I drove the E60 5 Series with Active steering & Servotronic. It was a bit of a different driving experience as the steering was approx 720 degrees from lock to lock. It definitely took a bit of getting used to. It was a tool that was indeed helpful when it came to parallel parking and moving the car out of tight parking spots but that was about it. I actually prefer the conventional steering wheel and would not recommend you to go for it but hey thats just my opinion. I would highly recommend you request your dealer to allow you to test drive a 5 Series fitted with Active steering to get the feel of it. It will definitely solve the answer to your query.