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    BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725

    BMW X5 M, X6 M Minisite Source Code Reveals 550 HP Twin Scroll Details

    Possible BMW X5M, X6M Prototypes Spotted In Spartanburg
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    Wait, people will pay more for the same thing with less cargo capacity, worse visibility, equal fuel economy and performance, and uglier styling?


    God damn it.

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    I'd rather have a clean AMC Eagle Wagon with a backyard turbo setup and $80k in the bank, myself.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    The dream car for the Über Douche. (warning, picture may offend you)
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    For what it's worth, the X-series of trucks were pretty ludicrous to begin with, M-tuned versions just mean they're now capable of suitably ludicrous speed. If the seats ever go to plaid, they'll circle right back around to pretty damn cool.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    Is this the new Chelsea Purse Tractor?
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    Image of Bullitt417 Bullitt417
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    Hmmm.. Fully loaded 2010 Mustang GT $36000 + 2010 Shelby GT500 starting price (No markup.. lol I know that doesn't exist) $54000 = $90000 total OR BMW X6M = $89,725

    I'll see you later, I'm going to the Ford dealership.


    That sad part is people will buy X6M's and Tuners will modify them when they could've actually went out and bought two cars that are much better looking and a hell of a lot more enjoyable to drive.

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    Image of TheGuinnessTooth TheGuinnessTooth
    04/27/09

    @Bullitt417: You had me up until "much better looking."
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    04/27/09

    @TheGuinnessTooth: Chris Bangle had nothing to do with any Mustang ever. Just sayin'
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    So who's going to pit one of these instead of the M5 against a Q7 V12 TDI?
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    04/27/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: So....the Q7 TDI has 700+ lbs-ft of torque and AWD and it still loses a straight-line race to a 4000-pound sedan that is nearly five years old and is often noted for its relative lack of torque? I guess the guy does "justify" this be commenting that the Q7 weighs 800 kilos more and has crappy aerodynamics, but that's sorta like saying "If this car wasn't a pointless CUV for douchebags, it might be a pretty decent car." The same of course applies to the X6-M.
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    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    It just hurts to see Pontiac, Saturn, and Saab going away along with their respective cool vehicles, yet shit like this continues to flourish. Yeah, it's fast, but an M vehicle weighing in at over 5000 lbs??? This is worse than if they made an M7.
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    04/27/09

    So is this where we say BMW has 'jumped the shark'?


    btw.. if an M7 is like an 850csi.. well.. that I wouldn't mind.

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    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    04/27/09

    @WheatKing: Nah, an M7 would have 4 doors and an aero kit that would just look silly on a 7 series. The 850csi was way cooler than anything with 4 doors...
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    04/27/09

    @WheatKing: @nataku83: That's "the 4300-pound" 850CSi, to use its full title.
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    Image of X3SoB X3SoB
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    You can just smell the hate...
    Sadly, most will never have an "X"-perience and will not understand. How very sad for you all.
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    Image of Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978 Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
    04/27/09

    @X5SoB, Car-2-X Communication: Does 535xi count, or does it need to be something 18" taller?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/27/09

    @X5SoB, Car-2-X Communication: A friend of mine at work has an X5, which I have ridden in.


    It is great for an SUV. It is not great for a BMW.


    To me, the X-series exemplifies where BMW has gone wrong. Instead of lightweight performance cars, we have heavy sedans and SUVs. The Explorer weighs 4500 lb. Granted, it is slightly smaller than the X5. However, it is nowhere near 500 lb. smaller.


    I don't have a problem with BMW making SUVs, per se. In fact, if they can make a killing on these so they can fund the M-series cars I welcome it. I have a problem with BMW moving away from what made them a "driver's car" and towards mainstream behemoths.

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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    04/27/09

    @X5SoB, Car-2-X Communication: Troll alarm? Either way, in my misspent youth as an automotive journalist, we had an X6 press car and it remained in the office garage for most of its stay. I mean, give automotive journos something free and they don't take it? That's gotta be close to rock bottom.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    God hates me.


    We get these behemoths, but not the M5 Touring?

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    Image of Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978 Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    It'll be a great day when the M5 Touring project team gets all the money it needs and the X6M team will need to hold a bake sale.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725


    Honestly, I find the MX-6 more interesting than the Probe, and the FD-inspired styling is definitely a nice touch.


    ...what?


    Wait, so we're not talking about the MX-6?

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    Image of Thrashy, perpetual Minardi Thrashy, perpetual Minardi
    04/27/09

    @Plecostomus will never win COTD... but has a: This post is now about old Mazdas. Otherwise I'm going to slip into a coma.
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    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    04/27/09

    @Plecostomus will never win COTD... but has a: I always liked the MX6 too. I've never had a chance to drive one though.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/27/09

    @Thrashy is like FTF, but for CRXes:


    The Mazda MX-6 GT featured a Turbocharged engine. The MX-6 is the antithesis to the Probe, despite the sharing of many components.

    The MX-6 GT is a commonly overlooked sleeper-- surely noone would suspect a car as vanilla-looking as an Accord would be packing a 2.2L 145-HP inline four under its bonnet.


    The next generation MX-6 suffered from none of the previous generation's blandness. It was a hot car. Although, one could argue, its styling suggested it really ought to have rear-wheel drive.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/27/09

    @nataku83: The MX-6 is a fascinating car, with a range of interesting motors, notably the Duratec 2.5L V6, some of which were able to source the Japanese spec 200-hp version.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/27/09

    @Plecostomus will never win COTD... but has a: The MX-6 is also a favorite of tuners, many examples having been quite heavily customized.


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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    04/27/09

    @nataku83: I've never driven an MX6, but I bought a $100 Probe once - even with the base I4 and automatic, it was still a very pleasant car. Unfortuantly, I got in over my head on that one.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/27/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Starts At $86,225, $89,725
    oh, wow.


    It's awful, and the price tag is even worse.


    I figured out why this car was made, though. The regular X5 was too practical, so they had to make something as impractical as a Cayenne Turbo S, and voila, you have the X6 M.

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/05/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Minisite Source Code Reveals 550 HP Twin Scroll Details
    Normally when we talk about the X6 I post a picture of an AMC Eagle.


    Unfortunately, AMC engineers never got to build the Super Eagle, with a twin-turbo AMC 304.


    Rumor has it a few prototypes can be found in the Kenosha, Wi area to this day.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/05/09

    @Mad_Science: I've heard that theory before.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/05/09

    @Mad_Science: Yeah, but the Eagle was actually somehow cool.


    The X6, on the other hand....

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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    03/05/09

    @Mad_Science: The X6 is the Eagle sedan and the X5 is the Eagle wagon right?


    Anything with 550HP, that big, that tall, and with 4WD better have at least 44" Super Swapmer tires. At least that's what my inner Redneck thinks.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/05/09

    In reply to BMW X5 M, X6 M Minisite Source Code Reveals 550 HP Twin Scroll Details
    Pwned by the code. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and wore it out.
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