[starlights]

Perhaps the X6 is classified as light truck vs the wagon?

https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-w...persized-cars/

To understand the change, you need to start in the 1970s, when the “SUV loophole,” as policy nerds call it, was created. US lawmakers were writing the nation’s first auto pollution rules, at a time when the only people driving heavy vehicles like trucks were folks who had things to haul or real reasons to drive off-road. Farmers and construction workers and such. Who else would shell out to buy and fuel such a big set of wheels? It made sense to place trucks under more lenient fuel-efficiency rules than for cars.

Cut to 2010. In the midst of creating new tailpipe emission rules for cars, the Obama administration’s EPA used the same logic to carve out an additional and similar exception for large vehicles based on their “footprints”—the area between their wheels. An automaker selling cars with bigger footprints faced less stringent tailpipe emissions rules than those selling sedans or compacts.

Since then, truck and SUV sales have exploded far beyond ranchers and others who actually need such vehicles for their work. SUVs, which a decade ago made up one-third of new vehicle sales, now account for three-fifths, according to analytics firm J.D. Power. And car sales have plummeted, from about half of new vehicles sold to just one in five.

[eelnoraa]

Originally Posted by mobilejo

Thats fair - I guess there are cases where whats in the margins matter.

Although the 50e actually has less boot space than the X6 - 500l vs 580l believe it or not. I found that quite surprising.

There got to be a mistake in the number. No way x6 has more cargo volume. Or the definition of cargo volume is important. We can all read spec, but reality check is also important.

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by starlights

Perhaps the X6 is classified as light truck vs the wagon?

https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-w...persized-cars/

To understand the change, you need to start in the 1970s, when the “SUV loophole,” as policy nerds call it, was created. US lawmakers were writing the nation’s first auto pollution rules, at a time when the only people driving heavy vehicles like trucks were folks who had things to haul or real reasons to drive off-road. Farmers and construction workers and such. Who else would shell out to buy and fuel such a big set of wheels? It made sense to place trucks under more lenient fuel-efficiency rules than for cars.

Cut to 2010. In the midst of creating new tailpipe emission rules for cars, the Obama administration’s EPA used the same logic to carve out an additional and similar exception for large vehicles based on their “footprints”—the area between their wheels. An automaker selling cars with bigger footprints faced less stringent tailpipe emissions rules than those selling sedans or compacts.

Since then, truck and SUV sales have exploded far beyond ranchers and others who actually need such vehicles for their work. SUVs, which a decade ago made up one-third of new vehicle sales, now account for three-fifths, according to analytics firm J.D. Power. And car sales have plummeted, from about half of new vehicles sold to just one in five.

It absolutely counts as a light truck vs a passenger car. The EPA rules for passenger cars have effectively killed passenger cars. Who would have guessed unelected bureaucrats wouldn't understand the implications of their decisions?

[mobilejo]

Originally Posted by eelnoraa

There got to be a mistake in the number. No way x6 has more cargo volume. Or the definition of cargo volume is important. We can all read spec, but reality check is also important.

Yeah I'm not sure what exactly they are measuring, but I've seen the exact same numbers once again on the new Carwow review of the X5. Maybe they're counting the space under the boot floor too.