Sounds like a 3.0i, cuz it sounds almost just like our X3 2.5i. The V8 also sounds different, I'm pretty sure.

I found it funny that no one realized the Steptronic changed gears on its own sometimes before the idiot driver prompted for the upshift. For example, the very first hard 1-2 upshift timing is off. I've learned that if I'm going to *try and impress* using manual mode, I'd better time my right arm to make sure my shifts don't occur after the computer upshifts itself.

Way too many cars for that kind of driving. I've passed illegally....twice.....in my 2 years of driving. I feel that there's always some that will eventually slow me down after a fast drive, but I don't pass illegally cuz I conclude "well, that's it for now." Plus when you pass by a roadside parking lot, someone (a child!) could walk out from behind a car without you suspecting.