If you were closer, I would let you test drive mine. City driving is good. The 4.11 gears get it moving smoothly. I agree, power really doesn't come on until 3000+ RPMs. At a swift acceleration, RPM shifts are high. The GM 5L40E speed works well.

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'06 X5 3.0i - bought @143,123 miles (12/26/20)