That's funny...like BMW isn't going to take this oppurtunity to make more money of the X series?

I agree the upcoming X is poo, if those shots are anything like reality. The new front end does not lend itself well to a SUV/SAV...to slim. The 4.4 was a great mid-line engine for those who didn't want to spring the extra cash for a 4.8 but wanted a higher horsepower motor then the 3.0 I6. I find it kind of hard to see why you would keep the 3.0 in the line-up when you could just drop it in favor of the 4.4 (for a bigger X5 I would think owners would want the added power and torque...but then again, I don't work for BMW)

Here is a shot from automobile magazine...looks a little better...

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