X6M Car and Driver BS

[Ali-e39]

This wasn't on the forums and about a month old but pretty funny I guess.
Article from Jalopnik.

CarandDriver included the above shot of a BMW X6M beating out a hopped-up Chevy Nova II at Michigan's Milan Dragway for their review of the Bimmer. The only problem is it never happened. C&D's response below.

A member of THE H.A.M.B. forum posted the picture from the review showing his car being raced against the X6. The car's owner stated:
"This months car and driver has a artical about a bmw twin turbo suv that goes anywhere,hauls anything and beats anything.They show it hauling bails of straw and driving on the e-way and then beating a stright axle,fuel injected,altered wheelbase 63 chevy II on the dragstrip................Whooooooa. That is my chevy and that little red suv couldn't beat my car in its wildest dreams. Do they really have to photo crop and mis-represent the public into thinking if they buy a bmw suv,then thay too can do what their mag says. I hope someone who advertises in that book see's this and decides on why they support the down rite lies they print."

Though the article never explicitly states that it's racing the other cars, the phot ogallery is full of shots of the X6 racing various vehicles it turns out weren't actually there. So what does CarandDriver have to say about this? They use this obviously embarrassing moment to take a tongue-in-cheek potshot at John Phillips, a writer for the buff book who penned the article.

CarandDriver Official Response:
"John Phillips became so attached to the BMW X6M that it - appropriately enough - triggered many irrational responses. One of these was his insistence that we photoshop the BMW beating the clearly superior Chevy Nova. Any attempt to dissuade him - by telling him, for instance, that only an idiot would believe a BMW SUV could beat a purpose-built drag car - just resulted in heated calls to the suicide hotline and even more foaming at the mouth than usual."

[Laidback]

WoW and thank you for the post

[s3touring]

whoa! i sort of like the x6m. but that's embarrassing!

[SYCO GT]

That is really sad (about the photoshop and lying). And what a weak apology.

[SYCO GT]

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/quo...still-edition/

[mrtm2008]

Wow is right!

But that isn't BMWs fault unless they paid C&R to do that & print it. Very lame explanation & throwing the writer under the bus! I bet the writer never saw the pics until it was on the printing machines & nothing he could do about it...but you never know!

[E46transforM3r]

hands got caught in the cookie jar

[mbox]

ftl....

[Ali-e39]

Well I'm glad you guys found it interesting, Did any of you guys read this before in Car and Driver?