I loved my E53 too, but wasn't so enamored with my E70. I loved pretty much everything about the inside, but how it looked and how it drove pretty much turned me off. I traded it in for an X6 after a year and I'm more than happy. I think that my e71 is optioned exactly the same as my e70 except the addition of the completely frivolous, but way cool, soft-close doors.

The e71s size, and therefore the handling, is closer to my e53 (except, well, WAY better). I'm back to not being able to fit most furniture in my car again though. But surprisingly I can actually pack more into it than I could my e53 because I can use that space where the spare goes. Cool.