I agree with you. The screen itself is a distraction and it should of been simplified to be more user friendly and quicker access to all controls. It's unfortunate as the rest of the car they nailed it.
You are wrong... because there is more! You forgot to mention they even removed the very useful handles that you could pull to fold rear seats from cargo area! When you showed the back and said "it's the same", I was glad that it had those levels, but when you zoomed closer to the big X mark on the side, I realized NO MORE PULL HANDLES! I said the same before that BMW really messed this one up, but fortunately for BMW, it's still one of the best driving SUVs. Oh, you forgot to mention they also removed air suspension option. My '21 X5 has air suspension which I went instead of mSport package. It's a basic X5 with bunch of options that are functional just not visual, so now they are eliminating useful "ultimate driving machine" functions but adding bunch of visuals "illuminated kidney grill" wow! Consider getting X3 until they butcher X3 interior maybe then we will get some of our buttons back on X5. Why, why would they remove heated steering wheel button to a display, does it at least indicate when it's on? Can it still turn on the heated seating/steering wheel when the temperature is below certain degree? BMW always had some quirks, but this "all digital" movement is seriously getting out of hand. I've been driving X5's since E70 generation and I felt like G05 was the perfect generation, they finally made it perfect (well near perfect, but much better each generation), and now they go and pull this on us.
Yeah it's a references... They're not modernizing like the US carriers are not giving you places to put things like your keys, etc... for me it’s things I need access to that I don’t want to keep in my pocket. US manufactures and larger SUVs such as the X5 have a lot of places for you to put stuff just better interior design.
So funny you mentioned the "woke nonsense"... I been saying something similar for a while now and you are absolutely right. It's so ridiculous. The 2024 X3 is one of the last good models that still looks like a car on the inside and not an office cubicle. But that one too is getting the "woke treatment" for 2025... These stupid displays are SO UGLY!!! It just reeks of laziness. Horrible
They want to "nanny" you. I want to buy a car and drive it and control it not it control me. For me X5 add X7 last good model is 2023. It's just sad. Blind following the blind
Vs gle 450 quality ….dash looks like stuck on giant iPad last minute …after forgetting in dash engineering meeting…def leaning towards GLE because design and finish etc….
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Thank you
I agree with you. The screen itself is a distraction and it should of been simplified to be more user friendly and quicker access to all controls. It's unfortunate as the rest of the car they nailed it.
Thank you for the review. I’m looking at the GL350 and X5
x5 for sure. gle is no match. test drove both, bought x5 few days ago
X5! Better build quality, better MPG, more horsepower, better styling, and 3 years of complementary maintenance
your really honest bro
Always
You are wrong... because there is more! You forgot to mention they even removed the very useful handles that you could pull to fold rear seats from cargo area!
When you showed the back and said "it's the same", I was glad that it had those levels, but when you zoomed closer to the big X mark on the side, I realized NO MORE PULL HANDLES!
I said the same before that BMW really messed this one up, but fortunately for BMW, it's still one of the best driving SUVs. Oh, you forgot to mention they also removed air suspension option. My '21 X5 has air suspension which I went instead of mSport package. It's a basic X5 with bunch of options that are functional just not visual, so now they are eliminating useful "ultimate driving machine" functions but adding bunch of visuals "illuminated kidney grill" wow! Consider getting X3 until they butcher X3 interior maybe then we will get some of our buttons back on X5.
Why, why would they remove heated steering wheel button to a display, does it at least indicate when it's on? Can it still turn on the heated seating/steering wheel when the temperature is below certain degree? BMW always had some quirks, but this "all digital" movement is seriously getting out of hand. I've been driving X5's since E70 generation and I felt like G05 was the perfect generation, they finally made it perfect (well near perfect, but much better each generation), and now they go and pull this on us.
I agree, the dash is a big mistake. The previous shifter was much better also, 2023 CPO is the way to go at this point.
Yep exactly
Did you actually say "no place to put your coins"? When was the last time you needed coins in your car.
Yeah it's a references... They're not modernizing like the US carriers are not giving you places to put things like your keys, etc... for me it’s things I need access to that I don’t want to keep in my pocket. US manufactures and larger SUVs such as the X5 have a lot of places for you to put stuff just better interior design.
So funny you mentioned the "woke nonsense"... I been saying something similar for a while now and you are absolutely right. It's so ridiculous. The 2024 X3 is one of the last good models that still looks like a car on the inside and not an office cubicle. But that one too is getting the "woke treatment" for 2025... These stupid displays are SO UGLY!!! It just reeks of laziness. Horrible
They want to "nanny" you. I want to buy a car and drive it and control it not it control me. For me X5 add X7 last good model is 2023. It's just sad. Blind following the blind
Vs gle 450 quality ….dash looks like stuck on giant iPad last minute …after forgetting in dash engineering meeting…def leaning towards GLE because design and finish etc….
What a cry baby review! But you’re actually so right! I love the front end facelift, but I absolutely hate the dash rework… sad ((
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This was a horrible review...
Sorry. What were you looking for? How could it be better?