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Cars and the Index of Usefulness

Understanding the Index of Usefulness According to L.A. Times auto columnist, Dan Neil, the BMW X6 rates very low score on the "Usefulness Index." The index works like this: Rate any vehicle on a scale of one to ten (ten being most useful) in the following, no-particular-order categories: speed, handling, affordability, fuel economy, styling, cargo capacity, comfort, off-road and all-weather intrepidity, and image making. Bentley Continental GT Speed: Low on practicality, massive on looks, style and performance. Ranking on Index of Usefulness: 48 More in Autos: • BMW X6: About as useful as a laminated pizza • Photos: BMW X6 • Dan Neil's past columns

Understanding the Index of Usefulness
According to L.A. Times auto columnist, Dan Neil, the BMW X6 rates very low score on the “Usefulness Index.”

The index works like this: Rate any vehicle on a scale of one to ten (ten being most useful) in the following, no-particular-order categories: speed, handling, affordability, fuel economy, styling, cargo capacity, comfort, off-road and all-weather intrepidity, and image making.

Bentley Continental GT Speed: Low on practicality, massive on looks, style and performance.

Ranking on Index of Usefulness: 48

More in Autos:
• BMW X6: About as useful as a laminated pizza
• Photos: BMW X6
• Dan Neil’s past columns
  (Barbara Davidson/ Los Angeles Times)

The BMW X6 rates the lowest score on Dan Neil’s Index of Usefulness in recent memory. What else made the list?

Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Vercace

Lamborghini Murcielago LP640:
Pointless but stupendously fast.

Ranking on the Index of Usefulness: 33

More in Autos:
• BMW X6: About as useful as a laminated pizza
• Photos: BMW X6
• Dan Neil’s past columns
  (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times)

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