04-12-2012, 03:24 PM | #1 |
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X3 & X6 - in the list of fastest selling cars in US - as per Forbes
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That is probably because dealers do not stock many. They are so unpopular that they are mostly ordered car. Just speculating based on how ugly it is...the German Aztec.
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I have read in plenty of places that the X6 is considered a worldwide hit. Other manufacturers are now working on similar designs.
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04-15-2012, 12:20 AM | #7 |
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I think the x3 actually is hotter than the Forbes score given the majority of X3s are custom ordered. My local dealer always has a handful for people who want them now and are not so particular about how they're equipped
With spartanburg assy., the waiting time is very short in the USA so why not order it. |
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04-15-2012, 06:54 AM | #8 |
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I must say that here in Europe the X6 is mostly an object of ridicule and is considered mostly designed for U.S tastes. They do sell here but not that well.
Here its kind of embarrassing to be seen in one, especially when you have a hard time finding parking for it. A bit like the Q7. |
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I am not sure about Europe, but countries in Middle East and South East Asia...they prefer X6's (mostly Alpine White) over an X5...a prestige factor. |
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04-20-2012, 09:13 PM | #10 |
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here's one of the links I found from a quick search:
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-...-X6-crossover/ Mercedes is going chasing after the cult success of the BMW X6 with a new, sleeker (read less practical) M-class. Dubbed informally the MLC, we'll see this new sporty SUV in 2014. Project C166 - the codename for the 2014 Merc MLC - was approved at a Daimler board meeting in July 2011. This is no mere fantasy: it has been assigned to the Alabama plant in the US with a firm start-of-production date of March 2014. Why is Mercedes building the MLC sporty SUV? The real driving force behind the five-door M-class coupe was of course the BMW X6. Initially ridiculed because of its compromised packaging and villainous stance, the widebody lowrider BMW SUV turned out to be a surprise smash hit which still sells between 40,000 and 60,000 units a year. After the confirmed Audi Q6 and Porsche Cajun and tentative Jaguar crossover, the Mercedes MLC is already the fourth premium model that targets the same niche as the X6. Like its rivals, C166 gets a bespoke body which shares no exterior panels with the M-class donor vehicle. Those who have seen the final proposal describe it as sporty and quite aggressive with CLC and T-model estate car overtones. |
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