[scottjays]

Originally Posted by Auricom

Why would the xLine have a M sport steering wheel?

My F15 is Xline and has M Steering wheel (bought after delivery) also has M Perf Exhaust (Love and cannot live without) and M Power Kit (small HP bump). So it's a X line M Sport

[upsidedownfunnel]

Originally Posted by Jason335iMsport

Correct. Since the 20's are the base wheel now for the M Sport, you have to go to the 21" or 22" wheels for the staggered set up

That's actually great. I have the staggered 20s on the X5 currently and they're completely useless and cost way too much to replace with very limited choices. I'm not sure who thought a 275 front and 315 rear tire widths were necessary for a car with 300hp and primarily used as a glorified minivan.

Having a square 20" setup with non runflats would probably save a ton of money on tires. And having a spare tire also gives me peace of mind.

[******]

Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel

That's actually great. I have the staggered 20s on the X5 currently and they're completely useless and cost way too much to replace with very limited choices. I'm not sure who thought a 275 front and 315 rear tire widths were necessary for a car with 300hp and primarily used as a glorified minivan.

Having a square 20" setup with non runflats would probably save a ton of money on tires. And having a spare tire also gives me peace of mind.

My sentiments exactly...

[mnx5er]

Originally Posted by hinckley

Many thanks. I have to admit that I'm very underwhelmed especially considering how Audi and Merc have implemented there digital dashes.

100% agree. Really disappointing.

[CntryClub007]

Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel

That's actually great. I have the staggered 20s on the X5 currently and they're completely useless and cost way too much to replace with very limited choices. I'm not sure who thought a 275 front and 315 rear tire widths were necessary for a car with 300hp and primarily used as a glorified minivan.

Having a square 20" setup with non runflats would probably save a ton of money on tires. And having a spare tire also gives me peace of mind.

IMHO - the 20" square looks somewhat off because the rear wheel doesn't fill the rear m-sport fender, the offset just seems off to me. It's certainly a big improvement over the F15 though I think. The 20" wheel design looks very nice.

It's a total PITA, but I'm going to go non-runflat all season DWS06's in 275 and 315 when we take delivery and sell the run flat summer tires. Good news is that the sizes can be used on the E70/F15/G05 so they should sell easily for someone looking for new replacements.

315's out back in the winter aren't great for slicing through slush, but the vehicle won't be driven in snow a lot. All seasons with X-drive should suffice for the 4mths a year we need them.

EDIT - I'm an idiot, the E70/F15 275/315's are on 20's and the G05 are on 21's, aren't they?

[PB617]

Anyone have any lease numbers yet for the xdrive40i's, roughly?

[ILM_X5]

Originally Posted by PB617

Anyone have any lease numbers yet for the xdrive40i's, roughly?

There are lease specials on the BMW financial website and plenty of posts on residuals and money factors. A simple lease calculator with that information should be sufficient.

[raysspl]

The MSport looks GREAT. The grill size does look more proportional, even if it's more a visual trick

[ppnff]

Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel

That's actually great. I have the staggered 20s on the X5 currently and they're completely useless and cost way too much to replace with very limited choices. I'm not sure who thought a 275 front and 315 rear tire widths were necessary for a car with 300hp and primarily used as a glorified minivan.

Having a square 20" setup with non runflats would probably save a ton of money on tires. And having a spare tire also gives me peace of mind.

I agree. I have square 19” runflats on my X5 - they lasted 25k miles of fairly aggressive driving. Surprised they lasted that long. And I have a spare for road trips too! Donut spare though...

[Maverik259]

19" are pointless and quite hideous on a performance SUV. Unless it's actually snowing.

[Crimson92]

Those kidneys are horrendous.

Buck teethe and all.

[Waoudi]

Originally Posted by NH_F36

One of them is spoken for the other one is a stock car. Our HEA cars are at the port in stop sale.

Port? I thought they were made in the US?

[amphiprion]

The dial by the vents is still for stratified air temp controls right?

[ppnff]

Originally Posted by Waoudi

Port? I thought they were made in the US?

Panama Canal from East Coast to West Coast?

[ScottMZ3]

Originally Posted by Waoudi

Port? I thought they were made in the US?

"Port" refers to the BMW Vehicle Processing Center (VPC). The cars move via train from SC to the West Coast VPC in Port Hueneme, CA. The same VPC also receives all the cars via ship that come from Germany or other non-US BMW factory locations.

Cars are dispatched via truck from the VPC to the entire west coast.

[x5mannn]

Originally Posted by NH_F36

That grill is huge but proportionate

It does drive very nice and the inside looks great

[like2short]

The 22" wheels available with M-Sport ARE NOT RUN FLATs.

[JRoldan79]

Poor job on the rear end design specially on the tail lights much better on the previous model !!

[CntryClub007]

Originally Posted by amphiprion

The dial by the vents is still for stratified air temp controls right?

I believe the knobs in red are the controls for that, however someone with a physical car could probably confirm that.

[roxxor]

Originally Posted by CntryClub007

I believe the knobs in red are the controls for that, however someone with a physical car could probably confirm that.

Those are for adjusting/decreasing airflow. Stratification controls went digital/into iDrive on all the newer models.

[CntryClub007]

Originally Posted by roxxor

Those are for adjusting/decreasing airflow. Stratification controls went digital/into iDrive on all the newer models.

Oh, that's kind of annoying, but very much expected. Our E70 LCI has the stratification controls digital (I believe) and I basically never use them like I do on the F30. However, I'm never uncomfortable in the X5 from a climate perspective, so it's one of those features that isn't a "must have" for the physical knob.

Thanks for confirming,

[roxxor]

Originally Posted by CntryClub007

Oh, that's kind of annoying, but very much expected. Our E70 LCI has the stratification controls digital (I believe) and I basically never use them like I do on the F30. However, I'm never uncomfortable in the X5 from a climate perspective, so it's one of those features that isn't a "must have" for the physical knob.

Thanks for confirming,

Yeah I find myself using the wheel almost every day in my F30, so hopefully it won't be as much of a "missed item" in the G05.