Adjustable Air Suspension in the new X5?
 

How many times have we heard complaints about the rough and choppy ride in an X5 with Sport Suspension?

My question is, will the new X5 have adjustable suspension such as Comfort and Sport, and will there be a significant difference between the two?

I know with softer suspension comes less handling and I know the primary reason in getting a BMW is the performance handling, but is it too much to ask for both? I want to put it in Sport mode when I am cruising Highway 1 in California, but on trips carting around the wife or grandparents, a softer ride would be a huge bonus. I feel guilty watching 80 year old heads (my grandparent’s) bouncing around like a bobble-head. I especially try and avoid pot-holes when they are in the X5.

If the new X5 does have that and it actually makes a difference, I am sold.

-- Jonny

2005 X5 4.4i
Sterling Gray / Gray Interior

Packages:
Premium
Sport
Rear Climate

Premium Sound
Navigation
Comfort Seats
19" Rims

Upgraded audio with the addition of a sub and amp

My 4.8is with its full air suspension is quite comfortable actually. What BMW need to make adjustable is the damping, perhaps using magnetic dampers that respond instantly to a change in current (becoming firmer or softer as appropriate for the road conditions and speed). That would iron out most of the issues. The M5/M6 already deploys such a technology and are very comfortable on even the roughest roads. I would expect the next X5/X6 to use similar technology.

BMW should have done the adjustable supension with the current X5! They did for the HSE Range Rover, "The English Patient".