2015 BMW X5 M, X6 M Pricing Announced: 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show | Edmunds.com

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• chol92594 Member Posts: 208

  October 2014

  It just baffles me that the X5 and X6 are pretty much the same car, but an X6 costs so much more (regardless of whether or not it's an M model), despite having less passenger room and cargo space. I'd really like to know what the additional cost is for, but I suspect that it's solely an increase on BMWs part for the exclusivity of the X6 vs the X5.

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• eurocarlover19 Member Posts: 28

  October 2014

  I don't see how the Audi Q7 would ever be competition for the X6 M; the power output is not even in the same galaxy. Obviously the Cayenne is the same league, but the Audi, not at all.......

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• meldeeb Member Posts: 1

  October 2014

  @chol92594 The X6 cost more because its an after thought to the X5. either way they are building the X5, thats what will sell more of. Your paying for safety testing another model, design changes, and just the plain fact that (cost developing/ the number sold)= we pay more. That and BMW always charges more for the "coupe":D

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• darthbimmer Member Posts: 606

  October 2014

  I don't like the exterior design of the X5 as much as the previous generations. The older ones actually looked like SUVs, giving them a purposeful and masculine look. The new generation simply looks like a station wagon that's put on weight.

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• marcos9 Member Posts: 96

  October 2014

  I'll stick with my E63 AMG wagon. It's just not right that performance SUVs are available but not performance wagons. People must really love these flying bricks...

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• themandarin Member Posts: 436

  October 2014

  Cleaner design of the originals outweighs minimal performance gain

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• bankerdanny Member Posts: 1,021

  October 2014 edited October 2014

  eurocarlover19 said:

  I don't see how the Audi Q7 would ever be competition for the X6 M; the power output is not even in the same galaxy. Obviously the Cayenne is the same league, but the Audi, not at all.......

  The Q7 is a conventional SUV, it isn't competition for the X6, but for the X5. And unless Audi offers a Q7S, I don't think that any of the Audi SUV's compete directly with the X5M.
  
  However, the S7, competes quite nicely with the X6M, and in my opinion it isn't even close. I would have the Audi over the BMW, even if the Audi costs more.
  
  

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• fintail Member Posts: 57,167

  October 2014

  I wonder how many will be equipped with the turn signal option pack. A distinct demographic will snap these up.

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