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Originally Posted by tsbrown
Is the default nature of the M550 that much sportier than the 540i M sport that comfort is better or is this just your preference? I coded mine to start in Sport Individual and the only time I ever use comfort is long highway trips. Might as well not even have Eco Pro mode as I never use it after the first time trying it.
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Oh it’s night and day more sporty and capable than the B58/540. I have the B58 in my X5 and I totally get the urge or need to stay in sport.
Comfort is a mini beast in the M550, no dog in it at all. If I need a little bump in comfort I slap the lever left.
The roads suck here as you know. I prefer comfort for the softer dampers and the overall comfortable ride when tooling around town or bumper to bumper traffic. But yes, Comfort in the M550 is not what Comfort is like in the 540. The V8 just pulls like there is no tomorrow from zero and doesn’t need the higher revs to kick in the turbos to get results. Sport mode has higher shift points, so you get the benefits of the turbos on the B58 sooner.
So when I do use Sport or Sport Plus, it’s just feels like a whole other level and a treat because I’m not driving in it all the time.