The BMWblog offers us this picture of the Propeller People’s new hybrid BMW X6. I know what you’re thinking. Huh? First, no bonus points for you, Boyo, for missing the key visual ingredient separating the gas – electric X6 from the normal (and I use that word in the post-modern Chris Bangle is my owtowmobeel God sense of the word) gas-powered X6. “The body style is almost identical to the petrol versions,” the Bimmer boys report. “Except the slightly larger M3-style bonnet. The obvious changes appear under the hood, where a two mode hybrid system developed by a consortium formed of BMW, GM, Daimler and Chrysler, will power the X6 ActiveHybrid.” Dudes; if the changes are under the hood, they’re not obvious. (Obviously.) Anyway, who knew the X6 variant got a German-style mashed-up nospacebarneeded moniker all its own? But I did know about the consortium, which, by the way, did not include Daimler and Chrysler at the time. (It was, appropriately enough, DaimlerChrysler.) This corporate cluster-you-know-what was a multi-billion dollar joint effort that should have been used for joints, rather than hybrids, as nothing even remotely salable came from the collaboration. And while we await mpg figures (doh!), here’s some proper German humor… “Once again that great photos were brought to us by Palbay who also shared a funny story with us. Apparently the X6’s driver could have been a BMW executive from outside the U.S since he made several wrong turns getting to the test track and he was wearing a business suit, not a common thing for the BMW regular test engineers.”
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This is big news, people. For years, car companies have been trying to match the 3-series BMW. Usually, their copies turn out to be less fun to drive, less fuel efficient, less comfortable and less attractive.
Now BWM itself has come up with a vehicle that is less fun to drive, less fuel efficient, less comfortable and less attractive. Well, at least it will be a lot cheaper than a 335iX. Right?
Sounds it was that dry Brit humor. “Petrol version?” “Bonnet?” Driver has bee under same, because BMW executive from outside the US makes wrong turns? Oh yes, everywhere outside the US they drive on the left side. And BMW test drivers wear Lederhosen.
Robert, that was the most entertaining thing I’ve read (three times – that’s how many it took me to understand it) all week.
Bravo!
Hooray, another jacked-up sedan with no rear headroom. Who in hell buys these things?
Great, just what the X6 needed – a taller hood to make it look even more ridiculous. Put some whitewall tires on it, and the AMC Eagle transformation will be complete.
BMW sure brings the hideous these days. Yet they still sell…
Losing touch in a major way here. Like the Aztek, we sit in our Aerons and wonder who in the hell let this thing escape. And, God, that last pic is too funny all squished up. As if it wasn’t bad enough to begin with.
…the AMC Eagle transformation will be complete.
Hah, yes! I had been thinking jacked-up Saab 9-3, but yes, the Eagle resemblance is definitely there.
Good call!
Don’t these vehicles have GPS nav???
Seriously – what is the point of the gas hog hybrids?
Wouldn’t the hybrid tech be best used in vehicles that are typically sold to people who welcome a savings on gasoline? If I can afford a $50K luxury vehicle who cares how much it costs to drive?
Admittedly I am the guy that wants EVs everywhere but luxury hybrids getting only slightly better mileage than their gasoline powered cousins seems like greenwash to me.