Review: BMW X6 (2008 – 2014)

Item: BMW X6 (2008 – 2014)
Rating: 4
Author: Honest John

Rating:

Unique coupe and SUV style. Drives and handles astonishingly well for a big vehicle. M50d has monstrous 381PS and 740Nm torque.

Far from nimble. Not as practical as an X5. Intimidating to other drivers.

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BMW X6 (2008 – 2014): At A Glance

New prices start from £61,105
Contract hire deals from £553.69 per month
Insurance Groups are between 41–50
On average it achieves 72% of the official MPG figure

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Real MPG average for a BMW X6 (2008 – 2014)

Real MPG was created following thousands of readers telling us that their cars could not match the official figures.

Real MPG gives real world data from drivers like you to show how much fuel a vehicle really uses.

Average performance

72%

Real MPG

20–38 mpg

MPGs submitted

116

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What should I do about rust in the engine bay paintwork?

Today my dad was filling up the screenwash in his 2016 BMW X6 and he noticed a patch of rust, about 5mm by 10mm, in the white paintwork in the engine bay. What should he do? He changes car in 3 years time but should he report it to the dealer or can he reject the car as it's just over 3 moths old with only 2100 miles and I wouldn't expect a car of this age to have rust.

Depends what it is. 5mm x 10mm is tiny. Has something that was fixed to the engine compartment dropped off and taken the paint with it? Is it just a scratch? Is it simply an unpainted component? Was the paint removed to reveal a number stamped into the sheet-metal? Might be worth asking the dealer about it, but I would not regard this as a reason to reject the car.