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12-24-2007 06:31 PM |
X6 Spotted in Greenville/Spartanburg,SC
I live in the Upstate area of SC.I ended up last week behind a red X6 on I-85.The car left the BMW Plant exit and headed north on I-85.The car seemed almost to be a final production model.The only camo tape was on the BMW logo's and there was no badging on the car.The driver seemed to be fiddling w/ something on the steering wheel.I pulled up alongside the car on the interstate.The driver seemed not to feel like he needed to shake me from looking.The car is absolutely 1,000% better looking in person than any of the just released BMW beauty shots.The car exited into the City of Spartanburg and I dropped off behind him to see where he was going.I got beside the X6 at a traffic light and held up an "X" with my hands and then 6 fingers.The driver had a huge smile on his face and gave me a big thumbs up!Since I drive an X3 maybe he felt I was extended family.A lot of these test drivers around town are not nearly as friendly.The driver ended up pulling into a shopping center and going to a Marble Slab Creamery.He parked the X6 in kinda of a secluded space somewhat behind the shopping center.I should have gotten out and stuck my nose in the window.I guess I did not want to push my luck.The X6 is a beautiful machine in person.It appears smaller than dimensions would make you believe.I should have snapped a few pics but did not.The X6 was the 3.0 TT(round exhaust-black front kidney grill).The car did have huge staggered tires and the V-8 X5 style wheels-looked very sharp! My neighbor works at the plant and told me BMW has been producing production X6's for about the last two weeks.Up until the Xmas break for the plant,approx 12 production X6's were being produced each day,after the Xmas break production will go to 20 X6's per day in Jan.The first 1,500 or so production X6's will be stored and shipped to dealers at once around the official launch date.My neighbor confirmed "M" versions of both the X5 and X6.No timetable was given for the "M" versions.I'll keep my eyes open and ears to the ground.Thanks.
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