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Old 05-31-2013, 02:07 PM
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I doubt I'd ever buy a brown car, but in real life there are some shades that do look pretty nice. Maybe this is the "launch" color, but they should have considered that it doesn't usually look good in photos. At least it's not a nasty gold/champagne/etc. color, like the used on the E93 launch photos. That color should be restricted to Buicks and other old-people cars!

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Can BMW Individual stuff the new technology into the E53 body??? Essentially having an E70 or F15 but still looking like the E53???
Yeah, right... wishfull thinking...


the day I saw E53, like 10-15 years ago, I fell in love with it... the E39... still one of the best designed vehicles on the road... but Chris Bangle just bangled up the image... it was a downward spiraling since then....
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Well said. E53, E39... heck the old 635CSi. Man were these some great looking cars.

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Can BMW Individual stuff the new technology into the E53 body??? Essentially having an E70 or F15 but still looking like the E53???
Yeah, right... wishfull thinking...


the day I saw E53, like 10-15 years ago, I fell in love with it... the E39... still one of the best designed vehicles on the road... but Chris Bangle just bangled up the image... it was a downward spiraling since then....
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So far I like it, nice interior, more open. A bit funky but updated exterior.

But -- the drive will be the ultimate factor. The new 5 series steering wasn't good when I drove it and I drop the new X5 doesn't inherit that.

Also the new Acura MDX hits the showrooms in July. So the fun is about to begin in SUV/SAV land.
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Will my E70 BMW bike rack, 19" rims(snow tires on) and BMW ski roof rack all fit this new one?
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I doubt I'd ever buy a brown car, but in real life there are some shades that do look pretty nice. Maybe this is the "launch" color, but they should have considered that it doesn't usually look good in photos. At least it's not a nasty gold/champagne/etc. color, like the used on the E93 launch photos. That color should be restricted to Buicks and other old-people cars!
That brown somewhat similar to brown in E70... And it looks horrible in person
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Have there been any photos of just the dash lit up?
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Have there been any photos of just the dash lit up?
Ask and you will receive... There are 9 combos you can configure on colors of interior lighting. See below.

The light package with its various LED light sources enhances comfort for indoor and outdoor space.

Ambient lighting including an impressive "Welcome" staging and nine predefined lighting design meets the entire interior with a soothing relaxing blend of direct and indirect lighting, emphasizing the lounge-like atmosphere. The lighting includes three colored LEDs (white, orange and blue). The corresponding light sources are among others in the filing of the front center console, compartments in all doors and coverings as well as the exit door area. More LED lights are located in the make-up mirrors in the front and rear footwells and headlining in the backrests of the front seats and in the decorative strip.

Its features also include LED courtesy lighting in the door handles and exterior lights in the door mirror housings and the rear hatch.
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Thanks!

Blue LED lighting is a welcome change to the usual BMW red.
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Nice. Blue looks great.
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