You guys are wrong about the roofline thing and 3rd row seats.

You don't need the roofline to be high for that to happen. With the current X5, they really screwed up on interior space - the car is tiny inside for its exterior size.

They have a 17" spare under the trunk floor as you know. With the new one, I bet you they'll offer you either a pony wheel under the rear bumper, or just run-flats.

This will allow the cargo floor to be nice and low like on Benz's ML, and there you will see indeed the dreaded, ugly 3rd row seats. Sorry, gotta rant! 3rd row seats are a completely stupid invention, which belongs in a van, where it all began.

How the hell is the driver of this "ultimate driving machine" supposed to see out his rear window anyway?!

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