Thanks for that information! By the way, I think that I should mention I am also a speed freak! I am staying away from the M3 because I don't need another car that I will be tempted to take out on the track. However, when I was driving that X5 before it snowed it by far outhandled my '04 SVT Focus, which I have had on the track. I am a Ford girl (own three Mustangs along with the Focus) but am in love with the X5 and always have been.