Wednesday 26th November 2008

Lumma Design CLR X 650

Beemer gets even wierder...

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Ideal car for people who want... umm...?

Germany’s tune-up merchants usually make sure the Essen motor show is good for a laugh, and Lumma Design has pulled out all the stops to make sure this year is no exception.

Enter the Lumma Design CLR X 650, a wide-bodied take on BMW’s already ostentatious X6 ‘SUV coupe’. New panels add a monstrous 10cms to the X6’s considerable girth, giving the latest Lumma-mobile what the company describes as an aggressive and menacing appearance.

Under the bonnet lurks an ‘uprated’ 4.4L V8, but no figures have been provided – although we do know buyers will get an engine dress-up kit with red-coated cover and carbon air-inlet tubes.

There is also a ‘sports braking system’, 23ins forged alloy wheels and a two-tone leather/Alcantara makeover for the interior. The result, says Lumma in its press release, is ‘an individual unicum, state of the art’. We’re not quite sure what unicum means in this context, but it may be a reference to the hideous herbal liqueur of the same name that’s routinely served-up to tourists in Hungary.

 

[White-Noise]

I am putting owners of these cars on the people I dont want to share a pint with list. It goes from bad to worse with these made over X6's!!

[190E Matt]

fking hell ..

I burst out laughing when I saw that!

Edited by 190E Matt on Wednesday 26th November 12:10

[bramble111s]

looks perfect for a footballer IMO.

[Melman Giraffe]

What a pile of ST.

Pimp my ride time!!

[LukeBird]

A 'Middle East' special if ever I saw one...

[LHDisbest]

A car for Arabs and Footballers.

I quite like it

[190E Matt]

LHDisbest said:

I quite like it

Erm which bit do you like?

I don't mind the standard X6, but this is horrid beyond belief.

Edited by 190E Matt on Wednesday 26th November 12:18

[Kieran XJR]

Oh my, that's horrendous.

Is anybody buying X6's?

[willcrookz]

I dont understand why you'd want one, but I dont understand the whole 4x4 thing anyway

[ScoobieWRX]

I don't know why but the backend of this reminds me just a little too much of a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet.....

Edited by ScoobieWRX on Wednesday 26th November 12:25

[LHDisbest]

190E Matt said:

LHDisbest said:

I quite like it

Erm which bit do you like?

I don't mind the standard X6, but this is horrid beyond belief.

Edited by 190E Matt on Wednesday 26th November 12:18

It's Storm Trooper-esque.

It's better than one of these Kahn RRSports with the stripes.

I will also admit a liking for the Gemballa Cayenne though...

[DrGP]

what is funnier, the design or the joke about the storm troopers helmet?
Its 'funny cos its true' as Homer says.

[griffdude]

LukeBird said:

A 'Middle East' special if ever I saw one...

My Thoughts Exactly!!

[HazT]

Deliver your drugs in style.

[dazsmith69]

looks like something from death race 2008

only pricks drive cars like that

[dkennedyvxt]

April 1st???

[Wadeski]

if that were the size of a Focus it would make a cracking looking one series lol!

[timewatch]

ScoobieWRX said:

I don't know why but the backend of this reminds me just a little too much of a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet.....

Edited by ScoobieWRX on Wednesday 26th November 12:25

I'm no BMW lover but I saw one of the normal versions on the road the other day and I have to say I thought it was ok !

I really like that though----Star Wars impersonation 'n' all...

Ok I'll get my coat !


TW>>>

[bob1179]

I don't understand this whole huge wheel thing. Is there really any need for 23 inch wheels?

It wasn't that long ago when 17 inch wheels were considered cool.

As for the car, I think it's pap.

[Jez200]