I’ve got a BMW X6 in my driveway and it makes me think what were they thinking when I look at it. It’s different, real different. At the time, it had only been there for a few hours and I thought maybe it will grow on me during my week-long test drive.
Still, you wonder. My 2009 BMW X6 had a base price of $52,500. Add on the goodies and there were a lot of them: adaptive drive, 20-inch wheels, heated steering wheel, four zone climate control, HD (high definition) and satellite radio, a nav system, backup camera, sports seats and much more, and the price was $64,670.
As one of my daughters once said, that’s some tall dollars. And the price, if nothing else, makes the BMW X6 a niche vehicle. I’ve read that BMW plans to build more low volume specialty vehicles.
The X6 was big but its sloping coupe like roof made it look a lot smaller. But I had to step up into it and step down to get out of it.
BMW calls the X6 a sports activity coupe. It had tie downs in the trunk which was really a hatch back. Fold down the rear seats and the X6′s cargo capacity becomes carnivorous. There’s review of the BMW X6 on the AboutThatCar.com.
I had the all-wheel-drive version which in Detroit is not a bad thing in the winter months. Still, that $64K was for the 300 horsepower, six cylinder dual turbocharged model. There is also a 400 horsepower V8 model. I don’t even want to know what that cost.
With an EPA rating of 15/20 mpg city/hwy mileage, it remains to be seen whether the X6′s thirst for gasoline will be an impediment to sells. We’ll see. But if you want exclusivity the BMW X6′s price tag almost guarantees it. Actually the one I had was the first one I’d seen outside an auto show.
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Frank S. Washington
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