E53 vs. E70

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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

you are indeed comparing the apples and oranges... besides, did you not test drive the E70 before buying it? the "iS" equivalent in E70 would be an M, as the "iS" came as close to M as they do, back at the time the M GmbH was very adamant that the "M" moniker will NEVER be applied to an automatic transmission car.. well, we all know how long the NEVER lasted... lol... so, a better comparison would be a 4.4i vs 4.8i or a 4.6iS (4.8iS) vs X5M (5.0i)...

I had an option to go from 4.6iS to the E70 body, but besides the looks, the test drives did not make me confident enough to get one - so instead, i got a freshened up 4.8iS... I must admit, i have not tried an X5M but can imagine, that it is close to the iS... I would say, 5.0 with Sport Package (or M package, if they come with one) probably be a better comparison...


what do you think?

we can agree to disagree I mention it on the OP's other post. I still haven't come across an E53 that can outperform my 4.8i. and most people that feel as strong about the topic as some of you do, have never had the E70 for more than a day or two to fully compare and if they have, they have not been optioned equally.