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2009 BMW X6-Series Safety Review

July 28, 2008

SAFETY | 9 out of 10

Expert Quotes:

No test results
NHTSA

No test results
IIHS

worth every ounce
Car and Driver

Since the BMW X6 is a brand-new model, neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has yet crash-tested the BMW X6.

It’s structurally similar to the BMW X5, which gets mostly five-star crash scores from the NHTSA and is a Top Safety Pick over at the IIHS, but because it has a different roofline, the test scores cannot be assumed to carry over to the X6.

The 2009 BMW X6 offers standard front, side, and curtain airbags, as well as anti-lock brakes, traction, and stability control.

As previously mentioned, with the X6, BMW also incorporates its stability controls into the four-wheel-drive system through Dynamic Performance Control. Since it can send power to individual wheels, the BMW X6 can have a greater impact on safety than stability control alone can, Car and Driver notes: “DPC weighs an additional 26 pounds, and we found it to be worth every ounce.” Popular Mechanics feels that “in fast corners with abrupt steering maneuvers or when the driver suddenly lifts off the gas pedal, DPC simply improves stability.”

Conclusion

The 2009 BMW X6 hasn’t been crash-tested yet, but it has cutting-edge safety gear.

SAFETY | 9 out of 10Expert Quotes:No test resultsNHTSANo test resultsIIHSworth every ounceCar and Driver Since the BMW X6 is a brand-new model, neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has yet crash-tested the BMW X6. It’s structurally similar to the BMW X5, which gets mostly five-star crash scores from the NHTSA and is a Top Safety Pick over at the IIHS, but because it has a different roofline, the test scores cannot be assumed to carry over to the X6. The 2009 BMW X6 offers standard front, side, and curtain airbags, as well as anti-lock brakes, traction, and stability control. As previously mentioned, with the X6, BMW also incorporates its stability controls into the four-wheel-drive system through Dynamic Performance Control. Since it can send power to individual wheels, the BMW X6 can have a greater impact on safety than stability control alone can, Car and Driver notes: “DPC weighs an additional 26 pounds, and we found it to be worth every ounce.” Popular Mechanics feels that “in fast corners with abrupt steering maneuvers or when the driver suddenly lifts off the gas pedal, DPC simply improves stability.” ConclusionThe 2009 BMW X6 hasn’t been crash-tested yet, but it has cutting-edge safety gear.  2009 BMW X6 STYLING | [7 out of 10] Edmunds: “little too forced” Popular Mechanics: “positively dripping with machismo” Jalopnik: “promising yet flawed” Car and Driver: “Is the X6 beautiful?” It’s a “sports activity coupe”—or so BMW wants you to think of the 2009 BMW X6, which ...

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Comments (4 total)

  1. By Mrs Zonda Dreyer #1, Posted: 7/9/2008

    Mrs

    Stunning and if I may say "sexy" with the right curves at the right places.
    Sexy For me.

  2. By Dieter Hammelhocker #2, Posted: 11/21/2008

    Mr

    It is stunning. I wish I could afford one, but was just laid off from the New England Psychiatric Hospital (I cleaned up body fluids). I want to see more of the "varoom varoom". I think I will go to a showroom and look at it and imagine some hi jinks happening inside, yes?

  3. By jeremiah ekerete #3, Posted: 4/29/2009

    x6 series2009

    pls send me car broqhue and other necessary informations

  4. By Mosota Ben Dennis #4, Posted: 7/20/2009

    Phenomenal!A great piece...Make sure u get one whereas u breathe..To the makers,our appreciation and admiration always.....

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