Heartbreaking: A new BMW X6 being damaged

Take a look at this BMW X6, it basically breaks my heart. The car has not even been released yet and we already see a damaged one. Apparently the incident was caused by a deer during a test drive this past week. What strikes me though is that the fender seems to be made out of plastic?!

Update: Apparently, we are not the only ones that think the fender is made out of plastic. A member of Germancarzone seems to believe the same thing.

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Heartbreaking: A new BMW X6 being damaged - German Car Zone says:

April 13, 2008 at 9:54 pm

[...] Heartbreaking: A new BMW X6 being damaged – Today, 09:54 PM Take a look at this BMW X6, it basically breaks my heart. The car has not even been released yet and we already see a damaged one. Apparently the incident was caused by a deer during a test drive this past week. What strikes me though is that the fender seems to be made out of plastic?! http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/04/13/heartbreaking-a-new-bmw-x6-being-damaged/ [...]

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Mike says:

April 14, 2008 at 7:17 am

BMW has been using reinforced plastics since 2004 in the 6 series. This is nothing new. Trunk lids and such are also made of these materials. It saves weight (upwards of 40%) can be formed into intricate shapes and does not lessen the structural integrity of the car. Most manufacturers do the same things.

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Auto moto blog » Archiv » BMW X6 - první nehoda? says:

April 15, 2008 at 5:17 pm

[...] Fotky a další info (v angličtině) najdete zde. [...]

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