Official X5 ///M Press Release and Pics(updated post 51)

[LeMansX5]

Pics From Shanghai:

[chilliwilli]

Hellooooo beautiful...i'm smitten

[HIRISC]

Geez are those wheels fugly. Aside from that, pretty nice.

I wish I was 'smitten', but I'll have to see some other colors.

[watrob]

I see the seats are different to the normal sports seats and the comfort seats also!

[X5 Meister]

Some observations:
1. Looks like LeMansX5 is in Singapore, sweet!
2. Man the mirrors look huge on that sucker.
3. Why no running boards?
4. Good idea to launch in Singapore as opposed to the NY Auto Show like the X6 M, since the car is made in Singapore and that is its largest market.
5. I see in one of the photos that they are also launching the Z8. Wow, I wonder how far back they are when it comes to the fashion scene over there?
6. Car isn't all roped off like in New York; guess they trust people outside of the USA more that they won't get in and just drive off, or at least steal one of the exterior rear view mirrors.
7. I noticed on this one and from the original launch photos, wheels have rubber valve stems and not metal ones like all the other BMW's now. Does that mean it doesn't have run flats?
8. At least this one has roof rails, though they are funky looking don't you think? (They look like two solid bars)
9. This can't be the only X5 M made so far since some of the press photos had one with roof rails and others without rails. Does that mean this thing only comes in neon blue?
10. Before I thought the wheel size looked right for the car, now they look too small.

[JT///MC]

Actually, thats the new hardtop Z4. And yes, those rims are both fugly and smallish. Maybe its me but Estoril on the X5M isn't as hot as it was on the 4.8is and 4.6is

[X5 Meister]

I agree with the estoril comment, somehow looked better on the E53. No way that's a Z4 man.

Originally Posted by JT///MC

Actually, thats the new hardtop Z4. And yes, those rims are both fugly and smallish. Maybe its me but Estoril on the X5M isn't as hot as it was on the 4.8is and 4.6is

[///MB]

I also agree that estoril blue doesn't look that good on this car. Let's hope other colors do. I'm hoping there will be a 21 inch optional rim!

[JT///MC]

sorry, I didn't see that. I was refering to this car

[JT///MC]

BTW, that Z8 must be the same old Z8 b/c it doesn't look any different! LOL