Oh, i need to post this quote from top Gear:
Quote:
'It might sound like an odd thing to say, but it feels like the old R34 Skyline GT-R with better suspension. Seriously'
The X6 tucks into a corner more like a sports car than many sports saloons, and certainly with enough grip for pretty much any set of conditions. I was pushing hard in the wet, lobbing the nearside wheels into standing water to see what would happen, braking in the wrong places and generally being ham-fisted, and the X6 just maintained an arrow-straight line.
Indeed, the only way to explore the new intelligent xDrive four-wheel drive and Dynamic Performance Control systems was to get a bit medieval and flick the X6 into a wet, tight corner. And then you start to get a measure on just how much electronic clever they've woven into the very fabric of this car.
The xDrive doesn't feel like other 4WD systems, seeming a dab more neutral and loads more natural. DPC you can feel feeding power around the drivetrain to maintain both momentum and grip, always allowing for a smidge of understeer. This might sound like a really odd thing to say, but it feels like the old R34 Skyline GT-R with better suspension. Seriously. Stable seems like such a dull word for the quality of the experience, but stable means confident. Confident means quite appallingly fast in all weathers.
The X6, is therefore a totally mixed bag. It looks, to be blunt, extremely uncomfortable. Personally, I dislike it intensely. But it drives spectacularly well and is genuinely different in a sector that swims with the boringly practical. BMW will sell every last one of these cars it can make. So it's destined to be the most successful failure I've ever driven. |
When i hear something like this for Infiniti, then we can talk. Till then, sorry...
