tan everywhere is not appealing in my opinion. The black makes it more sporty for lack of a better description. The reason is the material is different anyway and when you color match it, it just looks like they're trying too hard to hide it - but it still looks like tan hard plastic - ugly. My kids put their feet up on that all the time and I'm thankful the material is actually a hard plastic there. Coupled with the black headliner in the sport pkg, black pillars, the black seat backs and carpet looks great. I got into an E70 that didn't have the black headliner and it felt... "old person's car".

And yes, saddle brown is the best, still very happy with it after 4 years. Haven't seen the option for at least a couple years now. My alternate choices are oyster/black seatbacks or cinnamon... always must have black headliner.

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'08 X5 3.0si - Alpine White / Saddle Brown interior
Specs: Sport Pkg, Premium Pkg, Tech Pkg, Comfort Access, Aero Kit, Style 433 staggered 20s on Conti DWS
Mods: Carbon 35 tint, LED angel eyes, GP Thunder 7500k fogs, H&R 20mm/25mm spacers, clear reflectors, gunsmoke-tinted taillights
Coded: Digital speedo, windows/sunroof/tailgate close via keyfob

X5 pics at Flickr