Active Steering
 

For those planning to buy an X6, are you considering the active steering option?

Always! Try an X5 without and with Active Steering!

I ordered the X6 with active steering. Maybe I'll loose a little contact with the road when I will drive it sportively.

But then considering its size, I guess it will become very helpfull.

Many reviewers didn't like it, but then how many kilometers have they driven with it... I guess it takes a little time to get used to..

Hope this helps..:rolleyes:

Thanks for the input. Are you a long time BMW owner?

I haven't really tried it since it came out on the 2004 545i-didn't like it then. I've been buying BMW's 3 series since 1992 except for the 2002 7 (didn't care for it) and the 545 which didn't fit me. I usually buy a larger car for business, brand varies, to go with the 3 for fun.

So I was curious if AS had improved since 2004. You are right the reviews are either negative or mixed at best. So I thought I would seek counsel from those die hard acolytes who have experience. Is it the old time BMW 3 series guy like me buying AS or the new convert to BMW's? Are the reviewers who have history with BMW's merely reacting to the change of an old favorite?

I am searching for opinions from both perspectives to make sure I don't end up with buyer's remorse.

I am currently driving a BMW 530d which is from 1999. It doesn't have AS. Personally I do not have any personal experience with AS.

Wouldn't take it on a 3 or 5 series though. Equally concerned and worried about ending up with buyer's remorse, I questionned a lot of people.

The consensus seems to be the following (whether right or wrong) :
Those who have test driven it don't like it..
Those who have it on a 3 or 5 series don't like it..
Those who actually have it on an X5 seem to like it..

Why ? don't know, probably the way the car is driven or its size or the wheel size..

I have taken the risk and may comment on it once I get mine in about 2 months, but then maybe my first comments won't be that positive since I may need time to get used to it...

I am a longt time BMW owner. On X5 models I tested with and without. Now I am very happy, having it on the X5 and also ordered my X6 with it. The X5 feels very sportive with it - there is nothing like loosing contact or not feeling the road. Try and it and feel it - you won´t need a long time for this experience.

Thanks for confirming my opinion...:thumbup:

I have AS on my 335 and LOVE it!!!

Jay - hows that 335 treating you? Time to post some pics soon.

It's quite a machine - I'm really diggin' it these days. I'll post a few pics after I have a chance to Zaino it to death...

i have it on my 645 and love it.

tried it on various 3er loaners and loved it.

tried it on a new x5 and loved it.

final verdict? i love it. :)

call me a slush or whatever, but the ease of steering at slow parking speeds just makes the car somehow "feel" more luxurious lol. gosh. i MUST be getting old. i'm not even quite 29 yet!!!! :D must be the pending bar exam in july gettin to me lol