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Edmunds First Drive: 2007 BMW X5
- Thread starter GTaudiophile
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GTaudiophile
Lifer
Eh. Doesn't look too bad I suppose but there's still this...
The only sour notes in the interior are on the center console, where both an iDrive knob and a heavily designed electronic shifter have found a home. Despite half a decade on the market, iDrive is no more intuitive than it was at introduction. In our test vehicle, which had neither a navigation system nor a rearview camera (both are part of an option package that adds $2,600 to the V8's $55,195 base price), the iDrive was simply an unnecessarily complicated way to change the radio station.
The only sour notes in the interior are on the center console, where both an iDrive knob and a heavily designed electronic shifter have found a home. Despite half a decade on the market, iDrive is no more intuitive than it was at introduction. In our test vehicle, which had neither a navigation system nor a rearview camera (both are part of an option package that adds $2,600 to the V8's $55,195 base price), the iDrive was simply an unnecessarily complicated way to change the radio station.
Don Vito Corleone
Elite
Hee hee:
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Hehehe, my Father-In-Law was looking at the X5 but ended up buying a Lexus RX330 primarily because the X5 cost $10k more. This is a guy who has owned many BMW's, a couple Porsches, a Mercedes and a Jag.
BTW-We have an RX350 in our driveway tonight as a loaner while our IS is getting serviced. It's a pretty sweet ride. :thumbsup:
BTW-We have an RX350 in our driveway tonight as a loaner while our IS is getting serviced. It's a pretty sweet ride. :thumbsup:
Goosemaster
Lifer
hideous
GTaudiophile
Lifer
Agreed, Infiniti FX FTW!
secretanchitman
Diamond Member
ill take an M5 thank you.
actually ill stick with an ML63 AMG or a porsche cayenne turbo S (520HP).
actually ill stick with an ML63 AMG or a porsche cayenne turbo S (520HP).
LordMorpheus
Diamond Member
Luxury SUV's are all ugly to me. I mean, for a car to look good it can't look wrong - a utility vehilce styled like a luxo car is wrong. An SUV that looks like it'd take a hit from a howitzer without slowing down as it goes up the side of a cliff, like an H1 or a Range Rover looks right.
Same thing goes the other way, a compact that looks like a truck is wrong (Nitro).
Enough with the abominations.
Same thing goes the other way, a compact that looks like a truck is wrong (Nitro).
Enough with the abominations.
I love my current generation X5.
I have to agree that the ride is kind of harsh, but I have the sports package on mine.
This X5 looks amazing. I wish I could afford it. Maybe in a couple years I can get myself one.
Driving an X5 is like driving a sedan. It doesn't feel like you are driving an SUV at all. That is why I love it so much.
The interior quality is amazing, but not the best I have seen. I would have to give the best interior quality to Lexus. I sat in an ES330 at the mall and it felt nicee and this is the ES!
Mercedes, Audi, Porsche have equal interior quality materials as a BMW IMO, but Porsche might have a slight edge. Acura IMO has great interior quality when you move up to the RL class.
My favorites are still:
Best exterior: Range Rover, G-class (grew on me).
Best interior: New MDX (haven't seen it in person).
I have to agree that the ride is kind of harsh, but I have the sports package on mine.
This X5 looks amazing. I wish I could afford it. Maybe in a couple years I can get myself one.
Driving an X5 is like driving a sedan. It doesn't feel like you are driving an SUV at all. That is why I love it so much.
The interior quality is amazing, but not the best I have seen. I would have to give the best interior quality to Lexus. I sat in an ES330 at the mall and it felt nicee and this is the ES!
Mercedes, Audi, Porsche have equal interior quality materials as a BMW IMO, but Porsche might have a slight edge. Acura IMO has great interior quality when you move up to the RL class.
My favorites are still:
Best exterior: Range Rover, G-class (grew on me).
Best interior: New MDX (haven't seen it in person).
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
I'm not particularly fond of SUVs, it's true. My sig was more a poke at dug777 to begin with but since I don't own an SUV and I actually do care about the environment I thought I'd leave it in there as a bit of a political statement...kind of goes hand in hand with my cycling to work once or twice a week. :thumbsup:
Edit-I wouldn't buy one though. Well, maybe the hybrid if I were made of money...maybe.
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