08-13-2011, 09:18 AM | #1 |
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Mud and Snow?
I watched one of the review videos of an X6 in the mud and snow. It got stuck and another 4WD vehicle just drove right past it.
I thought the X6 had Xdrive which makes it suitable for snow driving. Anyone have any experience driving in snowy conditions? What has been your experience? |
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With dedicated winter tires this car does an amaizing job in even worst winter conditions
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Some people just have intermittent verbal diarrhea OP, if you're really interested seeing X6 offroading, i suggest you watch couple of videos from this person. They had some fun driving RR, X6 and Toyota trough some snow/sand hills It should give you some idea of X6 capabilities Last edited by AndreyATC; 08-17-2011 at 11:10 AM.. |
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You have to keep in mind that the X6M comes with extreme summer tires and have huge rear tires. Run the right tires for the activity and the X6M will do great. Only limitation will be available angle of attack front and rear due to the road/track driving focus..........Steve
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It doesnt make much difference which version of X6 you run
As long as it has apropriate tires for the task with square setup (i'd preffer 275 all around) it'll do fine P.S. No one expects X6 to hang out in RR territory, but it is definetelly as capable as most SUVs these days and better then some |
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The all seasons will do just fine in the winter*
The 20" summers will leave you stranded - BAD. *Snow tires will do even better - but it depends on your weather. Snow tires are normally much worse than all seasons in the fall/spring and really only do better on snow/ice. So if you live somewhere like Chicago, you are often better off in the winter with an all season. Got this info from Nokian and sure enough C&D or someone posted tests and I was shocked at how bad snow tires are in the dry!
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Dry is not an issue if you get Nokian WRG2 SUV
These are the only winter tires that do very well in wet/dry I'm getting these for this winter http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=1...=Nokian%20WRG2 SUV P.S. I'd rather have real performance in the summer and safer winter. Not some A/S compromise all year long, that dont do any good in any season |
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Whatever it's used to be called, it's better than any winter performance tire
It may not be as good as some ice/snow blizzaks, but very close Now add this to great cornering/dry/wet performance It's a perfect tire for X6 IMO Last edited by AndreyATC; 08-17-2011 at 10:49 PM.. |
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I never got stuck once this last winter in NY. We had 2 storms with 20"+. Both times I made it to work pre-plowing.
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^^ Great comments from both
Very informative for the topic Thanks for contributing, kids! |
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I don't understand how the car is pointless. It sits 5 people, great looking (especially modded ones), sits high and heavy but can take sharp curves at high speed. I took my x6 once in the twisties and I was blown away by the handling. Seriously, it almost drives like a small car.
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08-19-2011, 12:37 PM | #20 |
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I dont think there is a point to explain this to people
Some just need to either grow up or drive one Let's just enjoy this amazing driving machine, while we're taking kids/friends and lots of cargo load in style After all, BMW did not expect to see twice as much in sale numbers This one is a hot cake! |
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