05-15-2020, 12:04 PM | #3 |
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I think that is very optimistic. If you order now a 45e in Belgium they say 12 months. I ordered in July 2019 and hopefully it will see the production line one of the following weeks. If not I really will be pi$$ed
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05-15-2020, 02:28 PM | #6 |
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Ordered November... dealer can’t grive a date, but the car is a few hundred km away... BMW just starts invoicing cars again to dealers ... As long as they don’t have the invoice, they cannot have the cars delivered...
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05-15-2020, 10:29 PM | #7 |
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I did not know it was that popular, in US the 7-series electric are available with huge discounts. Also thought American ones will be made in US, so coming from different batch?
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05-16-2020, 01:57 PM | #8 | |
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Edit: I did a little research and it looks like no X5's are made in China but they are made in Chennai India. Last edited by TurtleBoy; 05-16-2020 at 02:06 PM.. |
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05-19-2020, 03:36 PM | #9 |
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Just talked to my SA about this, he said there is currently no ETA for US sales. Some of it due to factories being closed, some just because nothing is coming from BMWNA.
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05-19-2020, 05:09 PM | #11 |
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There is, it is much smaller than the EU though. PHEVs allow the best of both worlds, good gas mileage, some all electric range and the ability to still take it on long road trips (which are possible on full electric, but take a lot longer).
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05-22-2020, 03:17 PM | #12 |
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I ordered mine here in Belgium mid November 2019. It got produced in February, left the US port of Charleston beginning of March and arrived in Zeebrugge the 6th of April...where it spent a month on the parking lot due to Corona.
Finally got delivered last Friday ! If you want to know where your car is, ask the VIN number to your dealer, and past following link in a web browser, with the XXX at the end replaced by your full 17 digit vin number https://www.2wglobal.com/webapps/?fr...XXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
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I have a 2017 40e coming off lease next month and am planning on the 45e as a replacement. I have the Nappa leather dashboard in the current vehicle and love it. It would be a real disappointment if it's not even available in the new model. Perhaps this has to do with the move to a new seat supplier and affects all X5s? Because if BMW has made some assumption that the 45e is just for economy and environment minded people who won't buy more luxurous fittings, that would be a serious mistake. |
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But it still makes zero sense that the 45e would have fewer luxury options available than even the sDrive 40i. I wonder what the rationale is, or if we'll see a similar cutback to the other X5 models. Maybe a move to create further differentiation with the X7? |
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05-27-2020, 01:05 AM | #21 |
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I have the Full Merino and Leather Dashboard on my 45e xLine.
In hindsight I would have ordered the Extended Leather instead. Yes the lower dash is leather and possibly some of the trim on the centre console but it's not a lot for the big difference in price. When lockdown ends I'm going to compare against my father's to see if there are any other trim differences. It's worth noting that on the xLine, Full Merino also gives you the Alcantara headlining, which is really very nice indeed. |
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05-27-2020, 03:59 AM | #22 |
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https://www.bmwblog.com/2020/05/24/b...5e-msrp-65400/
I thought this might shed some light... It says deliveries later this year. As a 45e owner i can recommend it, if you plug it in it is a great compromise between petrol and electric. |
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