Lets talk about sporty SUV's/CUV's.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 07/25/2017 at 21:45 • Filed to: None

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I think they are good medium. Even the non-M X6 can corner very well, the few time I’ve driven my mom X6 I loved it. It has the smallest engine available (3L Turbo6), it still has plenty of punch. It also grips very well in the corners.

OPPO.

It one of the reasons I bought my Juke. It had ground clearance for light “off roading”, & winter, yet it went around a corner better then I thought it would. It’s no FiST, but can hold it’s own.

Textured Soy Protein > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 21:48

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The X6 drives exactly the same as the X5 but with less cargo room, less rear headroom, and more looking stupid.

wafflesnfalafel > Textured Soy Protein 07/25/2017 at 22:00

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yeah... I lean that way too. Less useful and less enjoyable to drive than 5 series xdrive. But hey, it’s their money. I was behind a 50-ish lady in one of the turbo v8 M ones in that pretty bright blue the other day and she absolutely hammered it jumping across a couple lanes to get to the diamond lane and it sounded spectacular.

WilliamsSW > Textured Soy Protein 07/25/2017 at 22:16

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You forgot “costs more”. I think it starts $5k higher than the X5.

fintail > wafflesnfalafel 07/25/2017 at 22:23

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I bet she didn’t signal either. Of course, rules are for plebes, especially in this socio-economic reality.

What I mean to say is she no doubt worked hard for it, and should be able to enjoy it free from regulation or castigation.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:35

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They ugly and stoopid.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/25/2017 at 23:35

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Ur mom.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:40

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There is nothing that a SCUV (because you can’t have a sporty sports utility vehicle) or a SBUV (because you clearly can have a sporty bloated utility vehicle) can do in general daily driver usage that an equivalent sedan or station wagon can not to.

This is apparently a CUV...or an SUV depending on the market you are in...

Actually it is a 2WD 5 door wagon with slightly above average ground clearance. Much like similar offerings from every other manufacturer.

It’s that increased ground clearance that seems to be the primary differentiation between ‘SUV’ and ‘light car’ and (like the Great Unwashed) that’s pretty dim.

As for ‘sporty’...not in a million years

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:41

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It had ground clearance for light “off roading”, & winter

I’ll give you a pass since you’re Canadian, but this would probably be BS for 90% of Americans.

404 - User No Longer Available > Textured Soy Protein 07/25/2017 at 23:46

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How come you didn’t post your PSA?

Once again, a reminder that the proper acronym for this class of vehicle is SHIT : S woopy H atchbacktified crossover for I mage-conscious T rash

Tekamul > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:47

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BOYS BOYS

You’re both right

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:50

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comment of the yr furshur

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 07/25/2017 at 23:52

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Or anywhere other than Canada, Russia, and Scandinavia

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 07/25/2017 at 23:56

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I always took the sport as a shortened for sportsman. I don’t know the etymology of the word.

TheHondaBro > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:56

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People who share their own comments...

For Sweden > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/25/2017 at 23:56

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Quattro

Ur Quattro

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > TheHondaBro 07/26/2017 at 00:00

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Haters gonna hate, alligators gonna gate, tomatoes gonna tomatae.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 07/26/2017 at 00:09

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I’d happily substitute ‘stupid’ for the ‘sport’ but then it’d get confused with ‘sensible’.

Here’s a SUV (Stupid Utility Vehicle)

and here’s a SUV (Sensible Utility Vehicle)

...is it any wonder that we get confused?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/26/2017 at 00:18

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Yes my mom is both of those.

bhtooefr > Textured Soy Protein 07/26/2017 at 00:18

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There’s really only one benefit, and it’s not even important enough to BMW to recertify the thing - fuel economy.

Fuelly results indicate that the 2014-2017 X5 with a 3.0 gas engine burns 4.8-5.5 gallons per 100 miles, whereas the 2014-2017 X6 with the same engine burns 4.4-4.6 gallons per 100 miles (although with a small sample size).

wafflesnfalafel > For Sweden 07/26/2017 at 00:58

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Are those hop vines in the background of the 2nd pic? Beer...

pip bip - choose Corrour > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 07/26/2017 at 06:13

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i’d rather a Juke than a BMW X6

Textured Soy Protein > bhtooefr 07/26/2017 at 09:57

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I wouldn’t put too much stock in user-reported data like that especially with a small sample size. The EPA ratings are identical and the specs on BMW’s site list the X6 as only 30 lbs lighter than the X5. The swoopy back might provide better aero but who knows?  

Textured Soy Protein > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/26/2017 at 09:58

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I didn’t want to beat that dead horse this time, I guess?

404 - User No Longer Available > Textured Soy Protein 07/26/2017 at 10:42

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Well you were responding to someone who persistently posts ugly crossovers, despite that horse beaten dead, eaten, carcass rotten as fertilizer, grown into grass and fed to another horse, and THAT horse beaten to death, and yet still posts ugly crossovers, lol.

bhtooefr > Textured Soy Protein 07/26/2017 at 11:46

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Apparently, the X6 is actually worse.

Looks like the current X6 is 0.32 Cd: http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/10/22/bmwblog-test-drive-2015-bmw-x6/

And the current X5 is 0.31 Cd (that might just be for the sDrive30d though): http://www.bmwblog.com/2013/05/30/review-2014-bmw-x5/