Blood Brothers
evo India|September 2019

The famed BMW propeller badge adorns both the X5 and the R 1250 GS, but is that the end to their common thread? Our boys play adjudicators.

Aatish Mishra(AM) & Abhishek Wairagade(AW)
Blood Brothers

THE WAY YOU SPELL OUT BEAMER OR BIMMER defines you as a person. No, really. If you picked Beamer, you’re a bike guy and if you said Bimmer, then your wall must be plastered with M2 posters. We are not judging you. Pick any side and you won’t go wrong for anything with the BMW badge is always about the Thril of Driving/ Riding. To prove the same, we’ve picked their on/off-road flagships. Both the R 1250 GS and X5 define their respective segments and can take you places, literally. But there’s a very thin line that seperates the two. It’s more than just the addition of two wheels for sure. Let’s find out.

AM: There’s a reason why SUVs sell. Not just one reason actually, there’s a whole list of reasons why these big boxes on wheels fly off the shelves, and how pretty they are is not one of them. The thing about SUVs is that they make your time on the road far more stressfree. Think about it – you’re sitting high up, you can see further ahead, you can hammer through our dismal roads, you can survive the annual floods in your city – they have plenty going for them. A sedan may look pretty neat, but you will look pretty stupid when it drowns in your neighbourhood parking lot during the next deluge. That is why you should choose the BMW X5 over the 5 Series.

This story is from the September 2019 edition of evo India.

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