Mutant or Masterpiece? 2008 BMW X6 by Inside Line

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=125474

It looks awkward in pictures and some find it hideous, but the 2008 BMW X6 50i isn't nearly as warped when you see it in person. It's kind of a supermodel from behind, with a slim, narrow roof at the top and curvaceous hips at the bottom. Designers call this sort of thing tumblehome, and an SUV without it looks like a refrigerator.

The front is all BMW with a big twin kidney grille and fighter-jet-size intakes at each corner. The roof line goes on forever in profile, giving the X6 a hatchback-style look that's unique at best, a little too forced at worst. The designers at BMW say it's "coupelike," so they — and they alone — call the X6 a Sports Activity Coupe.

It gets better from behind the wheel. Fire up the new 400-horsepower, 4.4-liter V8 and it sounds more like a carbureted big block than a sophisticated twin-turbo engine with direct injection. We don't remember an X5 sounding this burly.

So far this much is clear — pictures don't do the all-wheel-drive 2008 BMW X6 justice.

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[vrchoiist]

white color X6 looks great!! Real car looks much better than picture.

[SinaPouya90]

it sounds like tiger!!!

[buzol157]

The sounds is all that is good about this car. Don't get me wrong, it's superior to the most of SUVs sold in the US, but just get an Audi, Mercedes, Porsche or even a VW Touareg, and BMW X5 or X6 is in a way too much trouble.

[brucec43]

This is what you get when Americans refuse to buy hatchbacks or wagons.

[MASEK360]

it almost sounds like an american muscle :P. BMW <3!!!

[badri12badri]

Sports qvelganmavlebs - BMW X5 M and X6 M - New biturborebuli 8 - cylinder engine uqeniat 4.4 l volume, which is motviniereba 6 - Speed Transmission M Sports Automatic-century will have to

[bastardsen]

if you talk about speed talk about numbers.... please. so you are indeed able to compare, alright

[aquaticko]

Make that a D below the bass clef at idle. Awesome.

[aquaticko]

Man, even if you hate this car, that exhaust note is insane.

Main pitch is an E below the bass clef. Crazy deep...sounds perfect.

[Aramavich]

MY friend has it, and its a KILLER. IT GOES FAST AS HELLL.

[M4xima]

never seen as pretty as this car,

its absolutely the best and its my dream car and i wish i'll have one someday.

[garagecrap]

Mutant.