Rave Review from Autospies

[Fastbuck]

A rather upbeat review of E70 from NAIAS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3OzgE4Vhhs

[PeteM]

Very positive comments.

Found it amusing when the guy mentions centre console storage towards the end of the piece, he cant get the buttons to the centre armrest to release and calmly goes on to mention the iDrive etc.

I am glad I didnt order the 3rd row seat, it gives really clear view of the impact on the second row.

Also being the same height as this guy, thankfully not the gut! it gave me a good idea of space in the drivers seat.

[xnsf]

very interesting...

did anybody else hear him say the 21 inch wheels on the previous generation were too rough?

[trueX5er]

yes, 001 personally dosen't like a rough ride, so he doesn't like the 21s.
A good review any how.

[xnsf]

i was just questioning him...

21s on a E53? whose car was he driving...don't think BMW provided it.
and of course 21s will have a harsher ride.

my two cents

[AzNMpower32]

The press has been pretty positive on the new X5. In fact, I haven't heard anything that's terribly negative.

Don't care, I still like the E53 better!

[motordavid]

I heard the "21 inch" remark, but I think it was
simply a misspeak...he got confused with his
"Double Oh One" moniker.

The guy sure is effusive and glowing, in
his remarks. Sounded like a freakin ad from
BMW Mutha, or a gushing sales guy in the
BeamER showroom.

[trueX5er]

Oh, sorry xnsf. I was unclear.
The man in the video is the person who runs autospies. He is commonly refered to as "001". He is a BMW fan, but dosen't like harsh rides. He drives a sweeett 997 and a GS450h.

[xnsf]

[mazinkaizer]

Originally Posted by trueX5er

"He is a BMW fan". He drives a sweeett "997" and a "GS450h".

And yeah, he's a "BMW fan"