What configurator are you using to show the 2011? International site?

That's exactly what I did. I built my X with the 214's and ordered a set of 210's (18's) right before xmas, which I use as my winter wheels (Blizzaks for tires).

The nice part is, some of the dealers out there are offering new sets of wheels at 25-30% off with free shipping. Or, try and find them used. :thumbup:

I have 275/45-20 all around on 214s. The 45 profile makes the 20s a bit more forgiving with respect to pot holes etc. Odometer is almost exact (still shows faster than actual speed) with these 2% over-sized tires. I also think it looks better as you fill in the wheel well gap a bit without lowering the car. Several other members went this route and I believe they are equally happy.

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And I almost forgot, my non-RFT all-season Yokohamas make for a MUCH more pleasant ride than the 19" OEM RFTs...

Update- Showed my wife the Configurator pics with the 334's. She wrinkled her nose, looked at me, and said:"They look kind of busy." Then she pointed at the 336's and said "I like those." I convinced her that 214's were close, so now I'm wondering if it is possible to upgrade to 214's and Fender Trim with the Premium model, or do I have to move to the Sport Activity model?

Normally to go up you are forced to go sport ..
 

but I think you can delete sport suspension if ride tradeoff is a concern ?

The nice part about the Sport Package is that you get shadowline trim, which gets rid of the ugly chrome trim around the windows. I feel that the chrome trim around the windows makes the ugly lines of the E70 much more pronounced. The shadowline trim makes everything flow and is much easier on the eyes, especially when you're going for the beefier look by doing the 214's and the extended wheel arches.

My 2 cents...

Yes - you can turn it on or off. The only way to completely remove sport suspension is to not include the Sport Package, which gets rid of a lot of other features too. My wife drives around with it on all the time with the kids. She prefers the handling this way, but that's probably because we've always had a BMW with sport package. When you turn it off, the truck is definitely softer and more "mushy" like a non-sport model. This might be something else to consider...

To me, owning a BMW is about the sportiness and the feel. It's probably good I'm not designing BMW's, because I would make all of them standard with Sport Package :p:. That's why I never have and never will, do a MB. ;)