Originally Posted by alexmish

From the pics the running boards seem about the same. What could make difference is the driver's seat position relative to the door's sill. I've compared my E70 to my brother's E53, both have running boards, but getting out of his X is much easier. It came out that E70 has front seats by approx extra 1.5-2" further away from the door (sort of deeper inside), and that made the difference of in/out experience.