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A few days ago I happened to rent a 2023 BMW X5 hybrid for a week. Had reserved a truck but the wife insisted we rent something more civilized. Luckily they had this beemer (with I think 3,200 miles on it) so we got it.
The car has many doodads. The inside is a complete break from the IC vehicles that we have. Even though I claim to be a luddite, I quite liked the amount of information available to me. Very impressive. But they have listened to their customers and have actual buttons for the climate control, and the radio
The car was quite powerful and fast. For the first couple of days I didn't know how it worked but then I found in the car settings menu the diagrams of how the drivetrain functioned and things became clearer. You can drive up to 40 mph on electric if you squeeze the gas pedal very gingerly or you can have both IC and electric if gunning it. I mean, the thing was fast and the IC versus electric versus hybrid were invisible if you didn't know what to look for.
Didn't calculate the MPG-s because couldn't figure out how the odometer worked.
One downside was that you have to close the door yourself. We drove a couple of times with the door open, complaining about the road noise and wondering why the dome light would come on periodically regardless of how many times you tuned it off. And wondering what the red flashing accent light on the door handle means...
Overall, a very competent machine. The wife complained about feeling the road in it versus our GL550 but that's when we were driving with the door ajar.
Loved the car.
The car has many doodads. The inside is a complete break from the IC vehicles that we have. Even though I claim to be a luddite, I quite liked the amount of information available to me. Very impressive. But they have listened to their customers and have actual buttons for the climate control, and the radio
The car was quite powerful and fast. For the first couple of days I didn't know how it worked but then I found in the car settings menu the diagrams of how the drivetrain functioned and things became clearer. You can drive up to 40 mph on electric if you squeeze the gas pedal very gingerly or you can have both IC and electric if gunning it. I mean, the thing was fast and the IC versus electric versus hybrid were invisible if you didn't know what to look for.
Didn't calculate the MPG-s because couldn't figure out how the odometer worked.
One downside was that you have to close the door yourself. We drove a couple of times with the door open, complaining about the road noise and wondering why the dome light would come on periodically regardless of how many times you tuned it off. And wondering what the red flashing accent light on the door handle means...
Overall, a very competent machine. The wife complained about feeling the road in it versus our GL550 but that's when we were driving with the door ajar.
Loved the car.
