DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — BMW engineers inadvertently exposed the rear shape of the 2009 X6 SUV during hot-weather testing this week, and spy photographers sprung into action.
When one of its X6 prototypes became disabled on the shoulder of a desolate California road, BMW testers accidentally left the X6's rear hatch open as they sorted out the trouble. These backlit photos now reveal exactly how much of the X6's heavy rear camouflage is masking its sleek rear lines.
BMW appears to be taking form-over-function to extremes with the X6, since the arching roof line behind the B-pillar will seriously compromise second-row headroom and cargo capacity.
Built on the same platform as the BMW X5, the X6 is expected to start production at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant in 2008.
What this means to you: This sleek SUV deserves more than carpool duty.
When one of its X6 prototypes became disabled on the shoulder of a desolate California road, BMW testers accidentally left the X6's rear hatch open as they sorted out the trouble. These backlit photos now reveal exactly how much of the X6's heavy rear camouflage is masking its sleek rear lines.
BMW appears to be taking form-over-function to extremes with the X6, since the arching roof line behind the B-pillar will seriously compromise second-row headroom and cargo capacity.
Built on the same platform as the BMW X5, the X6 is expected to start production at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant in 2008.
What this means to you: This sleek SUV deserves more than carpool duty.
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