BMW X6M, motoring review: It guzzles fuel and looks awful, yet this super-SUV ... - The Independent
As a rule, I try not to review petrol-powered SUVs, especially not ones with V8 engines and emissions figures that would prompt a string of heart-attacks at Greenpeace HQ. This particular beast, the latest BMW X6M, arrived rather early in the... The real problem with it, environmental concerns and fuel bills apart, is that surely very few members of the British car-driving public are in the market for a £93,000 petrol-powered truck-coupé thing. As well as the price tag, this is also a car designed for places where petrol costs significantly less than £1. 20 a litre (the best I managed during my test was an average of 23mpg). Its V8 engine is as delightful as it is monstrous and the X6M will hit 60mph from a standing start in just a fraction over four seconds, before topping up (if you pay to remove the speed limiter) at 174mph. I rarely pass style judgements on cars, assuming most car buyers have their own eyes, but the styling sins here are so egregious that they can't pass without comment. Just look at it again – in design terms, it is the ultimate two-fingered insult to city-car drivers and the electric car owner. Source: www.independent.co.uk
