Official X5 ///M Press Release and Pics(updated post 51)

[LeMansX5]

42 page PDF with all the details

[LeMansX5]

Optional features:

• M Driver’s Package.
• Back-up camera including its own very special Top View function.
• Head-Up Display
• BMW Individual High End audio system.
• BMW’s Professional navigation system,
• Active seat ventilation,
• Four-zone automatic air conditioning,
• Panorama glass roof on the BMW X5 M and an electrically operated glass roof on the BMW X6 M as well

Standard features:

• Electrical seat adjustment complete with a memory function and seat heating at the front,
• Two-zone automatic air conditioning,
• Extended Merino leather,
• HiFi audio system with 12 loudspeakers and 230 Watt amplifier output,
• M entry trim,
• M footrest,
• Interior trim in brushed Aluminium Shadow on both models
• BMW Individual instrument panel finished in leather and automatic operation of the tailgate on the BMW X6 M.

[X5 Meister]

Does that mean the 3rd row seat isn't an available option for the X5 M ?

Front brakes are absolutely huge (395mm), even the rears (385mm) are bigger than anything BMW has ever put on a car (374mm fronts on the M6). Too bad they are not cross drilled or slotted.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Does that mean the 3rd row seat isn't available for the X5 M ?

Why would you want a third row in a ///M car?

[SANguru]

niice.. it will probably be at least $90-100K? will talk to my dealer...

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by SANguru

niice.. it will probably be at least $90-100K? will talk to my dealer...

My guess, it will be close to M5 price and with all options added it will be near $100k.

[rh71]

top view camera like Infiniti... finally. More and more gadgets meeting today's "standards". Funny they put it in the M to start out. This is one smexy beast... the front vents grew on me much faster than anticipated.

[X5 Meister]

Top view has been available from BMW for some models for years.

Originally Posted by rh71

top view camera like Infiniti... finally. More and more gadgets meeting today's "standards". Funny they put it in the M to start out. This is one smexy beast... the front vents grew on me much faster than anticipated.

[X5 Meister]

By applying that logic I don't see why you would want more than 2 seats in an M car.

M or not, it's still an X5 and one of the biggest selling points of the E70 X5, over the E53 X5, and Porsche was that you could seat 7 people in it. I don't see why that needed to change, and hopefully it didn't.

Given it's now the most powerful BMW available, ever, I'm sure it will be more than $100,000. Not to mention the Cayenne Turbo S with 550 hp, 0-60 in 4.7 sec and top speed 174 mph (look familiar yet) has an MSRP of $124,800.

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Why would you want a third row in a ///M car?

[JCL]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Does that mean the 3rd row seat isn't an available option for the X5 M ?

Front brakes are absolutely huge (395mm), even the rears (385mm) are bigger than anything BMW has ever put on a car (374mm fronts on the M6). Too bad they are not cross drilled or slotted.

I'm with Lemans, couldn't imagine them putting a 3rd row seat into this vehicle.

I noted the brakes in the pictures, and they are very impressive looking. I am actually glad that they didn't drill or slot them, they look far more serious and purposeful without the non-functional dress up package IMO.