First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild - Jalopnik Comments

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

tr — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:05:53 EST

after seeing it at NAIAS this past weekend, it's not bad. but i've always been a fan of these types of vehicles, and would be much more a fan if it was a two door. *reminisces about the audi steppenwolf concept, as a tear rolls down his cheek*

i will say this, though: the rear headroom on that thing...is not good. i'm 5'10", and when i got in the back seat of that thing...it was claustrophobic at best. a friend who was with me (who is over 6 ft tall), attempted to sit in there, then said "uh, huh...this is not going to work."

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Ed - JapanCarBlog.com — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:15:59 EST

this car will kill a billion kids just reversing out of the driveway

Ed - JapanCarBlog.com

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Eric Lai — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:33:38 EST

The rake of the rear glass is so steep but they still had to work that Hoffmeister kink in there, and that triangle formed between the side window and rear glass is a little off, I think.

Eric Lai

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

racermd — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:22:53 EST

Sport-Utility Vehicle = SUV
Sports Activity Coupe = SAC

I likes me some BMW action from time to time, but this is in no way sporty nor a coupe (look, there's FOUR doors). It's something new and probably cool to someone out there.

However, it'll always be a SAC to me. ;-)

racermd

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

staaave — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:47:43 EST

Look at that f---ing rear tray, I just want to put it in my lap, flip on the andy griffith show and eat a microwave dinner off it. Yuck!

staaave

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Papercutninja — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:36:18 EST

I'm generally not a Crossover/SUV/SAV/MPV whatever fan, but i think this one was doen up really well. It looks fresh and new. Completely different than anything else BMW offers. It looks leaps and bounds better than the X3/X5. I think it's the second best looking BMW on the market. The best looking being the 1-series Coupe.

Papercutninja

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Should-be-working — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:31:16 EST

Yet another Infiniti FX wannabe... yawn...

Should-be-working

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Number_Six — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:19:36 EST

Please don't pay any attention to this piece of crud, you'll just encourage them.

Number_Six

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Euromobile — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:09:29 EST

Nice. I've liked this from the outset. I'm not into this business of trying to fill every niche, but I figure that if the manufacturers stop trying to pigeon-hole and name everything, it'll be fine. We'll just have lots of unusual cars on the road. Simple as that.

Euromobile

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

MeMikeYouNot — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:24:41 EST

Still odd looking, coming from a non BMW fan. Kind of Ford Escort-ish combined with AMC Eagle.

MeMikeYouNot

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

DustyButt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:48:45 EST

I said this car was hot in September!

[jalopnik.com]

DustyButt

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

bmoredlj — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:45:48 EST

Really quite silly looking. It has undoubtedly huge rims, but they still manage to look dreadfully undersized. Still, you can't deny BMW's got cojones to bring this to production, and black IS the best color I've seen it in so far.

Glad they didn't call it a Sport Utility Coupe, since it would then SUC.

bmoredlj

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usa1 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:29:16 EST

Bloated and fat looking on the outside. Small on the inside. High center of gravity like and SUV without any of the practicality. What a great combo.

usa1

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

squablow — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:49:31 EST

So are they gonna try to classify this as a light truck? Is that the idea?

Sports Activity Coupe is the stupidest name I've ever heard, ever. It's not even a coupe for crying out loud.

squablow

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BMRFILE — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:26:31 EST

Good looking car. Now just give us the turbo diesel engine for it and you got a winner over any crossover on the market.

BMRFILE

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

gamble — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:18:46 EST

@piththeelder: HAWT!!

I always thought that the X6 was relatively good looking but I'm starting to think that you'd have to be a total prick to buy one. Just because it's so far outside of practical, yet seems to want people to think it is.

gamble

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

rollingwithwheat — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:15:57 EST

@OrangeBoss9: Nice. I'm not sure where I stand on this, um, thing, yet but I like the Aztek reference. It's somewhat appropriate given the X6's straddling of SUV and sports sedan. Do we really need one vehicle that's all things to all people?

rollingwithwheat

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

piththeelder — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:03:06 EST

I'm really starting to like the look of this as well. I think I'll get that lift kit and 20" wheels and truck tires for my M3, afterall.

piththeelder

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Steel_ETC — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:45:50 EST

@Papercutninja: Whatever you're smoking over there, I want some. I saw it at the Detroit show and in my mind its even uglier in the metal. Also the interior is borrowed wholesale from the X5, down to the laughingly phallic shifter-by-wire.

[www.bmw.com]

Steel_ETC

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Da5idRicardo — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:36:24 EST

I guess the one I saw two weeks ago in Munich airport doesn't count as wild (or maybe even production?). I figured it was old news... who new! There was a fair amount of whiplash from the Teutonic punters at the airport.

Da5idRicardo

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Papercutninja — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:16:52 EST

Also the X6 is a beautiful machine. I was skeptical about it when i saw the initial reports, but in person it is perfectly proportioned. It looks like BMW might be starting to come back, design-wise, with this latest crop.

Papercutninja

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Papercutninja — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:14:39 EST

@Ray Wert:

I could've had a scoop on Jalopnik! That's my new current life's goal. Seeing a MFG tester car being the one just scratched off the list.

Papercutninja

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

P161911 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:13:17 EST

@OrangeBoss9: Maybe closer to the AMC Eagle owner.

P161911

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:03:55 EST

It's growing on me, it looks pretty fly, man!

...aahhhhhh !!!!!!!!!

I don't want it on my body!
Do you understand me?
I don't want it on my body!

POLAЯMISSESEVEЯYBODY

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

dtest5477 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:52:06 EST

looking good. im just over the border in NC but i'll be in upstate looking.
As an X5 owner this might be a good next choice.

dtest5477

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

OrangeBoss9 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:32:15 EST

Oh good, finally a car for Aztek owners looking to trade up.

OrangeBoss9

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

goatrope — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:26:46 EST

Catch a glimpse of it in the wild before it goes extinct.

goatrope

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Ray Wert — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:25:36 EST

@Papercutninja: Seriously -- always send that shit in, man!

Ray Wert

First Production BMW X6 Caught In The Wild

Papercutninja — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:21:09 EST

I snapped a cell phone pic of a white one in SC on I-85 2 weeks ago, but didn't think to send it in. I was just so happy i got to see a tester. The BMW badges front and rear were blacked out and there was a large black stripe down the side of it.

Papercutninja