Originally Posted by jimsaq

I LOVE adaptive drive, in fact I was going to write up a post about it and active steering the other day after driving a loaner that didn't have either.

What happened was I bought style 239 rims a couple of weeks after I took delivery instead of at the same time, so I didn't have to lump out even more LCT than I already had on the vehicle purchase. I dropped my 3.0sd off to have the wheels changed over and they gave me a 3.0d with 800k's on the clock. For starters I pulled out of the driveway and had to turn the wheel excessively (seemingly) to just make the right-hand turn

And then the ride and cornering felt... ordinary to say the least.
It's funny because when I first test-drove some X5's they had neither option but I felt that they had quite a nice drive and were reasonably sporty given the weight and dimensions. Now after driving my own around for a month with adaptive drive and active steering it makes the standard vehicle feel so plain in comparison.

It got me thinking that if I was BMW, I would want all my vehicles to come with those options standard even if it meant a higher ticket price - the improvement in handling and ride is so immense, and I'd want my cars to be known for that.