I love seeing how pissed off some people get by a bad review of a car or brand they own.
Of course pretty much any vehicle with high performance summer tires is going to suck in the snow and off-road. I'm pretty sure Top Gear is aware of that. Much like I think they realize they didn't actually need to go to Australia to verify the glove box would work as well. It was an amusing illustration of their point, not a factual recreation of what the vehicle could do with proper equipment.
I want to like the X6 but, the bottom line for me is it's too compromised both on and off road, in it's ability to carry people/cargo and flat out just costs too much for me to justify such a novelty. It was conceived and approved when conspicuous spending was the normal, excess was a good thing and a lot of people were living high above their means. Times have changed and I think you will see a lot of these "niche" vehicles start to fade from manufacturers lineups.
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