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Originally Posted by Ag4.8
My .02 is that I am not that impressed with the body work. The engine stats are awesome, but the new front end doesn't do it for me. I don't care for the monochromatic look (I don't like the M sport package either). For my money, the current front end with the aero kit looks better. But I would want what's under the hood. The interior is essentially stock except for the knee bolsters from the X6, the gauges, the headrests, and the steering wheel.
My guess is the facelifted X5's will have the 4.4 TT from the X6 as a replacement for the 4.8.
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+1. The current X5 design + aero kit is so well executed that the new M package and the X5 M body work can't top it. Also the 21'' inch style 128 wheels and even the 20'' style 214 are way better than the X5 M wheels. However, the specs of the X5 M are amazing. My wife drove my X5 last week and she is now creating all kind of excuses to drive the X5 again
. Maybe the X5 M is the car I was looking for to trade her car in and pass my current X5 to her
. I will wait to see the MSRP (I estimate around $90K in the U.S.) and more colors of the new X5 M before making a decision. The light blue they have chosen to launch the car is absolutely the worst possible color car for this kind of vehicle. I though without Bangle the BMW design was going to get better not worse.