Of course it looks better with the black plastic bumpers painted to match the paint, but I guess being used to the E70 with the black bumpers....the white E70 X5 looks like the 2008/2009 X3! ALso, having painted front & rear bumpers makes you much more prone to dings/scrapes in parking lots, parallel parking, etc.. We can't forget that the X5 is a "sports activity vehicle", and the black bumpers are useful, practical and somewhat rugged.