Originally Posted by autoque

I think the springs on the diesel might be a little bit higher than the 3.0. I have the 3.0 and there was a diesel X5 parked right beside mine and I actually compared between the two, especially the fender gap in the front because I sort of noticed that the diesel had a slightly wider gap. You have to look really really hard, but the diesel's front suspension looked like it was slightly higher up than a 3.0. Maybe the spring's different, due to the diesel engine's weight. But I might be imagining it so don't take it too seriously.