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MMMMM3 · 01-29-2008, 05:09 AM

This car will look much better with lowered suspension. Looks too high at the moment - unless you want to take it off road.

Mr.Marvelous · 01-30-2008, 05:52 PM

Go get a 6 series coupe if you want a low car...

x5love · 01-30-2008, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MMMMM3

This car will look much better with lowered suspension. Looks too high at the moment - unless you want to take it off road.

the whole point is to have a coupe with high seating position

MMMMM3 · 01-31-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by x5love

the whole point is to have a coupe with high seating position

I still think the most popular mod for this car is going to be a lowered suspension.

Maybe because the photos were taken from low down it makes the car look higher than it really is.

MMMMM3 · 01-31-2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Marvelous

Go get a 6 series coupe if you want a low car...

The cheapest 6 series in Australia costs A$212,000 while the cheapest X5 costs A$85,000 (assuming the X6 comes here at X5 like prices - I don't think a 6 series coupe is what I'll go for). 4 wheel drives are taxed at a lower rate in this country, which is why I'd be interested in the X6 instead. I'd only spend up to A$160,000 and get an M3 instead if I were to go for a coupe - 650i way too expensive for me.

mohammadz · 01-31-2008, 07:47 PM

holy wheels gap!!!!

Mr.Marvelous · 01-31-2008, 08:32 PM

Thats a really huge price gap.

But my point wasn't that. I am not suggesting you to buy a 6-series. I am just trying to say that whats the point of a X6 if it was lowered and lost its ground clearance?

MMMMM3 · 01-31-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Marvelous

Thats a really huge price gap.

But my point wasn't that. I am not suggesting you to buy a 6-series. I am just trying to say that whats the point of a X6 if it was lowered and lost its ground clearance?

I guess so. But I agree with Mohammadz - the gap above the wheels looks huge. Maybe because it looks like a four wheel drive, but I want it to look more like a sports car. Just needs to be lowered a bit, just enough so the gap looks smaller - the current gap is unattractive to my eyes.

The ground clearance is only useful if you take it off road. The higher the ground clearance, the higher the centre of gravity, and the worse the handling (relatively of course).

I'm sure some people also question the point of losing the storage space you get in an X5 when turning it into an X6, but I believe the result is a better aesthetic appearance, which would also be the result of lowering it a little (or making the wheels bigger).

Mr.Marvelous · 02-01-2008, 08:01 AM

Lowering the vehicle a little destroys the point of it. It's sytlish compared to other SUV's. The sitting position is like a coupe inside, but its much higher above which makes you more in control of the traffic that surrounds you.

I remember Chris Bangle once said that "Its the feel of the car that is new in X6". So lowering it down makes it no different than a ordinary coupe...

MMMMM3 · 02-02-2008, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Marvelous

Lowering the vehicle a little destroys the point of it. It's sytlish compared to other SUV's. The sitting position is like a coupe inside, but its much higher above which makes you more in control of the traffic that surrounds you.

I remember Chris Bangle once said that "Its the feel of the car that is new in X6". So lowering it down makes it no different than a ordinary coupe...

OK, I won't lower it. Now all I have to do is wait for it to come out in Australia and save up enough to buy one.

MMMMM3 · 02-02-2008, 06:12 AM

I just went onto bmw.com and was surprised to learn this car only has four seats. Shame for such a big car. Will have to wait until they offer a five seater option. If only I could afford an M5 instead.

x5love · 02-02-2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MMMMM3

I just went onto bmw.com and was surprised to learn this car only has four seats. Shame for such a big car. Will have to wait until they offer a five seater option. If only I could afford an M5 instead.

Doesn't look like there's ever going to be a 5 seat option. BMW is trying really hard to not have the X6 cannibalize the X5, but instead attract a different customer, hence 4 seats versus 7.

Mr.Marvelous · 02-03-2008, 06:47 PM

Yeah, no 5 seats for the X6...

wise choice...

MMMMM3 · 02-06-2008, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Marvelous

Yeah, no 5 seats for the X6...

wise choice...

Hmmmm. Maybe I should save up for an M5 wagon. Just kidding.

wakedaze · 02-12-2008, 06:51 AM

Sorry guys, but the emperor is naked.

the_stranger · 02-15-2008, 09:41 AM

It looks pretty good in Black.

01-30-2008, 05:52 PM	#24
Mr.Marvelous the name says it all... Drives: BMW 116i Urban Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Turkey Posts: 240 iTrader: (0)	Go get a 6 series coupe if you want a low car... __________________ "All my glory comes from daring to begin."

01-31-2008, 08:32 PM	#29
Mr.Marvelous the name says it all... Drives: BMW 116i Urban Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Turkey Posts: 240 iTrader: (0)	Thats a really huge price gap. But my point wasn't that. I am not suggesting you to buy a 6-series. I am just trying to say that whats the point of a X6 if it was lowered and lost its ground clearance? __________________ "All my glory comes from daring to begin."

02-01-2008, 08:01 AM	#31
Mr.Marvelous the name says it all... Drives: BMW 116i Urban Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Turkey Posts: 240 iTrader: (0)	Lowering the vehicle a little destroys the point of it. It's sytlish compared to other SUV's. The sitting position is like a coupe inside, but its much higher above which makes you more in control of the traffic that surrounds you. I remember Chris Bangle once said that "Its the feel of the car that is new in X6". So lowering it down makes it no different than a ordinary coupe... __________________ "All my glory comes from daring to begin."

02-03-2008, 06:47 PM	#35
Mr.Marvelous the name says it all... Drives: BMW 116i Urban Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Turkey Posts: 240 iTrader: (0)	Yeah, no 5 seats for the X6... wise choice... __________________ "All my glory comes from daring to begin."

02-15-2008, 09:41 AM	#38
the_stranger Captain Drives: e92 M3 6MT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 926 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 BMW M3 Coupe [0.00]	It looks pretty good in Black. __________________ 2008 e92 M3 6MT AW/BLACK (SOLD) 2009 e92 M3 6MT AW/FR

01-29-2008, 05:09 AM	#23
MMMMM3 First Lieutenant Drives: 2011 Jerez Black e90 M3 DCT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 316 iTrader: (0)	This car will look much better with lowered suspension. Looks too high at the moment - unless you want to take it off road.

01-31-2008, 07:47 PM	#28
mohammadz Major Drives: SSII M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,149 iTrader: (7)	holy wheels gap!!!!

02-02-2008, 06:12 AM	#33
MMMMM3 First Lieutenant Drives: 2011 Jerez Black e90 M3 DCT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 316 iTrader: (0)	I just went onto bmw.com and was surprised to learn this car only has four seats. Shame for such a big car. Will have to wait until they offer a five seater option. If only I could afford an M5 instead.

02-12-2008, 06:51 AM	#37
wakedaze Private Drives: BMW X5 xDrive 5.0i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northeast Posts: 55 iTrader: (0)	Sorry guys, but the emperor is naked.

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