Cars often launch without a full array of options to give initial quality a bit of a boost. And I mean that in the generic and J.D. Power sense. Some companies do delay potentially troublesome options until the people who will fill out the J.D. Power surveys have already bought their cars.

Even without the survey to contend with, it's easier to learn how to build a new vehicle when there's only one suspension to deal with.

BMW, like any car company, pays attention to what the competition is doing. Every other German SUV has adjustable ride height. So chances of the new X5 eventually having it are around 100%.