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Originally Posted by Zap-xpilot
Well, that is your opinion and you're entitled to it. But it is also objectively not true.
I specifically chose NOT to have the adaptive suspension on my otherwise fully loaded 540iX G31. There were several reasons for that:
- As a more knowledgable member points below it raises the springs 10mm and makes the car wallowy in its Comfort setting. Which, let's face it, is what owners do 90% of the time
- I test drove several different 540:s, with DCC, Adaptive Dampers, the like and chose the firmer, more progressive setting of the passive M-dampers
- Damping preference is a personal setting - My other car is an M3 F80, riding on 20inch 666 wheels. I'd say the 540 is pretty comfortable in comparison. If you compare to, idk, a Rolls, well it would feel more of a sports car.. Relative this.
- Passive dampers save approx 40kg mass, for me that was non neglible
- I don't like the fact that I cannot choose a default driving mode (yet), so I didn't want to sit in a wallowy cruiser by default before I get irritated enough to press a button
So, now you have several (new) reasons to be amazed at 
I miss the Goldilocks tuning of older days on BMW, where the car just felt "right". The passive M-Sport is, IMHO, closest to that.
Also, even though RFTs have become much better there is no comparison between those and the premium non-RFTs and no amount of trick suspension can compensate for the reduced unsprung mass - you will always have the sensation of moving from leaden boots to running trainers.. |
I agree with this above ^. I had DCC, adaptive dampers on my 435GC, and I honestly never took it out of sport. Its a nice have, but certainly not an essential in my opinion. Riding on 20s even on UK roads I find the suspension excellent with very little body roll. Horses for courses .
Tyre brand choice on the other hand is far more important.