You don't have all the bulk of the X5, the X6 looks smaller when you see it. That's one of the things that appeals to me, certainly in the UK where SUVs tend to be frowned upon based on how much size they occupy, the X6 doesn't cast the same size of shadow over other cars as the X5.

And why question "what's the point?". What's the point of an X5? Surely either a proper truck or Minivan/MPV would be more sensible, but we don't buy these cars just to conform to society's expectation of 'sensible'. We buy them because they suit our needs and we like them.

What's the point of a 3-series Coupe rather than Sedan? What's the point of a 6-series rather than a 5-series? Is there really an answer to that question either than "because we prefer it"?

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