[ABDERRAHIM]

Hello guys i want a bmw with driver assist pro i like the feature so much i was planning to get it on the X3 20d M sport but it's not available now i'm switching to 5 series is it a good choice compared to the x3 and does it handle good (dealing with speedbreakers etc...) i hope having some advices . thanks 🙏

[AP]

Quite different cars
I'm no expert but I would expect the 5 to probably be the better handling car as it's not as high and if you get a msport version , it will have slightly lower and firmer suspension which will give you a better handling ride as opposed to SE although at some cost to comfort
(All subjective and really the only way you'll know is to have a test drive)
Size of wheeels , whether runflat or normal tyres and the type of suspension SE, msport or VDC will all influence the ride and handling, many combinations there
So yeh test drive first to be sure it's what you are after

I've not driven an x3 so can't comment specifically on that model but I think I'm probably right to say ( happy to be corrected) that I'm general a saloon will handle better than a SUV with the caveats of the many suspension variations

[oilandgas]

It is like comparing the taste of an apple to the taste of an orange - you just can't compare X3 against the 5 series

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by AP

Quite different cars
I'm no expert but I would expect the 5 to probably be the better handling car as it's not as high and if you get a msport version , it will have slightly lower and firmer suspension which will give you a better handling ride as opposed to SE although at some cost to comfort
(All subjective and really the only way you'll know is to have a test drive)
Size of wheeels , whether runflat or normal tyres and the type of suspension SE, msport or VDC will all influence the ride and handling, many combinations there
So yeh test drive first to be sure it's what you are after

I've not driven an x3 so can't comment specifically on that model but I think I'm probably right to say ( happy to be corrected) that I'm general a saloon will handle better than a SUV with the caveats of the many suspension variations

Just a heads up that M-Sport Suspension isn't on the 530e. Even with the "M-Sport" package.

I only mention this as the OP has a 530e in their picture.

[thecooltype]

I own a 540 And my wife owns an x3... two completely different rides....no comparison really. you are either an suv person or a sedan person....

[thecooltype]

Originally Posted by oilandgas

It is like comparing the taste of an apple to the taste of an orange - you just can't compare X3 against the 5 series

exactly! well said

[G30M]

x3 drives like a bus, everybody sits upright.

5 series drives like a boat, everybody in semireclined position.

3 series drives like a racing car, everybody cramped close together semireclined.

you need to test drive to know.