Finally... It's here! My 2025 540i XDrive

peptide45 · 02-03-2024, 09:04 AM

My BMW 540i XDrive is home… Picked it up Wednesday. It’s better than I expected.

PsychDoc · 02-03-2024, 09:13 AM

Is that carbon black or black sapphire?

Pictures of the interior?

peptide45 · 02-03-2024, 09:15 AM

That’s Metallic Gray… unfortunately I haven’t taken any pics of the interior.

peptide45 · 02-03-2024, 09:17 AM

Sorry, BMW calls it Dark Graphite Metallic…

deutsch100 · 02-03-2024, 10:34 AM

A beauty! Congratulations! Freude am Fahren

RichardInCA · 02-03-2024, 10:40 AM

Great looking car! You can tell how much I’ve now mentally switched to 100% EV when my instant reaction to your 5th picture was “wait, they’ve changed the frunk cover?”

RJH52 · 02-03-2024, 12:08 PM

Love it! I did the same exterior.

mike@x-ph.com · 02-03-2024, 01:19 PM

Congrats!

Scrapula · 02-03-2024, 02:13 PM

Beautiful car. Enjoy!

ando · 02-03-2024, 02:21 PM

Looks great! Congrats

SkykingUSA · 02-04-2024, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peptide45

My BMW 540i XDrive is home… Picked it up Wednesday. It’s better than I expected.

Congratulations on a beautiful looking car, and thanks for the pictures!

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardInCA

Great looking car! You can tell how much I’ve now mentally switched to 100% EV when my instant reaction to your 5th picture was “wait, they’ve changed the frunk cover?”

That's what I was thinking too!

KingSlayerNYC · 02-04-2024, 08:54 AM

Can you take some interior pics. Especially the light bar

COBodom · 02-04-2024, 05:35 PM

Congrats

peptide45 · 02-04-2024, 07:18 PM

I will post some interior photos in different lighting when I am back home. Got the car and then vacation this week.

desalvorw · 02-05-2024, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peptide45

I will post some interior photos in different lighting when I am back home. Got the car and then vacation this week.

Busy week! 😃

peptide45 · 02-10-2024, 03:57 PM

Here are some interior shots. I’ve pretty much decided “ivory” works best on the light bar with the brown and black interior.

RichardInCA · 02-10-2024, 04:47 PM

Good choice - I go with Ivory as my default too

peptide45 · 02-10-2024, 05:18 PM

Another view. Too good not to share!

SkykingUSA · 02-10-2024, 06:28 PM

I see that you said "no" to the sky lounge roof. Are you happy with the sunroof and does it open enough for you?

peptide45 · 02-10-2024, 06:38 PM

I like the regular sunroof. It’s really nice rolling the windows down and cruising with the roof open. The other roof doesn’t open. So, that was a dealbreaker for me.

Scrapula · 02-10-2024, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardInCA

Good choice - I go with Ivory as my default too

I use orange at the moment,

SkykingUSA · 02-11-2024, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Scrapula

I use orange at the moment,

One of my favorite colors!

02-03-2024, 09:04 AM	#1
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02-03-2024, 09:13 AM	#2
PsychDoc Captain 2559 Rep 638 Posts Drives: 2024 540ix Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Is that carbon black or black sapphire? Pictures of the interior?
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02-03-2024, 09:15 AM	#3
peptide45 New Member 111 Rep 18 Posts Drives: G60 540i xDrive (pending) Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	That’s Metallic Gray… unfortunately I haven’t taken any pics of the interior.
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02-03-2024, 09:17 AM	#4
peptide45 New Member 111 Rep 18 Posts Drives: G60 540i xDrive (pending) Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Sorry, BMW calls it Dark Graphite Metallic…
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02-03-2024, 10:40 AM	#6
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02-04-2024, 08:54 AM	#12
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02-04-2024, 05:35 PM	#13
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02-04-2024, 07:18 PM	#14
peptide45 New Member 111 Rep 18 Posts Drives: G60 540i xDrive (pending) Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I will post some interior photos in different lighting when I am back home. Got the car and then vacation this week.
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02-10-2024, 03:57 PM	#16
peptide45 New Member 111 Rep 18 Posts Drives: G60 540i xDrive (pending) Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Here are some interior shots. I’ve pretty much decided “ivory” works best on the light bar with the brown and black interior. Attached Images
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02-10-2024, 04:47 PM	#17
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02-10-2024, 05:18 PM	#18
peptide45 New Member 111 Rep 18 Posts Drives: G60 540i xDrive (pending) Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Another view. Too good not to share! Attached Images
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02-10-2024, 06:38 PM	#20
peptide45 New Member 111 Rep 18 Posts Drives: G60 540i xDrive (pending) Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I like the regular sunroof. It’s really nice rolling the windows down and cruising with the roof open. The other roof doesn’t open. So, that was a dealbreaker for me.
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