07-24-2014, 10:23 AM | #1 |
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Is M suspension equivalent to adaptive drive?
Is the M suspension that you can get on the F15 now relatively equivalent to the adaptive drive that you could get on the E70?
I had adaptive drive on both my E70 and E71 and I absolutely loved it. Considering that the M suspension is a $900 upgrade vs a $3500 upgrade for adaptive drive, I'm dubious. For those that have had both, what do you think? |
07-24-2014, 10:35 AM | #2 |
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Do a search on this, there's been lots of discussion on this topic already. Because I have the 3rd row seating option, my M Sport came with the Adaptive Suspension and air ride rear axle as standard.
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Check out the thread I posted titled: E70 50i to F15 35d suspension differences Cavman has an excellent response to my question and it should help you as well.
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My E71 most definitely handled better than my E70 (both with AD) and I suspect that, besides the fact that its a tad tinier, its because of that awesome DPC. Granted, my E70 did also have a 3rd row though. Quote:
I'm not being lazy, my searches seemed to be fruitless. Perhaps I just haven't searched for the magic combination of words. I think that from some reading from some people that were being all technical-like about it (as opposed to giving me how they felt about it): This: 2VF+(2VP form of DHP) = Adaptive M Suspension + (Dynamic Performance Control + Active Roll Stabilization) Would be equivalent to my base X6+2VA (DPC+adaptive drive). The DPC is obvious and the AD is now split across 2VF and 2VP. Does that sound right? It peeves me that when they announce the pricing on the 2015 X6 I'm sure that they'll say that its 'only' $xx above the previous model. However, they'll fail to mention that you'll have to add a $4500 option to bring it up to the same default car. It cost ~$9k more than an E70 for a reason (in the initial MY, both DPC and AD were standard -- Expensive stuff. They eventually decoupled only the AD). Now they'll just charge more because they can. From what I can tell, my build will probably cost $15k more than almost the exact same thing did only 3y ago. Gosh. I know, they're not a charity. |
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