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Took a 50i out for spin today ...
anyway ..if I'm going to drive an X5 for next few years then thought I might take a serious look at 50i to see if the swap-over would be worth it.... quick answer ....no. Why? - The 50i will be around $155k on road with the fruit ..so that's about $50k more than what I got my 2010 35d innovations for (lots of haggle) ... so is there $50k of extra value ...nup. The V8 sounds great on startup, quieter than 35d which has a 'sophisticated' diesel 'rattle' ... steering lightness of new LCI model is immediately noted as I pull out of the yard. On pressing accelerator with a little force I noticed a slight lag before TT kicked in and started moving me off ... "torque feels a bit low?" was my first thought. First set of lights down the road I decided to wait for red light to test a launch. Checked for kids/cops/dogs/grannies/try-hard P Platers etc ..path was clear so launched hard ... what i noticed was the low torque pull until the revs kicked up mid/high ..and then it really went off like a rocket ... fast but it felt like a two-stroke engine where you had to wring its neck a bit to get the most ... was pretty loud in the high revs also ... which drew a lot of attention from the dog-walkers ... 8 speed changes were also obvious when powering on ... so overall the TT V8 is not for me .. it just felt like a sports-car engine in a big SUV ... and that's what I felt about the 4.8i when I went for a drive before deciding on 35d. each to there own and I'm sure majority of 50i owners are happy ..but after the 35d's performance I think the 50k premium and corresponding drive experience is not worth it .... now time to look at 40d ... that could be a better option in terms of what I'm looking for ...
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Keen to hear tour thoughts on the 40d
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And you didn't even get to point where you had to pay for the 98 or 95 RON fuel!
Last edited by Fraser; 02-05-2011 at 12:13 AM. |
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Ok, so I tried again with 50i yesterday just in case I missed something last test-drive , my view is that once you get use to diesel pull it's hard to look back, even against tt v8
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