[njapilot1]

Originally Posted by GuyOh

Another one

Beautiful shot, why color is that? It looks amazing against the white snow.

[hiki08]

Originally Posted by alewifebp

It's actually kind of passively done by not being completely flat. The "ribs" stick out a little bit and prevent snow buildup. Popular among many German cars, although they haven't followed their roots in this area like they used to. If you remember older Mercedes Benz models from the 90s, they had a ribbed design explicitly for that purpose. Of course, looking at new Mercedes models, they don't follow that same design paradigm anymore.

When I thought you said "passively done" I thought about the heat from the light bulbs (now LED...).

Is that the reason for the 3D ribs? If anything, thought that'd hold more snow. Come to think of it, my old W204 tail lights were slightly ribbed too. Always thought it was for aerodynamics than the snow reason. There were some air vents in the rear lights and if I recall correctly from the marketing materials which I read back to front many times back then (bit of a car nerd), the vents in the ribs increased the downward force on the vehicle for greater high speed stability.

Edit: will take the chance to post another photo of the G05 - this time by chance found and parked next to a previous gen F15 X5 also in white. I believe it's an X Line as well? Uncanny similarities in the window lines and rear boot angle and spoiler. It's as if they were siblings!

[Auricom]

Originally Posted by hiki08

Edit: will take the chance to post another photo of the G05 - this time by chance found and parked next to a previous gen F15 X5 also in white. I believe it's an X Line as well? Uncanny similarities in the window lines and rear boot angle and spoiler. It's as if they were siblings!

Ja, F15 xLine where the owner slapped on X5M air breathers LOL...

The X5 greenhouse hasn't significantly changed over the generations which is nice. The slight uplift to H-kink is new but at least BMW designer's haven't ruined that iconic design element on the G05... until my next gen... sigh.

[hiki08]

Originally Posted by Auricom

Ja, F15 xLine where the owner slapped on X5M air breathers LOL...

The X5 greenhouse hasn't significantly changed over the generations which is nice. The slight uplift to H-kink is new but at least BMW designer's haven't ruined that iconic design element on the G05... until my next gen... sigh.

No wonder. Without being familiar with the F15, thought those gills looked quite nice. Not a big fan of the shape of the gills on the G05. X5M ones are much nicer, but then mine isn't an X5M.

[wtwo3]

Generations

(Also, the weather in Chicago has been relentless... I've all but given up on trying to keep the car clean).

[boneca]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

Generations

(Also, the weather in Chicago has been relentless... I've all but given up on trying to keep the car clean).

just E70 missing

looking good

[MaxRiver]

Just got my car yesterday after over 4 months. X5 45e, all included. Put in some little add-ons. On the winter wheels for the moment

[jcottonfieldx5]

Originally Posted by e90_2_f80

Found two x5 parked next to each other. The white one is xline, the carbon black msport.

When compared to each other visually, the msport looks so much nicer especially from the back. The reflectors on the rear bumper on the xline are placed lower and are in fact around 2 inches longer. They also emphasize the plastic black bumper which looks really cheap in my opinion.

Here are the pics i took.

Wow never noticed that reflector variance. Thanks!

[JoseSportM]

Sunset Switzerland

[FloridaM5]

Very dirty, yet somehow still very clean. Sdrive40i

[BMW Bumi]

Originally Posted by JoseSportM

Sunset Switzerland

At the lake of Zurich?

[JoseSportM]

Originally Posted by BMW Bumi

At the lake of Zurich?

No, somewhere in Aargau

[VertigoAtHome]

Originally Posted by Vivalamatt

Took a few cool shots last night.

Carbon Black for Black Sapphire?

[-JLT-]

Originally Posted by FloridaM5

Very dirty, yet somehow still very clean. Sdrive40i

beautiful ride ... but please change out that orange eyesore

[FloridaM5]

Originally Posted by -JLT-

beautiful ride ... but please change out that orange eyesore

Thank you....you know, I normally do such things, but I remember reading it was difficult for this car. Just looked at diy instructions, and looks similar to the m5, but with one additional step. I'll likely move forward with this little mod.

[wtwo3]

Playing around with my new s21 ultra camera while waiting to pick up my daughter

[wtwo3]

Freshly washed during this gorgeous stretch of weather in Chicago

[GlennC]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

Freshly washed during this gorgeous stretch of weather in Chicago

Looks great. What color is it?

[Atl Fahrer]

Beautiful day to take delivery! Looking forward to the experience!

[wtwo3]

Originally Posted by GlennC

Looks great. What color is it?

Thanks! It's Ametrin Metallic

[hiki08]

Just had my new 744 wheels installed

[GlennC]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

Thanks! It's Ametrin Metallic

The purplish hue in the photo had me confused. Thought it might be ametrin though..I just ordered an X5 in Daytona Violet and I was wondering if you got one before me LOL!