Original X6 Test Mule

[palbay]

Found this X6 test mule at my favorite spot,the Special Vehicle Ops Bld.I thought I had really stumbled up on something....maybe 2nd Gen X3 test mule,X6"M".....It was only after I looked at the pic's closely,that I decided it was an original X6 test mule.I compared some of the early pic's of the prototypes seen in Munich and on the Ring,etc...This car at the Special Vehicle Ops Bld matches up exactly w/ those earlier pic's.Still my antenna went up a few notches upon discovering this car.Why is here in the Upstate? Maybe post launch, they compare original design criteria against finished production model.Whatever reason that it's here for,it was kidda neat to see it in person,albeit,through an 18x zoom lens.Thanks! PalBay