2010 BMW X6 M - Road Test - Car and Driver
When folks first happen upon BMW’s peculiarly proportioned X6, they can’t get over its skyscraper butt. BMW’s M division didn’t think so. And thus we have the X6 M depicted here, which is to the evolution of SUVs sort of what the appendix is to the evolution of Homo sapiens. 4-liter V-8, the ever-tinkering Bavarians have added new pistons, cylinder heads formed of the same material used in their diesel engine, a new intake manifold, a crossover exhaust manifold that connects both cylinder banks, a finned aluminum oil... Which should be fun. What, exactly, do you do with a vaguely nonsensical 555-horse SUV. Our answer: Subject it to a nonsensical vehicular triathlon. ______________________________________________________. Triathlon Event No. 1: Drag Racing. BMW swore that our X6 M was a burgundy cannonball in a straight line, so our first competition was run-whatcha-brung night at nearby Milan Dragway. This event held great appeal, inasmuch as almost nothing is required of the driver, apart from those long, hot waits in the staging lanes, where most racers place bags of ice on their intake manifolds and. Source: www.caranddriver.com
