Am I the only one who thinks those rims look like flowers?

All BMW rims of late look like flowers. Wonder who is designing them. ;)

Kim Kardashian

Wheel selection this MY for the xdrive50 is pretty bad. You get the same 4 year old style on the 50 as they offered on the base v6 in 07, or for 2.2k these 335 which are better but not by much. IMHO The best wheels are the 336 although I prefer the M wheels which are not an option on their own.

that yellow reflector looks a lot longer / larger than years past...

BTW, after looking at the stickied facelift thread, that's where the side view cameras are supposed to go... (and no reflectors on those) - what's the deal if you need both?

Good point, how could they launch a new model that was so sparsely equipped? No side view cameras...

those look like pre facelift front headlamps. what happened?

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Yes. That is a pre-production LCI X5.

LCI headlights

Is there an engine inside it or is this just a mule for display purposes only?