[MercFan]

Not bad.

Door pannels are much better now. But I don't like the "joystick" that doen't fit the interior.

And I don't like this plastick pieces. They look so cheap.

[Amo]

I like the new 'joystick' style gea lever, think it look sophisticated. Overall, I have always disliked this 5er interior, but to be honest, I think by just tidying up a few things inside, it looks much much better.

[EnI]

Originally Posted by SCOTT27

They tried the facelift on the M3 but it did not gel as much simply because the flared wheel arches on the wings did not respond to the new headlight shape and looked awkward. Besides not overhauling the M3 did save some engineering costs
It was mainly to protect the residual value of the M3 .

[Tycoon]

Originally Posted by MercFan

Not bad.

Door pannels are much better now. But I don't like the "joystick" that doen't fit the interior.

And I don't like this plastick pieces. They look so cheap.

Well, if theres anything that i simply adore in the new interior, that's the stick! It looks so advanced and definitely fits in interior, afaic.

But i do agree with you about that plastic around the gearbox; it's the same in my car and i hate it!

[chonkoa]

Originally Posted by MercFan

Not bad.

Door pannels are much better now. But I don't like the "joystick" that doen't fit the interior.

And I don't like this plastick pieces. They look so cheap.

I have to agree, it does look much better although I have to disagree with the joystick Gear lever. I think it looks nice- I like it.
I had wish the Nav display hump would have been gone a la E70 X5

[Just_me]

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[Mr. M]

Originally Posted by shonguiz

Interior is better but i prefer old style dor the doors wich was more sensual, futuristic and coherent.

I must admit, the wood on the door seems a little 'tacked-on' and I agree with you here.

Anyway, can anyone tell me why BMW did not integrate the steering-wheel gear-stalk into the new X5 and this facelifted 5er, using this drive-by-wire stick instead? Is it going to be a standard feature in future models, like the new 7er for example?

[Just_me]

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[GTA8.5]

The changes to the front spoiler look better on the face/lift, big yet subtle improvement. It now looks like its father the 7er. The door panels are also an improvement and look way better than the pre-face model. The 5er sedan now gets LEDs for the rear light treatments. The dash looks like an improvement, the changes are just a few added pieces that make it look busier than the out going model.

One item is terrible looking though. The shift paddles are some of the worst looking I have ever seen on a car. Thay look aquard in design and hard to reach. The M5 has the standard-5er design with a few M pieces, it also looks busier plus I don`t see any changes to the exterior.

[Just_me]

Originally Posted by GTA7.5

One item is terrible looking though. The shift paddles are some of the worst looking I have ever seen on a car. Thay look aquard in design and hard to reach. The M5 has the standard-5er design with a few M pieces, it also looks busier plus I don`t see any changes to the exterior.

There is no such thing as the perfect car. Sorry to break it for you, not even MB built the perfect cars. If a hardcore MB fan think so then he got serious issues
But I tell you this, when you drive a M5 you wont even think about design, you will simply enjoy the car, feeling you are in symbiosis with your M5.