[aherman18]

Beautiful vehicle. Let us know your thoughts after a few weeks.

Thanks,

Andrew

[whofelt]

Originally Posted by jonteck

Finally i get my 550e xdrive and it awesome!

Nice! What is the build sheet for your car?

[tsbrown]

So BMW USA press release today says the 550e production starts July 2024. What would be so different from European models that they would delay several months…just volume and supply chain issues?

[Deho]

Originally Posted by tsbrown

So BMW USA press release today says the 550e production starts July 2024. What would be so different from European models that they would delay several months…just volume and supply chain issues?

Probably. Demand is much higher for plug-ins in Europe; since BMW can only produce so many cars in a given month it makes sense to try and satisfy pent-up demand in Europe first.

[aherman18]

Does anyone know if pre-ordering is open in the US for the 550e at this point? BMW FS wants a production number in order to further extend my lease. They are not really worried about when the vehicle will arrive, they are just looking for that number.

[atrofia]

Finally I got it!

[SkykingUSA]

Originally Posted by atrofia

Finally I got it!

Congratulations and thanks for the pictures! The car looks great.

[OHV_44]

Originally Posted by atrofia

Finally I got it!

Have fun and always have a good trip.
Baw się dobrze i zawsze udanej podróży.

[robfen]

Safe travels and beautiful car!

[jonteck]

Originally Posted by whofelt

Nice! What is the build sheet for your car?

This is list my car accessory:
-Bmw Invidual merino /copper Brown/atlas Grey leather
-Bmw Invidiual Frozen Deep Grey Metallic
-20¨ M Style 938m Wheels (summer wheels) 19 winter
-M Accent combined with Carbon Fibre and high-gloss silver threads
-Bmw extended Shadownline package
-Bmw M antchracite headlining
-M-Sport package
-M-Sport Pro package
-Innovation package
-Travel package
-comfort pakage
-Comfront seat with ventilated
-Towbar
-Comfort acces
-heated steering wheel and seat front and back
-Driving assistant professional
-Bmw Live cockpit professional with hud
-Crafted Clarity Controls
-Bowers & Wilkins Surround Sound System
-Tinted windows rear
-4 zone air conditioning with rear
-Parking assistant professional
allmost all what i get without sun roof.

[Deho]

Originally Posted by jonteck

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Finally i get my 550e xdrive and it awesome!

Can't wait to read/watch reviews of the 550e; any thoughts about the car?

[whofelt]

Odd that they don’t already have reviews based on the current version available now.

[robfen]

I'm due my 550e soon and I've never owned a car without reading reviews first.
Really strange launch for a new vehicle!

[robfen]

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/5-series

finally!

[DHDCF]

Most of the "cons" in the above review are goofy. I just want to comment on one of them though, which is regarding the interior: "Lacks one coherent design theme; it’s a bit of a mish-mash".

I think BMW got it right. Having driven an iX I can appreciate the g60 NOT being so one sided. It doesn't look so...plain...or...empty.

[Deho]

Originally Posted by robfen

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/5-series

finally!

Thanks for sharing!

This feels like a "low effort" review (no pictures besides stock photos, mostly things that could have been written without driving the car etc.), but it's a start.

I know I'll be torn between the i5 xDrive40 and the 550e; they are almost exactly the same price here in Canada!

[Dragonfly Trumpeter]

Originally Posted by robfen

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/5-series

finally!

Thank you for finding and posting the link. My car is at the dealership now so, assuming no last minute 'stop sale' issue, I will collect it next week.

[robfen]

The Telegraph verdict
Big and expensive, this eighth-generation 5-series is being sold as much on its software and gadgets as it is on dynamics and power units. Did it need to break the five-metre-long barrier, did it need quite so many software gimmicks, is piano black a fit-and-proper cabin material for an £80-grand car? Discuss. But while you are doing so, remember that when it comes to joining up villages, towns and cities, in all weathers, in sybaritic comfort and with astonishing body control and driver appeal, this plug-in BMW has few if any peers. Although I must admit that Herbie my Labrador would prefer the estate version, if that’s OK with you.


behind paywall

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/bmw...lug-in-hybrid/

[Deho]

Originally Posted by robfen

The Telegraph verdict

behind paywall

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/bmw...lug-in-hybrid/

Thank you for that! I read the whole review and in general the reviewer wasn't impressed by some of the interior materials (seems to be a common complaint) but was smitten by the quality of the ride. He mentionned the presence of air suspension, which is the first time I hear about on a non-i5 version? That's interesting because the autocar reviewer did mention the adaptive suspension was a bit on the stiff side.

Here in Canada the 550e doesn't seem to offer an air suspension, unless I'm mistaken.

[aherman18]

Any prediction on US electric range and when ordering will open?

Thanks.

[Kelig]

Air suspension is only available on Hybrid and Electric (I would assume because of the weight), and as standard equipment in Europe on the 550e and as an option on the 530e.

Electric range should be the same in US than in Europe, 83 to 90 kilometers (49-56 miles) according to WLTP standards

[robfen]

https://news.yahoo.com/bmw-550e-phev...173031868.html

i collected mine today
definitely not air suspension