VIDEO: BMW tests new wind tunnel with a model we can appreciate
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>Sylvie van der Vaart and a BMW E30 Convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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The more things change, the more things change. If you would have asked our opinion, we would have told you that open top motoring means feeling the wind in your hair. <em>NEIN!</em> says BMW. And to prove just how far they've come in two short decades, the boys and girls at Bimmer decided to stick footballer wife and all around hottie Sylvie van der Vaart in a wind tunnel with two very different BMW droptops.<br />
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At first, Sylvie gets all tarted up in her best <em>Falcon Crest </em>summer ensemble with matching Aqua Net hair and gets behind the wheel of a 1987 E30 convertible. The wind tunnel is switched on and a 60 km/h (about) 37 mph) wind is upon her hairdo. Rats, says her stylist. Ruined. Then Mrs. van der Vaart changes into some late first-decade-of-the-twenty-first-century duds and climbs into a folding hard top E93. Wind starts blowing and... not a thing, at least in terms of Sylvie's hair. It's as if her and the porcine 3 Series aren't in a high tech wind tunnel. Says van der Vaart, "What a difference from the older model! I couldn't feel the wind at all - I even had to check to see if they'd even turned it on."<br />
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A couple of points - sadly, Sylvie was diagnosed with cancer right after the photo shoot was completed. She was treated, so far so good, but now wears a wig. We know this because BMW chose to exploit her illness to point out that despite the wig, Sylvie still rocks out in a convertible. Thanks BMW! That said, automotive aerodynamics have sure come a very long way since Malcolm Sayer taped tufts of wool to the E-Type. Also, not only were BMWs better looking in the 1980s, but fashion was, too. Video and press release <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-bmw-tests-new-wind-tunnel-with-a-model-we-can-appreciate/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-windtunnel-test-with-model/low/">BMW windtunnel test with model</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-windtunnel-test-with-model/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/p90048126_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-windtunnel-test-with-model/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/p90048127_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-windtunnel-test-with-model/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/p90048128_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-windtunnel-test-with-model/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/p90048129_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-windtunnel-test-with-model/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/p90048130_highres_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: BMW]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-bmw-tests-new-wind-tunnel-with-a-model-we-can-appreciate/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: BMW tests new wind tunnel with a model we can appreciate</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-bmw-tests-new-wind-tunnel-with-a-model-we-can-appreciate/">VIDEO: BMW tests new wind tunnel with a model we can appreciate</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-bmw-tests-new-wind-tunnel-with-a-model-we-can-appreciate/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19213435/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-bmw-tests-new-wind-tunnel-with-a-model-we-can-appreciate/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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VIDEO: How not to park your BMW X5
 

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Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/27/video-how-not-to-park-your-bmw-x5/">after the jump</a></small></em></strong></div>
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When we think about off-road prowess, brands like Land Rover, Jeep and Hummer come to mind. We've never once considered putting BMW on that list, though the Ultimate Driving Machine gets its kudos for its on-pavement athletic talent. That predisposition could change after watching a rough-and-ready BMW X5 go all "monster truck" on a pair of unsuspecting sedans.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-how-not-to-park-your-bmw-x5/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to watch a dimwitted X5 owner as he or she earns a big fat Fail in the art of parking lot etiquette. The video starts off normally enough, but it gets very interesting about 20 seconds in when the driver inexplicably slams on the gas instead of the brake, catapulting the Bimmer on top of one of the cars while using the other vehicle as a ramp. The unidentified driver then takes off after spending about ten "holy crap" seconds staring at the stupidity he or she created. Time to change the couture jeans.<br />
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On the bright side, the X5 would appear to have more rock-hoppin' skills than we ever imagined. And is it just us, or does the Honda CR-V in the foreground look a little jealous?<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6pmYfNco0&featu re=player_embedded">YouTu be</a> via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/26/bmw-drives-on-top-of.html">BoingBoing</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-how-not-to-park-your-bmw-x5/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: How <i>not</i> to park your BMW X5</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-how-not-to-park-your-bmw-x5/">VIDEO: How <i>not</i> to park your BMW X5</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6pmYfNco0&featu re=player_embedded>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-how-not-to-park-your-bmw-x5/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19212271/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/video-how-not-to-park-your-bmw-x5/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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REPORT: Two-mode hybrid joint development disbanded; Ram hybrid coming in 2010
 

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According to <em>The Detroit News,</em> the big joint development program formed several years ago between General Motors, Daimler, Chrysler and BMW to develop a two-mode hybrid system for light duty vehicles is over. With all four automakers now having launched versions of the gas-electric system, the joint program is being wound down and the Troy, Michigan office where engineers from each company collaborated will be closed by the end of this year. Most of the joint work actually ended last June and many of the staff have already been relocated to other facilities. <br />
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The Mercedes-Benz ML450 hybrid and BMW X6 ActiveHybrid are both going into production right about now using a version of the two mode transmission built by Daimler. Chrysler, which briefly built a version of the Durango and Aspen SUVs with the hybrid system last year, remains committed to re-launching the system in the Ram pickups in 2010. At this point, however, it looks unlikely that the planned light-duty hybrid will launch anytime soon in the Ram 1500.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20091027/AUTO01/910270321/1148/rss25">The Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/two-mode-hybrid-joint-development-disbanded-ram-hybrid-coming-i/">REPORT: Two-mode hybrid joint development disbanded; Ram hybrid coming in 2010</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/two-mode-hybrid-joint-development-disbanded-ram-hybrid-coming-i/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19212388/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/two-mode-hybrid-joint-development-disbanded-ram-hybrid-coming-i/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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BMW creates an M5 CSL, and no, you can't have it
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>BMW M5 CSL - Click above for image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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To celebrate 25 years of the M5, BMW has created a one-off version of the E60 super saloon that Albert Biermann, head of BMW's M division calls, "the M5 CSL we never built."<br />
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The transformation began with a modified version of the standard M5's 5.0-liter V10, which has been stroked to 5.5-liters and fitted with a carbon fiber intake, secondary oil cooler and a new fascia. BMW remains mum on official power figures, but Biermann says the mods are good for around 580 hp and 400 lb.-ft. of torque over the standard 507 hp engine.<br />
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Mated to the modified mill is a fortified version of the seven-speed dual-clutch Getrag gearbox fitted to the current M3, while a carbon fiber roof joins a set of lightweight, carbon fiber seats up front. That, combined with the removal of the rear seats, sheds around 110 pounds from the M5's curb weight. <br />
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Although performance stats haven't been released, BMW says the M5 CSL laps the Nurburgring around 20 seconds faster than the standard model, so something around the 7:50 mark isn't out of the question. What is out of the question is the opportunity to buy the CSL. BMW has no plans to offer it to the public, and to that we say... fine. We'll wait for the twin-turbocharged V8 version coming in 2011.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/BMW-5-Series/244413/">Autocar</a> via <a href="http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/10/28/bmw-builds-an-m5-csl/">BMWBlog</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/bmw-creates-an-m5-csl-and-no-you-cant-have-it/">BMW creates an M5 CSL, and no, you can't have it</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/bmw-creates-an-m5-csl-and-no-you-cant-have-it/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19213877/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/28/bmw-creates-an-m5-csl-and-no-you-cant-have-it/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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BMW builds E34 M5 Convertible, keeps it secret for 20 long years
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bmw-e34-m5-convertible/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/e34m5c00-1256843174.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>BMW E34 M5 Convertible - Click above image for high-res gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Amongst M Division cognoscenti there rages an eternal debate concerning what's the best ever BMW M car. To the casual Bavarian-enthusiast the answer is quite simple: E39 M5. However, strong cases can be made for both the E30 M3 and the OG E28 M5, which featured the M1's race-bred 3.5-liter straight-six. In fact, there's a whole subculture of folks that feel a car's not really a BMW (let alone an M) without an inline-six. With that said, the E34 M5 is a pretty compelling candidate for best ever M car, as is the M1. Oddly, no one ever advocates in favor of the E60 M5. Moving on...<br />
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Think about it now -- the E34 M5 is the last of the totally hand built M cars. Sometimes one worker made an entire car, though usually the cars were built by specific teams. In fact, BMW test engineers could tell which person (or people) had built each individual car. That's pretty nifty. Only thing is, all those doors. And that roof! Who needs it? Sadly, it was only with the introduction of the E63 M6 that the <em>big</em> M cars got back to just two doors and a drop top. Or was it?<br />
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Turns out that back in the late '80s BMW built a convertible E34 M5 and they've kept it under lock and key for the past 20 years until showing it to a select group of journalists during a 25 years of M5 celebration. Based of the E34 chassis, the convertible version featured lengthened doors and was actually all set to go into production. <br />
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But then, just one week before its introduction at Geneva (they'd booked space for the car and everything), BMW pulled the plug and canceled the M5 convertible, fearing demand for non-M5 convertibles would cut into the highly profitable 3 Series convertible sales. Too bad, as this thing looks sweet. Also, if BMW pulls the long-rumored-though-never-built M8 out from some dark corner of the storage bin, well, we'll be pretty upset. Yet thrilled at the same time.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-e34-m5-convertible/low/">BMW E34 M5 Convertible</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-e34-m5-convertible/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/e34m5c00_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-e34-m5-convertible/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/e34m5c10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-e34-m5-convertible/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/e34m5c20_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/244459/">AutoCar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/bmw-builds-e34-m5-convertible-keeps-it-secret-for-20-long-years/">BMW builds E34 M5 Convertible, keeps it secret for 20 long years</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/bmw-builds-e34-m5-convertible-keeps-it-secret-for-20-long-years/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19215554/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/bmw-builds-e34-m5-convertible-keeps-it-secret-for-20-long-years/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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VIDEO: 0-60 pits Ford Raptor against BMW X6 M in winter issue
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/0-60_svtraptor.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Raptor vs. X6 M: Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150+svt+raptor">Ford SVT Raptor</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/x6+m">BMW X6</a> M are alike in that both vehicles represent the most extreme versions of their base forms. The Raptor, with its the triple-bypass Fox shocks and 35-inch tires, is a Baja-ready version of the F-150 right off the showroom floor. Meanwhile, the BMW X6 M is the 550-horsepower speed-demon version of the mild-mannered X6 luxury crossover. The two rides have little in common other than their extreme, top-tier positioning, yet 0-60 Magazine has found a way to put the two together for its Winter 2010 issue.<br />
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We don't know what the gang at 0-60 actually did with the Raptor and the X6 M, but the magazine has managed to slap together a teaser video to whet the palette. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to watch 0-60 have a bit of fun with the X6 M and the SVT Raptor. And if you're not a big fan of the vid, you can simply sit back and enjoy the 1:21-minute excerpt of Motley Crue's "Kickstart My Heart" that sets the aural backdrop to the onscreen mayhem.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/">First Drive: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive002_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e002" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive002" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive001_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e001" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive001" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive000_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e000" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive000" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive003_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e003" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive003" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive004_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e004" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive004" /></a></div><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=20092">0-60 Mag</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: 0-60 pits Ford Raptor against BMW X6 M in winter issue</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/">VIDEO: 0-60 pits Ford Raptor against BMW X6 M in winter issue</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:12:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=20092>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19211775/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/31/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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VIDEO: 0-60 pits Ford Raptor against BMW X6 M in winter issue
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/0-60_svtraptor.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Raptor vs. X6 M: Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150+svt+raptor">Ford SVT Raptor</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/x6+m">BMW X6</a> M are alike in that both vehicles represent the most extreme versions of their base forms. The Raptor, with its the triple-bypass Fox shocks and 35-inch tires, is a Baja-ready version of the F-150 right off the showroom floor. Meanwhile, the BMW X6 M is the 550-horsepower speed-demon version of the mild-mannered X6 luxury crossover. The two rides have little in common other than their extreme, top-tier positioning, yet 0-60 Magazine has found a way to put the two together for its Winter 2010 issue.<br />
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We don't know what the gang at 0-60 actually did with the Raptor and the X6 M, but the magazine has managed to slap together a teaser video to whet the palette. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to watch 0-60 have a bit of fun with the X6 M and the SVT Raptor. And if you're not a big fan of the vid, you can simply sit back and enjoy the 1:21-minute excerpt of Motley Crue's "Kickstart My Heart" that sets the aural backdrop to the onscreen mayhem.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/">First Drive: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive002_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e002" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive002" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive001_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e001" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive001" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive000_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e000" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive000" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive003_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e003" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive003" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2010raptor_firstdrive004_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="2010raptor_firstdriv e004" title="2010raptor_firstdr ive004" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-m/low/">First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 M</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/x6m_fd_ab000_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/x6m_fd_ab001_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/x6m_fd_ab002_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/x6m_fd_ab003_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-bmw-x6-m/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/x6m_fd_ab004_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=20092">0-60 Mag</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: 0-60 pits Ford Raptor against BMW X6 M in winter issue</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/">VIDEO: 0-60 pits Ford Raptor against BMW X6 M in winter issue</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=20092>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19211775/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/video-0-60-pits-ford-raptor-against-bmw-x6-m-in-winter-issue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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