It was a sad day when my father in law who is a die hard BMW x5 driver diesel told me he wanted me to purchase him the 2016 gle550e instead of this car. But after some comparison and first hand driving comparison I had no choice but to get the GLE550e. The interior is far better, the horsepower combined is FAR better 430hp/470lb/ft and 17 miles on only electric. Obviously both these cars have regenerative properties and have come to find out that in everyday stop and go traffic you dont need your gasoline at all. This car (x5) needs a bigger starting engine platform to even stand a chance.
Hey Mico, thinking of buying one of these. But I'm a little concerned about longevity and reliability. Do you have any info about reliability issues with this car?
It is never drained to a zero, the car is programmed to use gas to keep the batter at at least 10%, so when you do hard acceleration - you have electric boots.
3 to 3.5 hours of level 2 charging for ONLY 13 miles on Electric? WTF BMW?!?! I think that's the worst set of numbers I've ever heard! I think I could put something together better than that!!!
