More SAC than SUV? 2015 BMW X6 M50d Review By Car Magazine.

Car Magazine gives their impression on the 2015 BMW X6 M50d and discusses both the positives and negatives. Here is am excerpt:

Despite all that prowess though – and there’s no doubting this car’s technically gifted on the move – there’s something missing. Fit and finish is superb, performance impressive, handling extraordinary and even the running costs are reasonable. But it fails to tug at those strings inside, and if cars like the X6 M50d don’t engage emotionally, you should buy an X5 instead.

Everything has its place. Panel gaps are Bible-paper thin. Layered with quality materials, dashboard switchgear resists digit prods with implicit solidity and the displays exhibit information with clarity.

What’s the new BMW X6 like to drive?

Leaving the questionable image aside, the X6 M50d is far better enjoyed in motion. The familiar 3.0-litre six-cylinder diesel is boosted to within an inch of block implosion, developing 376bhp and 546lb ft of torque. An excellent eight-speed automatic gearbox, shifting quickly and smoothly, comes as standard.

Despite weighing 2.2 tonnes with standard four-wheel drive, this tracksuit-wearing SAC hits 62mph from rest in 5.2 seconds. This straight-line speed is something short of remarkable though; the X6 50i SE uses its 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 petrol to complete the same almost half-a-second faster.
But the X6 M50d gains stiffer Adaptive M suspension, and a different steering layout to the rest of the range. Alongside Active Roll Stabilisation (ARS), this adds up to the cliched package of a car that shrinks around you.

More SAC than SUV indeed.

Read full review here.