My X5 tested in BMWCar mag UK.

[X5girl]

BMWCar mag have now done the article on my car. It's the October 2009 issue, buy it for a decent quality read. Scans attached.

[killcrap]

pure envy

[themoth]

Why the ACS badging?>

[Weasel]

Great writeup, but did you know your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car?

I say you throw oon a supercharger and give it back to them for another go at it!

I did notice one "typo" though, they said "let the x-drive system do its thing" but the pre-facelift E53s didn't have it yet...

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by Weasel

Great writeup
I did notice one "typo" though, they said "let the x-drive system do its thing" but the pre-facelift E53s didn't have it yet...

also;

soft suspension, and its top heavy

....what do they mean by top heavy? its busty

[X5girl]

Originally Posted by Weasel

Great writeup, but did you know your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car?

I say you throw oon a supercharger and give it back to them for another go at it!

I did notice one "typo" though, they said "let the x-drive system do its thing" but the pre-facelift E53s didn't have it yet...

Yes on the SC and I think they meant the 4 wheel drive system rather than the x-drive. I wouldn't even buy one if it had that awful x-drive system.

X5Girl. xxx

[X5girl]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

also;

....what do they mean by top heavy? its busty

Arn't we all!

X5Girl, xxx

[X5girl]

Originally Posted by themoth

Why the ACS badging?>

Oh THAT question again. Cut and paste reply from last time:

Interior alloy pedals, handbrake and shifter knob in Titanium to match the rest of the trim.

Really disliked the wheels and the ACS front panel makes the car look like a truck. the rest of the ACS mods are a simple colour coding job.

I'm unimpressed with the ACS styling mods on any cars, and the new wheels are awful over the last few years, really since the E46. I am not surprised BMW parted company with them and went it alone.

I pump my tyres up at an ACS dealer so I have genuine Schnitzer air in my tyres, it handles better that way.

X5Girl, xxx

[Tleong]

Originally Posted by X5girl

Oh THAT question again. Cut and paste reply from last time:

I pump my tyres up at an ACS dealer so I have genuine Schnitzer air in my tyres, it handles better that way.

X5Girl, xxx

[Weasel]

Originally Posted by X5girl

Yes on the SC and I think they meant the 4 wheel drive system rather than the x-drive. I wouldn't even buy one if it had that awful x-drive system.

X5Girl. xxx

Eh, I could go either way on the x-drive system. The only times I wish I had it down here is when I'm really pushing it out of a u-turn and get that BMW understeer. I find myself thinking "x-drive would cut power from the front wheels right about now and make it more rear biased"

My personal preference to planned/controllable oversteer vs understeer makes it ok for me. I'd just prefer the x-drive setup from the new X5M/X6M that has more rear bias to help quell the understeer and allow some oversteer on the track.