this might even be called a mild review. If they come down on cars they come down hard!

you misunderstood me. i'm not saying they praise everything, i'm saying i get suspicious WHEN they praise a car. i never said they praise all the time ;-) but nevertheless great video. good one also was Lancia Delta (first one), where the dashboard regarding to Clarkson looks like a washing machine and as if he'd "put all the instruments in [my] mouth and sneezed them out".

Fortunately for BMW, most of the insecure, status-conscious Americans who spring for one of these (and many of those will do so despite it's being beyond their means) will never sense it's shortcomings.

status conscious Americans?

Actually, some of us Americans, do test the cars out pretty well before deciding on it. We read up, we see videos, listen to others that have them, and see it for ourselves.

Now, being 6' 10" tall, this particular car would fail the 'Me Fit' test. So, regardless of what ever else this car could or couldnt do; If I can't fit in it, I cant drive it. If I can't drive it, its usless hunk of crap.

Yeah, all this means is that BMW didn't bribe them enough.

He certainly kept it cheap and simple.

so happy when an x6 gets shit on. love BMW but hate when they and Mercedes try to invent segments just so they can dominate them. these crossovers rarely if ever work