G05 X5 LCI leaked - Page 3

SCA · 02-07-2023, 06:31 PM

BMW Press Release: https://www.bmwusanews.com/newsrelease.do?id=4104&mid=

Tons of pics and info via: Bimmerpost https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...74&postcount=1

wdc330i · 02-07-2023, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SCA

BMW Press Release: https://www.bmwusanews.com/newsrelease.do?id=4104&mid=

Tons of pics and info via: Bimmerpost https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...74&postcount=1

They did not mess it up.

zach · 02-07-2023, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wdc330i

They did not mess it up.

It really looks great.

SCA · 02-07-2023, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by wdc330i

They did not mess it up.

I am not crazy about the front bumper covers, but I suspect the M sport package will fix that.

Edit: Added M60i pics. Yep, that solved my problem.

SCA · 02-07-2023, 07:07 PM

Paint mine in Individual LeMans Blue and it is a done deal. https://youtu.be/kJgn_JkCfpc

SARAFIL · 02-07-2023, 07:49 PM

Looks good. Still not happy with removing all the buttons*, and doesn’t seem like enough of a change otherwise to justify a $40k+ upgrade cost, so in no rush to update. But if had to get a replacement car would be good with this.

*did they even bury the heated steering wheel control in the screen? 😡

robg · 02-08-2023, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SARAFIL

Looks good. Still not happy with removing all the buttons*, and doesn’t seem like enough of a change otherwise to justify a $40k+ upgrade cost, so in no rush to update. But if had to get a replacement car would be good with this.

*did they even bury the heated steering wheel control in the screen? 😡

Probably. Unfortunately it’s becoming a trend. Test drove an Audi recently where both the heated steering wheel and homelink controls were buried in the screen. I’ve seen it in other cars too like Jeep products.

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John V · 02-08-2023, 08:36 AM

The heated wheel buttom on the Cayman is well executed. It's on the backside of the wheel, on the middle spoke, just inside the rim. Basically impossible to hit it by accident, but easily accessible and in an intuitive location.

I pretty much despise touch-screens in cars. Physical buttons and knobs are just far superior.

wdc330i · 02-08-2023, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SARAFIL

Looks good. Still not happy with removing all the buttons*, and doesn’t seem like enough of a change otherwise to justify a $40k+ upgrade cost, so in no rush to update. But if had to get a replacement car would be good with this.

*did they even bury the heated steering wheel control in the screen? 😡

Agreed. But, it’s pretty easy to set a climate scenario where your steering wheel and seats turn on below a certain temperature as soon as you start the car (or start the preconditioning).

I already do that with my car…which I am keeping FOREVER because it has all of the express buttons, shift lever, blah blah PLUS all of the screen/voice control options. So happy I got a 2022 model.

SCA · 02-08-2023, 11:04 AM

Interior from the Australian configurator.

02-07-2023, 07:07 PM	#25
SCA Jaded Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,038	Paint mine in Individual LeMans Blue and it is a done deal. https://youtu.be/kJgn_JkCfpc Last edited by SCA; 02-07-2023 at 07:28 PM.

02-07-2023, 07:49 PM	#26
SARAFIL I like BMWs Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: X5 M50 / M550 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 5,789	Looks good. Still not happy with removing all the buttons, and doesn’t seem like enough of a change otherwise to justify a $40k+ upgrade cost, so in no rush to update. But if had to get a replacement car would be good with this. did they even bury the heated steering wheel control in the screen? 😡 __________________ 2020 X5 M50i -- Alpine White / Coffee Leather 2020 M550i -- Carbon Black / Beige Leather

02-08-2023, 11:04 AM	#30
SCA Jaded Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,038	Interior from the Australian configurator. Attached Thumbnails

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SCA Jaded Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,038	BMW Press Release: https://www.bmwusanews.com/newsrelease.do?id=4104&mid= Tons of pics and info via: Bimmerpost https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...74&postcount=1

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John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	The heated wheel buttom on the Cayman is well executed. It's on the backside of the wheel, on the middle spoke, just inside the rim. Basically impossible to hit it by accident, but easily accessible and in an intuitive location. I pretty much despise touch-screens in cars. Physical buttons and knobs are just far superior.