TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW X6 xDrive30d

Carving new roads on uncharted territory has never been easy. Assuming the role of a trailblazer is probably one of the hardest things to do and yet where would we be without the likes of Lewis and Clark or Galileo Galilei? Maybe they didn’t receive the credit they were due during their lifetime, and maybe as is the case of the latter, they had to pay an absurd price for being bold, but their discoveries and daring nature offered us more than we could’ve anticipated. No, we won’t compare the BMW X6 (with Car Dvd Player) with them or their findings but we will say that for the auto industry, the effect is rather similar. When the Germans decided to launch an SUV with a Coupe body style, the world stopped for a moment and took a deep breath. After that moment of silence, all sorts of metaphors were used to describe the apparent madness that had taken over Munich and the critics didn’t run out of steam in a timely fashion either. Just as it was the case with the BMW E53 X5, the aficionados were probably the most acidic in riposte, acting as if they were gravely wounded and as if their pride would probably never recover from this hit. How could the owner of a BMW E46 or E30 M3 ever show his/her face out in the world anymore, knowing that their car has the same blue and white roundel on hood as this ‘monstrous’ creation? Fast forward about seven years and, at the end of its first generation’s production span, the number of X6 models sold adds up to over 250,000. Sure, it may not seem like a lot, especially spread over such a long period of time but then again, this is, by definition, a niche product. Calling the Sport Activity Coupe anything but a success would be childish. So where do you go from there on? If so many people loved the car so much, what can be done to exceed expectations once again? Follow the age old recipe, how else? Fix the flaws pointed out by owners and make sure that the new version is better in every way. What about install an Android Car Gps? That’s exactly what happened with the F16 X6, which came out in 2014 and showed us just how good things could become with careful planning. Just like the E60 X5 and E71 X6, the new Sport Activity Coupe shares its underpinnings with its more utilitarian brother. Not only that but, the two are also quite similar in design up to the B-pillars. However, unlike the X3 and X4 duo, in this case you’ll spot the differences a lot easier. If installing an Android Car Stereo in your car, that would be great!