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Coming from an S7 with air, I would say that the X5 air is "floaty" in comfort mode. The sport mode feels like the normal mode in the S7 (S7 had three suspension settings: comfort, normal/auto and sport). BMW likely purposely tuned it this way versus a more standard sports sedan.
However, regardless, I wouldn't trade air for metal springs. Once you drive a car with air suspension, it's hard to drive anything else. The way it wafts and soars over road imperfections and how less "jarring" it is, generally speaking, makes up for any particular tuning deficiency (plus the ability to change ride height). I only wish BMW offered more air-suspension settings: comfort (as is), normal (which would be like the current sports) and sports (which would be an even more hardcore suspension settings). Or just add another setting for sports plus.
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