funny, I was just about to post the same thing.
I have a vacation home in Austin, TX, a 6-8 hour drive from my home. Usually I am totally exhausted when I arrive. Just made the drive this past weekend and when I arrived it felt like I had only been on the road for an hour.

The active ventilated seats made a big difference, plus all the things you pointed out. The X5 is a dream and now I can look forward to the ride to Austin as much as being there.

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2013 X5 35i M Sport