Plush, comfortable interior
And I felt as if all was right sitting in this truck-like car thing. The interior is beautiful.
The white Merino leather seats are plush and comfortable. (Though I would never own a vehicle with white interior anything due to Dunkin' Donuts coffee sloshing and Big Mac lettuce spillage.) The M seats provide extra bolstering for hard corners.
Of course, this being an M, BMW feels obligated to remind you why you plunked down $90,000 for it. There's the M door sill, M steering wheel, M floor mats, M head rests and the M center console. Forrest Mars never saw this many M&Ms, and he holds the patent for them.
But even with the so many Ms around the cabin, nothing feels in your face or overstated. The cabin feels luxurious with a touch of speed. The lines are long and horizontal and covered in leather. It's stable and there's a simplicity inside that calms your nerves at the times you need a steady hand and confidence, like barreling between two big trucks.
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Automatic climate control
Automatic climate control
1 Seat heating, left
2 Vent settings
3 Rear window defroster
4 Air flow
5 AUTO program
6 Temperature
7 Seat heating, right
8 Cooling function
9 Recirculated-air mo ...
Going & Stopping
You'd never suspect the X5 M is powered by a 555-hp V-8 if you were simply
riding along running errands, because it behaves like any luxury crossover would
in that situation. Acceleration from a s ...
Features
The 535i xDrive starts at $55,800 and comes with a fair amount of standard
features, like a panoramic moonroof, xenon headlights and rain-sensing
windshield wipers. As with most BMWs, though, it's ...
