I stopped by my local dealer to take a look at the X6.

It looks great in person (though some may not be able to accept it's controversial styling). The drive on the XDrive35i is so smooth. I wish that engine was available in the X5! It really feels like a coupe where the front passengers are truly the focus. But at the end, the X5 is the clear cut winner from a practical stand point.

Something I noticed while getting in and out of the front passenger seat is that the running boards didn't seem to stick out as much. Can anyone confirm if the running boards on the X6 and X5 are the same? If they are different where they aren't as wide. Would they fit on a X5 also?

The easier entry & exit (without my pants touching the running boards) could have been due to the slightly lower height of the X6 vs. X5.