I've got a 2010 X6 5.0 currently in 112 order status, and should be built within the next four weeks. Decided on mineral silver, since the police in our area (northern Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC) love to follow red and black sporty looking cars...which I can attest to via personal experience. I went for the active steering, since it did not appear to detract from the steering feel, but made the steering more linear at all speeds. Especially useful on roads with high center crowns that would normally cause one to turn in the wheel toward the crown to go straight. Active steering eliminates that problem. Also better at taking corners on back country roads between 30-50 mph, since degree of steering wheel motion appears to be at unity gain with degree of road curves. Also, for such a large vehicle, I feel that AS helps it to handle much more nimbly and predictably. But that's just my take on the subject.