Another 2021 M550i review

Rotherd31 · 02-02-2021, 11:21 AM

https://www.bmwblog.com/2021/01/31/2...ve-test-drive/

crypto · 02-02-2021, 11:49 AM

This is actually one of the better ways I have seen the M550i explained in comparison with the M5. So many people seem to go bananas trying to compare the two. This one is pretty to the point and captures it well.

Superjackson · 02-02-2021, 12:43 PM

All this time, I didn't realize the rear bumper got changed in the facelift lol. Anyone know if it fits in place of the old one? Looks like it'd look great in body colour :O

hlothery · 02-03-2021, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by crypto

This is actually one of the better ways I have seen the M550i explained in comparison with the M5. So many people seem to go bananas trying to compare the two. This one is pretty to the point and captures it well.

Agree. It describes my stealth luxury rocketship very well. Remains the best car I have ever owned, and I still love it as much as the day I bought it.

LuvMyE92 · 02-03-2021, 07:59 AM

Overall, pretty good, but those guys need a better editor. To wit: "Not only is it always in the correct gear but it changes gears with the immediacy of a dual-clutch, yet with not of the violent jolts.".

Rotherd31 · 02-03-2021, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Superjackson

All this time, I didn't realize the rear bumper got changed in the facelift lol. Anyone know if it fits in place of the old one? Looks like it'd look great in body colour :O

Discovered that same thing about a month ago. I plan on buying one and getting it painted, if it fits my 2020 M550. If it isn't a fit, my dealership has told me that they will take it back. The parts dish shows the same two underside screws on each end, as mine, so I'm guessing it will fit. I plan on ordering it the first week in March. I will post the results on my thread next month.

https://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1664627

crypto · 02-03-2021, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by LuvMyE92

Overall, pretty good, but those guys need a better editor. To wit: "Not only is it always in the correct gear but it changes gears with the immediacy of a dual-clutch, yet with not of the violent jolts.".

Hah it's all kinds of jacked up. The first sentence after the title reads like a car wreck. I also specific remember this:

"Our own Horatiu and other disagreed."

😆

FoxberryJam · 02-06-2021, 07:27 PM

Great review (minor edit issues aside) - thanks for posting!

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