The 550GT is a statement car & not one meant to be a sales king that you will find in every Walmart parking lot in small town America..

 

I've seen a couple around ATL, all have been Black or dark colors, with rims and dark tint, I think the car looks good, I think in this segment of niche vehicles, people with money want something unique, and I hope BMW is not rolling these things off the line thinking they will sell like a regular 528.

With expensive cars I have found you can easily accept the car, if it drives like a beast, but if it's slow then ugly is all it will ever be

 

Agreed, statement of some sort, not to be found often at my local country club either.

 

Translation: It's ugly but someone will like it.

 

Supplemented by: If you discount it enough after aging it like wine for a few months in the back of the BMW dealership lot. I saw the same treatment at the local BMW dealership with X6's.

 

rode in one when i went to bmw m school. inside is pretty nice and quiet, exterior is just plain ugly

 

Agreed with most. I don't know what this trend is towards this body style. First the X6, then the 550GT. Acura and Honda has jumped on the bandwagon. I really think this design is really ugly. I think the Panamera fits this overall design, too.

 

Acura has jumped on the bandwagon. Their ZDX commercial with the sexy woman was filmed right here in trend setting NYC. The 550GT's target audience, like that of the X6 & ZDX, are metrosexuals. Soccer moms taking care of Billy are not the target.

 

I don't think the X6 and 5GT are that bad anymore. I think they're unique which is good given that so many cars started to look very generic.

I agree they're not for everyone but if I were such a person that might need to put things in my vehicle and I didn't have a Rover, I would consider the X6 and 5GT; but perhaps there lies the problem, those that may be alright with their looks always have other options or the vehicle isn't really appropriate for them.

 

What's the statement?

1) Stick a BMW badge on it and I will buy anything
2) I'm blind and got sold this BMW
3) I couldn't decide between a sedan and a SUV so I bought this instead

There are much better statement cars at the price point

 

Looks pretty decent to me, apart from the rear. I'd probably take it over the 5 Series, but not over an X5.
That said, it looks nothing like a Prius, thankfully.

 

the statement is: "i love depreciation"

 

That deep discounting just shows that the X6, like many upper-level BMW products, is simply overpriced to begin with. Yes, that includes the 550 GT. The 550 GT is a superb car (if you can get over the awkward, Honda-Crosstour-like rear end), but not, IMO, worth 70K +.

 

Considering what you think looks good not shocking.

Yes, everyone should jump on the Frankenstein bandwagon!

That is being nice to say the least.

 

The Pontiac Aztek was a pretty unique vehicle, too...