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      09-09-2009, 07:47 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by dmlgc View Post
"The bad news is that the above stats belong to the X6M, on paper the most wrong-headed idea BMW’s Motorsport division has had in its mostly glorious 37-year history. Indeed, it appears to be a flat contradiction of the thing that, at one time, it vowed it would never do: an SUV. (In fact it’s done two – there’s an X5M as well.) From this flows the other supposed M-badge no-nos: turbocharging, automatic transmission and four-wheel drive."

Doesn't sound like these guys approached this with an unbiased mind set. Of course until now never heard of them.
Yup, definitely not unbiased! EVO is probably the most respected high performance car mag in the world though...
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