01-17-2022, 03:28 PM | #1 |
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X5 3rd row not an option any longer
Apparently BMW has removed the 3rd row option on the X5. Does anyone know if this will be added back? I recall they did this last winter for a short period of time. Not many people order it this way, but I assume BMW wants to steer people toward the X7.
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01-17-2022, 10:22 PM | #3 |
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2VR was prioritized for X5 45e and X7 since both models were designed using and require air suspension. Fall 2021, 4UB 3rd row option (includes air) was available on 40i but not M50i. So there was a limited time one could order a X5 40i with air but only with 3rd row. Recently 4UB has been dropped off again despite showing in MY22 guides.
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01-20-2022, 06:08 PM | #8 |
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May go with a 45e instead
No more 3rd row option? I was thinking of ordering a 40i with the 3rd row option just to get the air suspension. Now I might pick the 45e instead. Air suspension is a top priority for me but so is a conventional sounding ICE in all driving modes.
Question: If ultimate gas economy is not important to me, how feasible or practical is running the 45e in adaptive and sport mode full time. Will that mean the ICE is running full time and gets an assist from the electric motor for acceleration and just idle on cruise? Thanks
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being a Hybrid vehicle, when conditions allow and requirements are met, the electric motor will take priority as the primary drivetrain in all drive modes except Sport when the ICE is running full time. by "idle on cruise", do you mean when cruising at speed (on a highway), the ICE is idle and the electric motor is maintaining the cruising speed? if so, then no. you cruise along like an ICE-only vehicle would (as seen by the rpm). while I don't know exactly if or how the electric motor assists while cruising, its overall assistance in Sport mode does improve the ICE's efficiency and performance. |
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Any update on the availability of 3rd row option? Our X7 lease is up at the end of the year. We’d like to downsize to X5 but only if it can seat 7 on occasion.
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No update, possibly for the LCI but I don't think we have seen that for the Belgium configurations that were made available.
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We have a third row and use it for long trips. Our 6 year old sits back there. We also have an 8 and 4 year old and they like it back there too. We like the size better for this stage of life. Unfortunately it hasn’t been available to purchase for a year now - it stopped early January last year 2022 or December 2021 and hasn’t returned.
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100%. The X5 is more user friendly with the buttons than our m3 with idrive8. I get in the x5, and it’s refreshing being able to push the ventilated/heated seat button or air recirc. Definitely a good idea to grab an X5 before they change it. On the other hand the m3 doesn’t really bother me that much because it’s so futuristic, and I use apple carplay almost all the time - which is awesome with the bigger screen. But yeah digging into the menu to change the air recirc or ventilated/heated seat is a pain.
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