them out at: [automotivetraveler.com] Someone should find a way to post them here. more »

2010 bmw x5

2010 BMW X5 Shows Off Its New Nose

Someone must have gotten lazy at the Nordschleife and didn't remember to cover up the new nose on the twin-turbocharged V8-powered 2010 BMW X5. In this latest round of spy shots from the folks at KGP, we can clearly see the dramatic, M3-inspired front air dam and big new wheels to match the upgraded styling. This marks the second application for the twin-turbo eight cylinder which debuted in the BMW X6, and in the X5 it will be making 408 HP and providing a 0-60 time of just 5.5 seconds. The one thing it won't be doing is wearing the "M" badge. Check out the full spy report after the jump.

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5:35 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,428 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: All you haters are wrong, wrong, wrong. No one actually cares if the mileage sucks. People who aren't even that wealthy will take on debt to buy one, because it is a big tall eight-cylindered Bimmer beast that's literally the more »

2010 bmw x5

2010 BMW X5 Spotted With 4.4-Liter 408 HP Twin-Turbo V8 From X6

According to Car Magazine, the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that debuted in the BMW X6 is coming to the 2010 BMW X5. That'll give the X5 408 HP, a 155 MPH top speed, and a 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds; just a hair slower than the X6. More »

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10:20 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Wes Siler
2,077 views, 10 comments

2009 bmw x3

Autobild Speculates On Upcoming BMW X3, X1

Autobild, our favorite German tabloid of a car rag, has gone on another speculation spree, and this time it's related to the new 2009 BMW X3 and first 2010 BMW X1. The pending refresh of the compact SUV will come just in time to duke it out with new offerings in the form of the Mercedes Benz GLK and Audi Q5. But what kind of new goodies can we expect for this duo? Well, for starters, the X3 will be growing slightly, up 8 cm in wheelbase and with a corresponding slight bump in width. But also expect to see the fruits of the GM/BMW/Chrysler hybrid program come to fruition. More »

11:20 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,876 views, 11 comments

Latest by mariospants: Saw my first X6 today... DAMN but that's a good-looking piece of machinery. At first I thought it was some new X3 derivative and now I wish I'd gone up to look at it more closely. more »

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3M, Visteon BMW X-Wave Concept Demonstrates Future Of In-Car Tech

Featuring a host of Human Machine Interface, lighting, surface and display innovations, 3M and Visteon have created the X-Wave to showcase technology they'd like to bring to the automotive market. The two companies have combined expertises—Visteon with in-car tech and 3M for transmissive optical film and other materials—to find new ways to display information, provide lighting and interact with drivers and passengers. The first thing you'll notice looking at the interior of this adapted X5 is the center console. The buttons are hidden behind its surface, illuminating when the car is on. In lieu of the tactile push a physical button delivers, the virtual buttons react by way of haptic feedback, vibrating or clicking when pressed depending on programming.

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1:00 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Wes Siler
2,219 views, 44 comments

Latest by subsammy: @skierpage: I read the article. Haptic buttons that feel different only tell you after you have pressed the wrong button.(oh shit, volume up) You also need gross motor control to reach the area of the buttons and fine motor control more »

bmw f3

2010 BMW F3 Spied Plotting The Automotive Apocalypse?

What have we here? It looks to be some sort of tarted-up BMW wagon, and according to the guys at BimmerPost, it's a mule for an upcoming 3-Series based crossover to be known as the BMW F3. Of course, there's no way to be sure. The last time we saw a lifted E91 we thought it was an X3 powertrain mule. Then there's some people who think this little black wagon is a mule for the X1. So what is it really? More »

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12:30 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Mark Arnold
6,481 views, 36 comments

Latest by Mark Arnold: @Ash78: @damnElantra: @Mr.Fresco: Aww shucks... I like you guys too. more »

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BMW X6 Sells Out

The entire BMW X6 production run for 2008 has been sold. While there are still a smattering of vehicles available at some dealers, every one scheduled to depart the Greenville, SC production facility has been spoken for by a dealer, many of whom report a long waiting list for the new SAC. This doesn't surprise us at all; the X6 is one of the best driving vehicles made by BMW, easily eclipsing sports SUV competitors like the Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport. In fact, in a competition with the Mercedes CLS, we'd put our money on the big bimmer every time. [via BMWBlog] Thanks to Horatiu for the tip.


6:20 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Wes Siler
2,849 views, 55 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: Where is all the X6-hate is coming from? Of course it's not an M3 in driving dynamics, but let's compare it with what's really on the road today. Other than Audi wagons, most other luxury utes resemble chrome-laden more »

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BMW X3 Powetrain Mule Probably Cooler Than BMW X3

What can be said about the BMW X3 that we haven't already been through? It's a compact SUV which would be better off as a four-by-four station wagon, just as AMC showed us. Funny thing though when you're developing a new X3 to come out sometime before 2011, you may need to wrap the test power train in something other than the final sheetmetal — like the modified body of an E91 3-series station wagon. Another funny thing about the situation is the resultant car looks freakin' great! With this mule we're really beginning to wonder if the X3 wouldn't be better off this way. What do you think? [Bimmerfile]

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3:20 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,815 views, 43 comments

Latest by n/a: id drive it! more »

novelties

Journalist Combines X6 And Deer With Disastrous Results

While Wes was flogging his 2009 BMW X6 around South Carolina, a journalist for the Toronto Star managed to make witnessed an impromptu test of the Bimmer's safety features after colliding nearly head-on with a deer. Maybe he was driving on the wrong side of the road (crazy Canadians). Of course, if you've ever driven in that region of the country you'll know that this is the sort of thing that happens from time-to-time and, honestly, who are we to judge a little automotive reviewing mishaps? (Update: we'll find a way to blame this on the Canadians yet!).[Photo/Source: Wheels.ca via AutoNorth]

1:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,490 views, 48 comments

Latest by Bazza: that side does look significantly better, mabey BMW will hire the journalist asd their new chief of design! more »

2008 bmw x6

BMW Assist, Google Maps Introduce "MyInfo" Service For New Big-Ass X6

BMW's teaming up with everyone's favorite mapping monopoly, Google Maps, to bring a new addition to the BMW Assist Safety Plan. It's called "MyInfo," and it's a service which, in addition to sounding hip and techie-cool through deletion of the spaces in the name, will allow BMW Assist subscribers to send business locations, street addresses and their associated phone numbers to their car via some magical connection between the two companies databases. Look at it kind of like a way to use their ConnectedDrive feature from your home. You may already have intimate knowledge of what that's like if you've ever opened up a browser and spent any time at Google's "Local Search" page. The MyInfo system will be available in the BMW X5, X6, 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 Series, effective with Model Year 2009, but for 2008 will only be available in the new big-reared 2008 BMW X6 — which, as you can see through the link, we've already had the privilege of road-testing. Starting four days ago, in 2008 X6 "Sports Activity Coupes" equipped with the BMW Assist and Bluetooth systems, customers will be able to call the phone numbers received with their Bluetooth connected mobile phone or, if their BMW is equipped with a navigation system, immediately start route guidance by a simple push of a button. Not to shabby a plan if you ask us. But BMW isn't the first to offer space-deleting net-based navigation connectivity.

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1:30 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Ray Wert
3,217 views, 16 comments

Latest by B: @BlackIce_GTS: Or the Z4 more »

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BMW X6, Part Three

Why you should buy this car:
Odd vehicles fascinate you. You're open-minded and prepared to accept that a big, tall, heavy SUV can out-drive many a sports car. You always wanted a Lamborghini LM002 but are locked into a world of lease agreements. Your heart says sports car but your head says, "You live at the end of a dirt road in mountains that are snowbound nine months out of the year." Your own personal project car hell is creating the ultimate Dakar racer.

Why you shouldn't:
You think that lightness and simplicity are the be all and end all of automotive greatness. SUVs offend you. You need an SUV for off-roading and hauling manure. You have small children. The thought of $5 a gallon gas sends you into deep depression.

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12:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Wes Siler
3,749 views, 26 comments

Latest by zamafir: @j6r: w00t brand whorage ftw! more »

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BMW X6, Part Two

Exterior Design: ***
Like many parts of the BMW X6, its looks are promising yet flawed. Doing a great job of disguising its bulk — the X6 is huge, that lip on the rear hatch is taller than an F-150's tailgate and the pictured wheels are 20-inchers — they're nevertheless awkward in some places — the huge rear end — and disappointingly conservative in others — the boring front. It's an extremely color sensitive shape; white showing off its surfaces best while the burgundy version is just boring.

Interior Design: **
In short: conservative and impractical. By opting for a CLS-style rear console BMW unnecessarily reduced the X6's people capacity to four, but haven't made the interior special enough to justify its lack of space. It's also very color and spec sensitive; the dash looks great covered in dark leather, but the beige plastic found in base versions is just plain tacky. The rear window, big on the outside, looks like little more than a slit from the front seat. The low roofline doesn't compromise rear headroom as much as it looks though, I'm 6'2" and could sit there all day, legroom is equivalent to an X5.

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12:30 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Wes Siler
8,160 views, 52 comments

Latest by brownie: @Pope Dearthair the Awesometh: There is no S6 Avant and certainly no RS6 Avant offered in the US. Nor the RS4 Avant, for that matter. Clearly Audi hates America. more »

jalopnik reviews

2009 BMW X6, Part One

The 2009 BMW X6 isn't great on a racetrack. This thought occurs during my third lap when I realize — the throttle wide open, exiting a corner at 100mph — this may not be the best sports car out there. My next thought is "But this is a 4,993lbs SUV." And that's the point where you realize what we have here is something entirely new.

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12:01 AM on Sat Apr 5 2008
By Wes Siler
20,719 views, 134 comments

Latest by weatherman: @Wes Siler: well said. more »

novelties

Seven New Cars We Wish Were April Fools' Day Jokes

[UPDATE: Also check out our top ten list of the best...or was it the worst...April Fools' Day automotive gags.] Occasionally, an automaker likes to have a little fun on April Fools' Day by announcing a car so ridiculous it couldn't possibly be real. Unfortunately, what happens more often than not is that an automaker will announce a car so ridiculous that it couldn't possible be real... and it is. Some are poorly-styled and ill-conceived, while others seem to fill no foreseeable niche other than a need to show they're doing something, anything. Below is our list of new cars that are punch lines to jokes no one ever told (i.e. the least dragon-able new cars). [UPDATE: We've added a poll so you can proclaim the most foolish car of them all] More »

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3:16 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Matt Hardigree
79,799 views, 114 comments

Latest by n/a: The Routan is so named because Volkswagen had the letters already moulded from their Touran badges. As to the BMW X6, the AMC Eagle SX/4 did the whole coupé-Jeep crossover thing so much better. more »

industry news

BMW Naming Changeup

Because the current alpha-numeric soup is too confusing, BMW is reportedly going to be changing up their name game. But don't get too excited just yet. No, BMW will not be giving their cars real names; the 135i will not be renamed the 'BMW Dual Thruster DeLuxe Junior' and the X5 will not be renamed the 'BMW Fire Turd Momma.' Apparently what BMW thinks we all need is a bit more alpha-numeric confusion. At this point, we would like to explain to you exactly how BMW will be changing things— but we can't make any sense of the explanation. Here's what we've heard: More »

4:40 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Mark Arnold
3,560 views, 53 comments

Latest by Halib: a small part of me has always wanted a 733t BMW. to compensate more »

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BMW X6 Pricing Makes Tall Wagon A Tall Order Starting At $52,000

The bimmerphiles over at the BMW Blog seem to have gotten their grubby mitts on base and option pricing for the new 2009 BMW X6 and from our read of things, it can get darn spendy. The X6 comes in two flavors as you know, xDrive 35i and xDrive 50i, and they're base pricing starts off at $52,000 and $63,000 respectively. Things get fun when you start adding in options. From our read on things, if you option the xDrive 35i with the Sport Package, Cold Weather, Rear Climate, Premium Sound, Active Ventilated Seats, and Technology packages, as well as tick off some options we assume won't be bundled in those packages, you may be able to get that sticker up north of $70,000. As far as the xDrive 50i goes...

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10:20 AM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,532 views, 36 comments

Latest by n/a: WTF? It's a beefy Honda CRX. more »

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