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Lee Quinones is on the 2010 BMW X6

by Tamara on July 26, 2009

in BMW, CELEBRITY CARS, FEATURED, ROAD TESTS, luxury cars

Our art-car critic Lee Quinones takes it from the wall to the streets.

At 84k, there better be a whole lot of turbo in this pup for that much coin. And Turbo with a capital T it has.
Bark or bite, take your pick behind door number four. Which one will it be?

Bite it has, indeed. Yet, there is no noticeable bark in this Bimmer. Initially, I was surprised that it was packing twin turbo screws in it because you’ll never hear that tattletale spooling and turbo lag common with an average turbo engine.

You have a quick stage left exit from trouble with the torque huffing out of the 4.4-liter 32 valve beast. The two color split interior of nevada beige and charcoal black are good enhancements that set off the rest of the creature comforts in true BMW style. I especially like the dark bamboo wood simulated panels peppered through out the interior. The multi- contoured leather seats are a living room oasis.

The audio system delivers pinnacle peak performance and once you pop the sunroof and slide all the windows down, the neighborhood is in full dance swing to your music. The handling is superb for such a high positioned vehicle (more on this later). The DSC brakes are on top of it all and will command a stop like NOW, and with all that rubber on all four 20″ corners to rival a Z06 Vette, what more would you want to feel?

Personally, I’d take off those stupid plastic lids with all their proclamations that hide the very thing many people want to see just like the old days — an honest-to-goodness engine. Get rid of that unnecessary electronic transmission shifter. (Yes, I’m old school) Nothing but electrical Gremlins await its fate later on down the mileage trail. It’s confusing even after you get a hang of its hang ups in a desperate situation.

The ride of this rocket would be even better if the whole package only rode another three inches closer to earth. Drop kit will probably be the first mod. This would almost captivate the public into not knowing if it is a SUV or car. All eyes on me. And last but not least, the rear window at its present slope, has no function at all. Big time blindspot. It belongs on a car that sits closer to tarmac.

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Have fun and get used to the stares and glare.