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Old 02-23-2011, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by deutsch100 View Post
In regards to the X5 having a split tailgate and the Jeep having a solid, 1-piece rear tailgate. TRUST me...the split BMW rear is THE BEST. You can open the top part, and especially groceries will not go rolling into the street. I remeber when I went from my Range Rover (2 piece tailagate, sourced from BMW) to a Mercedes ML...I missed the 2-pieces tail gate. I am SO happy the E70 kept the split tailgate, just like the first gen E53 BMW. I also, think the 2 piece tail gate makes the rear look more athletic, and less Mini-van ish!!
I agree. A two-piece horizontally split tailgate beats a one-piece tailgate hands down. But Range Rover sourcing a two-piece tailgate from BMW? Range Rovers had a two-piece tailgate 30 years before BMW even produced its first SUV/SAV. Just because the current generation Range Rover was originally designed and developed when BMW owned the Land Rover group, doesn't mean that Range Rover sourced the tailgate from BMW.
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