RANT: Where Is BMW Going?

Since the announcement of BMW’s latest M cars, the X6 and X5, I have been questioning “Why?” For me, this seemed to be a move for the brand that is in likeness to Porsche’s Panamera.

After all, BMW’s Motorsports division was originally created to offer a sportier, more intense version of a plain Jane car within the line-up. This meant upgrading virtually all of the vital components in order to create a high-performance auto. So, we are talking about lighter components – even if the end result was not lighter than the vanilla version – better brakes, bigger engines, tighter suspensions, seats with bigger bolsters, rear-wheel drive and naturally aspiration.