The X5 is beautiful, but the 3rd row seat is a joke.

[Chileno]

I had a chance to look at the 4.8 X5 this weekend. Ideally I would like to replace my existing 4.4 for the new X5 sometime in the future. I was thrilled about the 3rd row seat option...perfect for my 2 year old twin boys. The truck is gorgeous, and I am sure it drives like a dream, but the third row seat is a joke. No only do you lose the spare, but when folded down you lose height, so it looks like the trunk has less space. To top it all off, not latch system on the third row seats?? so the baby car seats would have to be buckled a la Flinstone style (with the seatbelt). I will either just keep my existing X5 or jump over to an Escalade later on. I really need that 3rd row seat. Sucks, I really love the look of the new X5 too.