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      12-11-2016, 05:58 AM   #1
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Very detailed G30 Review by Autogefühl

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This is a English language review done by Autogefühl. His English reviews are very detailed and thoughtful. Some may find it too long but you can always scroll ahead



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      12-11-2016, 06:55 AM   #2
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Very thorough review. Thanks for posting.
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      12-11-2016, 10:39 AM   #3
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For him, this is almost a short review, I've seen them as long as 90 minutes.
Nice review though, but I'd wish he'd driven the 540i too.
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Great review. I look forward to ordering the G30 in January.
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      12-12-2016, 04:31 PM   #5
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before I watch the whole thing, did he get to drive the M550i xDrive?
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M-Sport looking mighty fine. Hoping the USA gets RWD diesel as an option.
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How can we get the ambient light to turn that blue on our Ms?
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before I watch the whole thing, did he get to drive the M550i xDrive?
No. He only drove the Luxury Line 530d.
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No. He only drove the Luxury Line 530d.
Thanks, you just saved me some evening time
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Love the German when they review cars: they really go into details and then usually take the car to the Autobahn to test their high speed behaviour!
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before I watch the whole thing, did he get to drive the M550i xDrive?
Nobody has yet. The cars available for the press drives in Portugal were the 540i M Sport and 530d X Drive Luxury Line. The other cars were on display only...
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How can we get the ambient light to turn that blue on our Ms?
Next year hahaha ;-). One caveat, you have to change cars!
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How can we get the ambient light to turn that blue on our Ms?
Next year hahaha ;-). One caveat, you have to change cars!
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Great review.
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Wow, very well done video. Damn those Germans are detail oriented!
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Those wheels don't look BMW at all!
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This convinced me to look for a well preserved E39. I sure wished BMW made this car less generic.
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This summer I downsized from an '01 sporty shorty (sold) to an '03 530i Sport Auto. His reasoning hit the nail on the head. Why dish out for the 7 when the 5 gives very little in some areas but leaps ahead quite a bit in others.
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Very thoughtful and insightfull review, detailed as you would expect from a German, just like it's supposed to be imo.
The G30 is great, i just happen to think that the design of the air curtain is not very well executed, should've been like on the F15 and F16, bigger and bolder.
And the autonomus driving is not on par with Audi and MB is concerning.
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Nice review thanks
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