Going to order new X6 35d - what colour? Red or White?

[ronald_adi]

Hi guys!

I took a test drive of the X6 and loved it. I am ready to order, but cannot decide between taking a Red one or a white one?

Red - http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/up...0d55aeac_o.jpg

White - http://images.motortrend.com/roadtes...ear_motion.jpg

i looked at black but didnt lie it at all in black. Black hides all the nice curves of the car.

what are your views?

[Deda]

i have vermillion red,and i am very happy! However Mineral silver is so cool! today i will post few pics of my car...hope will help you.

[dmlgc]

I think either one of those are ok. I also agree the curves are lost in black but it looks more sinister.

[chuck92103]

I have a white one. Looks clean all the time compared to darker colors.

Red is nice. But I would grow tired of a red car.

[xDrive50i]

Color is a very personal subject. You SHOULD make up your OWN mind. If people tell you to buy a particular color and you decide to go with that color but once you get your car you don't like it, you will regret your choice. You should pick the color that YOU like (usually the color you picked from the get go) and stick with it! Don't second guess your decisions

Just go for it and enjoy the car. After all, it is an awesome machine!

[dmlgc]

Originally Posted by xDrive50i

Color is a very personal subject. You SHOULD make up your OWN mind. If people tell you to buy a particular color and you decide to go with that color but once you get your car you don't like it, you will regret your choice. You should pick the color that YOU like (usually the color you picked from the get go) and stick with it! Don't second guess your decisions

Just go for it and enjoy the car. After all, it is an awesome machine!

+1
XD is correct go with your gut. Everyone (including me) will give you a justification for the color they picked. It really doesn't matter , you're paying for it , you're going to live with it.

Pick what makes you smile (when you drive this you smile a lot).

[Deda]

very true.

[Nezo86]

i think black looks awsome on the x6!

[Cab5er]

Saw the red a few days ago. Looked sweet. Go red.

[ronald_adi]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Obviously i agree that i need to follow my preference and ultimately i will.

But takng advise from others can lead me to see things i had not realized before. Here in Holland there are very few white luxury cars. And if was not for seeing cars of others, i would not have known that it is also a very nice colour.

Some of u may have for instance chosen a colour but then have a bad experience with it due to reflections of the sun, dust, experience etc and this is something i cannot experience myself.

I always liked Red and this is what i was going to go for,... till i saw white in pictures. The problem is that i have still never yet seen a white one in real life. And i think i need to, otherwise i cannot decide.

One of u guys said above that the white that he has always appears clean. and this is a very valid point compared to a black car. I currently have a Carbon Black 535d and it is nice only for a sort while after washing, unlike my previous silver 530d.

so trust me advise is very very welcome! txs.

[xDrive50i]

Originally Posted by ronald_adi

Thanks for the feedback guys. Obviously i agree that i need to follow my preference and ultimately i will.

But takng advise from others can lead me to see things i had not realized before. Here in Holland there are very few white luxury cars. And if was not for seeing cars of others, i would not have known that it is also a very nice colour.

Some of u may have for instance chosen a colour but then have a bad experience with it due to reflections of the sun, dust, experience etc and this is something i cannot experience myself.

I always liked Red and this is what i was going to go for,... till i saw white in pictures. The problem is that i have still never yet seen a white one in real life. And i think i need to, otherwise i cannot decide.

One of u guys said above that the white that he has always appears clean. and this is a very valid point compared to a black car. I currently have a Carbon Black 535d and it is nice only for a sort while after washing, unlike my previous silver 530d.

so trust me advise is very very welcome! txs.

You are always welcome. That's what this forum is for

[xDrive50i]

Here are some links you may find useful:

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicle...isualizer.html

I had posted a different visualizer before in another thread (this one has a video clip version which I like a lot better). Follow the steps in the first post of this thread:

http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153200


Enjoy!

[JOHNBMWM5]

The REd or White are very nice, I still like this though.

[rsyed]

white all the way...

[shenard]

Originally Posted by chuck92103

I have a white one. Looks clean all the time compared to darker colors.

Red is nice. But I would grow tired of a red car.

+1. I had a hard time choosing between red and white and my concern initially was that after about 5-6 months I might get tired of the red and I was right and that is why I went with the white on my second one. To me, the white is cleaner looking and more classic of a color and hopefully I will not get sick of it after 6 months.

[xDrive50i]

Originally Posted by shenard

+1. I had a hard time choosing between red and white and my concern initially was that after about 5-6 months I might get tired of the red and I was right and that is why I went with the white on my second one. To me, the white is cleaner looking and more classic of a color and hopefully I will not get sick of it after 6 months.

Plus I would assume in your climate, the white will help to keep the cabin temperature cooler on those hot sunny days than any darker color?!?

[teagueAMX]

Go white - from a practical side, you can't lose.

But esthetically as well, cars all have a few "best colors" due to their lines. The x6 is no exception, but I think it's even more narrow. Red is great, but for some reason the lines on the x6 just pop in white.

I think it's interesting that up until the M launch, many of the vehicles for x6 adds, magazine articles, etc. were white.

We pretty much know what the blue looks like from the x5 M, but I'm really curious to see a few other colors for the x6 M.

[xDrive50i]

Originally Posted by teagueAMX

Go white - from a practical side, you can't lose.

But esthetically as well, cars all have a few "best colors" due to their lines. The x6 is no exception, but I think it's even more narrow. Red is great, but for some reason the lines on the x6 just pop in white.

I think it's interesting that up until the M launch, many of the vehicles for x6 adds, magazine articles, etc. were white.

We pretty much know what the blue looks like from the x5 M, but I'm really curious to see a few other colors for the x6 M.

Hmmm that's strange, pretty much any advertisement including most magazine test drive shots showed the vermillion red X6. Sure there were other colors too, but I think the majority of the images you find are in VR which was the launch color for the X6!

[teagueAMX]

Yes, there are a ton of VR, as you put it, including the new X6 M launch. It's a great color, don't get me wrong. Maybe I see white everywhere because that what I like - LOL. But you note that I said ". . . magazine articles, etc. were white."

Just now I did a quick search and found no less than 5 blogs, magazine reviews, etc. of white ones.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...E57EtAOnkNihDg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...GJO6sgOiiuSJDg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...EIvosgOT-rCiDg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...EIvosgOT-rCiDg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...I6LYswPSiqCcDg

I'm sure I found more previously. But also, this search:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...art=72&ndsp=18

Looks like white and VR are just one of the many colors ppl like. Like I said, I like white and maybe that what I see even though I thing the next best is the VR.

[teagueAMX]

Here's one of my favorite. I'm not really in to tuners, but would like to see the M a little lower.

[archwerks]

Mineral / titanium silver looks nice as it blends together in w/ running boards,wheels, chrome window trim.
White is good if u don't mind the contrast with black wheelwell trim, lower part of running board, standard mud guards.
Depends on whether chrome or black kidney grills too, which depends on which model u order & fr. which country.

[teagueAMX]

Originally Posted by archwerks

Mineral / titanium silver looks nice as it blends together in w/ running boards,wheels, chrome window trim.
White is good if u don't mind the contrast with black wheelwell trim, lower part of running board, standard mud guards.
Depends on whether chrome or black kidney grills too, which depends on which model u order & fr. which country.

+1

For white, I prefer the blacked out black kidney grills.

This is a concept image but it's cool none the less.