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Just drove the X6 50i!
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It was definitely all I was expecting and more! I was a little nervous about all of the articles that said the 50i did not feel much faster than the 35i and go with the 35i because it is more nimble. While it did feel a little bit heavier, it certainly felt ALOT faster and sound of the exhaust is perfect!!! Has a nice rumble when you start it up but not any louder than and M5 or M6 as I thought someone may have mentioned. When driving down highway the inside of the cabin is very quiet and the exhaust tone is not too pronounced but you can hear it slightly and definitely can hear it if you punch it from the start. (sorry did not have a chance to get any sound clips). What was the most addicting was how smooth the vehicle was and it inspired you to want to drive faster because the more you pushed in the pedal the more you were rewarded by the great sound of the exhaust!! I normally have a heavy foot and the only downside is that it is not going to sip gas! I could easily see it getting 10-13mpg in city if you drive with a heavy foot. In the 20 miles or so that we drove the car I averaged 12.5 but was really driving it to see what it could do. Handling was a little better than I expected but I did not really get to push it to anywhere near the limits. Just a few twisties and switchbacks going about 85-90. It drove really well and did not feel to harsh for me as I remember test driving the 2005 X5 before we bought my wife's Lexus RX330 and the X6 was much smoother. It is definitely a big vehicle and it is not going to feel as nimble as a 335 through the turns but it certainly does not feel like a typical SUV and feels much closer to a sports car. Definitely felt faster than a 550i and faster than 335 (although it probably isn't). This is probably because of amount of torque. I don't think anyone that has one on order will dissapointed as long as they don't mind frequent trips to gas station. I have attached some pics of the Black on Black 50i I drove. |
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Nice writeup.I'm glad your drive backs up your decision on the 50i.Did you notice any turbo lag in the TTV8.....which has been talked about so much? I'm jealous! Is this 50i a dealer order that has showed up or a tester for customers? Thanks. PalBay
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It was a dealer order that showed up that arrived a week earlier than dealer was orignally expecting. If it was a different color combo then I would have probably ditched my car on order from a different dealer and picked up this one. |
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Thanks shenard for the write up and pictures...
I assume this was a black sapphire metallic ? That's what I ordered with perforated black interior. How was the heads-up display ? I noticed you took a picture of that as well
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I did not drive the 35i back to back but have driven it several times in past and it just seemed like it was a little easier to toss around the big curves and probably is because it weighs several hundred lbs less. |
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shenard, ya I think the 35i is like 250lbs or so less. I was just curious since I tend drive hard at times but usually on straight flat roads like Socal to Arizona/Nevada. When mine shows up I try some curves to check it out. Thanks
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I find it amazing that an 650/M6 vert is 4300-4400 lbs. I guess it is all relative.
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-375lbs for the 35i vs 50i-4,894lbs 35i...5,269lbs 50i.Thanks.PalBay
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Well, all those figures assume the base model without any additional options that can add quite a bit to the total weight of the car!
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That is true. But if we assume the same options are installed on both than it is all relative.
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Shenard...thanks for sharing your review. I'm the one who said that the X6 exhuast sounded little louder than M5/M6 ... To be honest I'm not sure cause I wasn't comparing the cars side by side, just what I recall from previous test car. But I'm positive that it sounds as loud as M cars. Anyway, so it looks like you enjoyed the car? Like I said when I tried it, it was perfectly toned, however, I wasn't fortunate to give it a spin.
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The black perforated seats were a lot more comfortable than I expected and for some reason even seemed more comfortable than the regular nevada seats. Perhaps it was because they were perforated. I still ordered the Nappa seats because they are softer and look nicer in my opinion. |
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Don't push it through the floor
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One cool thing about them is that you can control them through the Idrive and set what part of the seat they work on and how hard the fan blows. |
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