its an option to get the Speed Limiter removed...

Can you provide more info on that? For what model and with what options? I don't see BMW removing the speed limiter on a vehicle that has tires with a speed rating lower than the new top speed.

I only know of one modern BMW that didn't have a factory set electronic speed limiter and that was a certain year of the e53 4.4 sport. I am not aware of BMW removing the speed limiter on any of it's cars that came with one from the factory.

What happens if you have the sport package but got the 19 inch wheels instead? Is it only limited if you did not get the sport package? I have the full sport package but selected the 19" rims because of the mountain winter conditions of where I live.

i have the 2009 x5 4.8ixDrive with the delimiter option selected. I have also sport package with the 20" wheels. The car is fully loaded.

I am curious about the question that Bigtop asked. Can you get the limiter removed if you have anything less than 20 inch wheels? According to BMWUSA, it doesn't sound like it. It says 4.8i is limited at 130 mph (150 mph for optional 20 inch wheels and performance tires). If they aren't going to give you 150 mph without the 20's, there is no way they are going to remove the limiter, right?

I have not heard of European BMW's being speed limited to anything less than 250 km/h. And most German cars limited to 250 run a bit (5-15kmh) faster before the limiter kicks in.

At the same time, some cars allow for a speed limiter to be set based on the speed rating of the tires (Mercedes ML allows this). If your tires are speed rated to 220, any chance this is set up/programmed in your X5?

On YouTube there are movies of people doing 245/250 with the 4.8i and I think/hope any not-limited X5 4.8i should at least go up to its factory stated top speed (150mph/240kmh).

To de-limit a US-spec X5 you probably need to flash/chance the ECU. Most expensive option is to get a 3rd party tuned ECU (Hartge, etc). Least expensive (if possible) is to have your dealer flash the X5's ECU into thinking it has the sports package w/ 20"

Do you have sport pkg?

yes I do, i`ve also attached a scan to a document that i`ve received when i bought the car, you can see the option list there

I'm not disagreeing with you but why doesn't the list say Active steering and Adaptive drive? are those not even mentioned but just included in the Sports package?

Thanks

the adaptive drive and active steering are both included in the sport package.