co_440i wrote

Why did they give it Camry headlights? I’m having trouble ever visualizing myself driving a G-chassis BMW because they look so bad, and only seem to get worse with every new update

bimmer813 wrote

I’ll leave this here: remember all the hate the M3 got when it came out? And yet, it’s still a nearly impossible car to get without getting on a list and waiting.

We may hate on it now, but I’ll just wait the year or so when people with the old model swap in and say it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.

arunr55 wrote

Thanks for sharing the latest R and T 25 with us, It's a better reviews I’ve seen of the X3... It's a beautiful interior to tour around the world, let's ride baby #BMW.

JoeyO wrote

Yea, I think the new design looks more like a station wagon or a hatchback, than it does an SUV. It has that weird Subaru profile. I think the elongated hood has a lot to do with it. It has a “cab backward” design, rather than a “cab forward” design. I prefer short hoods. Long hoods remind me of Ace and Gary’s mobile. Some of you SNL fans might know the reference. Fortunately the MSport trim reduces the hood effect because the bottom trim is colored matched. It makes the vehicle appear a little thicker than then the reg x30 trim. Just IMO.

ModernAngel wrote

Yup. I literally came from a G87 M2 to the G45 M50. Also have owned a litany of sport compact cars my entire life, including tuned (full suspension/bars/etc.) ND Miata, Focus RS, STI, etc.

Does the M50 handle as good as those cars? Hell no. Is it pretty damn close for what it is and the exponential additional levels of everyday flexibility and comfort? Yes. I would argue that yes it is. But that's me. I dunno what everyone else is looking for in a car.

JK479 wrote

The exterior design is mundane. I saw “dune” colored x3 30 today on the road and it looked sad. Almost elongated in appearance. I didn’t even look back like I usually do with cars.

I agree with others the interior is like a gamer’s delight.

Not a home run. They will sell but the last gen looked great.

Mr Carrots wrote

In sport+ mode my m50 isn't that far off from the magneride+performance pack 5.0 that I traded in for it

It's an infinitely more enjoyable grocery getter than anything I cross shopped with it

ddavtian wrote

It's always funny to see how many "great" designers are here, year after year, model after model. Every new model is being called an insult, Camry, Rav4, Chevy. New M5 was called a tank, and it was one of the nice comparisons. "I'll never buy one with these headlights, I'll never buy one with this interior".

Most of the critics have no degree/experience in design or engineering, but love to criticize multi-billion dollar companies. I'm not saying it's wrong, everybody can have their opinion. I just find funny.

ModernAngel wrote

For me it's a car that comfortably handles most every common daily driver task with aplomb, while also being a comfy long-distance cruiser and is still something that's fun enough to drive that I'll actually go on drives in the twisties with it just for fun. It does the "jack of all trades, master of none" thing about as well as one can expect it to. Sofyen from Redline Reviews casually pulled a 4.2 0-60 on the street with one.

If BMW sold the M340i wagon here in the States I likely would've just gotten one of those. But they don't, so, X3 M50 it was.

ddavtian wrote

It's always funny to see how many "great" designers are here, year after year, model after model. Every new model is being called an insult, Camry, Rav4, Chevy. New M5 was called a tank, and it was one of the nice comparisons. "I'll never buy one with these headlights, I'll never buy one with this interior".

Most of the critics have no degree/experience in design or engineering, but love to criticize multi-billion dollar companies. I'm not saying it's wrong, everybody can have their opinion. I just find funny.

ddavtian wrote

Most of the critics have no degree/experience in design or engineering, but love to criticize multi-billion dollar companies. I'm not saying it's wrong, everybody can have their opinion. I just find funny.

ModernAngel wrote

Yup. For a compact SUV and for the money it's probably the best performing new vehicle in its class overall you can buy today, IMO.

There are plenty of cars many folks find ugly that also have great performance. This is one of them. That's fine. Life is complicated. Some cars look great and have poor performance and vice versa.

Go give one a proper test drive and see if it ticks the boxes for ya.

I just find it funny when many professional reviewers and other folks on this board say the new M50 drives great and is quite fast for what it is and folks who, AFAIK, still haven't even driven one yet are just like "no, you're all wrong, it can't drive well because it looks stupid". OK. 😄

Neusser wrote

It can't drive particularly well because it has a high COG and weighs a ton.

This isn't rocket science.

avi66 wrote

Yea it’s funny as these multi-billon dollar companies never get it wrong. Boeing is really funny…….

ModernAngel wrote

All SUVs weigh a lot and have a high COG. That's why I prefaced everything with "for a compact SUV".

Nobody is saying it outperforms a 911 or something.