I thought it looked funny at first but it grew on me after a few weeks
I woulda waited for them to come out if I didn't need the extra space in the rear seats and luggage area. They drive a little sportier than X5's due to wider track, although adaptive drive makes a world of difference for X5's. None of the X6 demos locally have adaptive drive so they actually feel wallowy by comparison.

if you think x6 is ugly you are probably a tit-hater too.

its very stylish but i don't rate it at all.

looks like an M3 or something with the wrong aspect ratio. they should have given it its own look rather than copy/paste/scale an existing one imo.

its a perversion of an existing look thats probablby a bit hit and miss anyway. its like a pregnant jessica alba. look is still there, but s***s all out of proportion.

last edited by nF at 13:31:56 20/Aug/08

yeah its proportions are all wonky. It looks like a novelty-sized roller skate.

BMW's stopped looking good after the E46 series. Now Audis and Mercs have far better looking metal, when it used to be the other way round.

The engineering in the current BMW's is still outstanding though, and I wouldn't be stupid enough to turn down an M3 or M5 if someone was handing them out :P Though I would trade the M3 on an RS4 or the M5 on an R8 ;)

ive seen some FULLY HEKTIC looking audis getting around brisbane lately

BMW's stopped looking good after the E46 series.

ugh :(
totally disagree

ive seen some FULLY HEKTIC looking audis getting around brisbane lately

That's because all the cocks are buying Audi's these days.

any e92 2 door looks awesome to me

case in point.


hot:

http://images.europeancarweb.com/images/0703_ec_01_z audi_rs4_mtm front_view.jpg

not:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/2263521529_b567b317f4_b.jpg

put a nice shiny reflective marketing pic of a sedan against a bland white user pic of a coupe, and still fail to make a case

too much pump fakin and half steppin in this thread

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8884/img8445fd5.jpg
By maxe1

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2047/img8467ym0.jpg
By maxe1

f***ing hell imageshack is s***

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/spinders/sid_ice_age.jpg

juicy

actually that audi in "taken" is quite tight.

the S8?
was an A3 in there as well, audi have been pimpin in movies a lot

so how'd you go infi

there is an orange audi R8 getting around west end, pretty f***ing sweet

yer, ive seen it, its f***ing tits:

theres a stack of nice cars getting around west end these days

HOLY s*** THE X6 IS MADNESS.

A quick overview
- yes it is as high as an X5
- the rear view window is apain in the ass but is offset by very large win mirrors
- it is appointed basically the same as a 5 series in terms of fit out.
- sexy HUD into the front windscreen showing speed, and other indicators.
- no parking handbrake, just a tiny little switch which gives awesome amounts of room in centre console.
- i drove the 335 twin turbo petrol 3L auto and it absolutely hammered.
- a little underpowered it felt in the low gears but once into third it really pulls.
- it is a Sports Activity Vehicle with all wheel drive so its not a sport car as such but a multipurpose.
- The rear seat roof area is a _little_ low but you would get used to it.
- The boot is massive.
- In terms of looks it just dominates anything else on the road.

The one stand out thing was the X6's handling. This thing sticks to the road like glue and no lurching feeling when you're going around corners like other big 4WD vehicles.

at $149k fully tricked out I will be waiting a while to get one but it is a dream to drive.

last edited by infi at 15:03:48 22/Aug/08

another way of putting it (imo) is to say they are simply a coupe version of the X5

the differences between them are:

- coupe vs wagon (duh)
- lower front grill, rear exhaust and other minor skirt differences
- a little less room in the back seat and lots less in the luggage area due to the coupe shape
- slightly wider wheel track
- slightly lower centre of gravity
- twin turbo 3.0 petrol is an option and in aus, twin turbo v8 isn't (boo)
- updated xdrive system

the rest is practically identical, including the options list

you should go back for a crack at the twin turbo diesel, it pulls harder in the low gears, and it's only slower from 0-100 by .2 of a second (on paper) and I simply couldn't tell that it was slower at all driving them both back to back - all I could tell was that it was quicker down low.

yeah i reckon in that 2 tonne lump of metal the diesel would be better.

theres a stack of nice cars getting around west end these days

yeah i dunno why, it's still a f***ing s*** hole

also infi, they have probably made it so the wastegate for the turbos only closes in 3rd gear and above. new mazda 3 mps is the same dunno why, probably to stop racing and stop people from smashing gears.

they're sequential turbos as well, little one for lower rpm
this is in both the petrol and diesel

I think it's mainly the weight vs displacement which is why the diesel seems to shine lower down

I guess the other thing too is that these vehicles have a 'learning' transmission so if you leave it in normal 'D' mode on your test drive and don't spend several minutes driving it aggressively before you start forming your opinion, you'll often get a false impression of what it's actually like to drive one all the time cos the shifting pattern adapts to your level of right boot. So if it's been for a few test drives where it was driven rather gently before you come along, it's shifting pattern will still be optimised for gentle driving and you'll think it's a slug. You've gotta tell it you want a bit of fun so it adjusts. Either that or flick the shifter over into DS mode, which infi might not have done.

i tell your mother what i want jim

she's used to being ridden like you stole it

new mazda 3 mps is the same dunno why, probably to stop racing and stop people from smashing gears.

Probably cause its FWD and would torque steer like a mofo.

or like a mini

yeah i dunno why, it's still a f***ing s*** hole

GENTRIFICATION

misinformation alert
the petrol 6cyl and 8cyl aren't sequential turbos, they're split between cylinders. only the diesel 6 is sequential

IM SORRY OK

you stupid f***, I just bought one on your advise of it being sequencial.

I think I should take it off your hands - it's the right thing to do

sequinsal turbos are gay for poofs anyway.

but really manly for blokes

jim what happened to your patrol? and how much did you pay for your new toy? we all know how much you earn, so just tell us anyways you nerd.


love you.

nothing happened to it :) other than getting more dents and aftermarket drivetrain components ;) I wouldn't part with the pootrol for anything

new toy was about 155k all told
~17k of that was luxury car tax which is pretty awesome