{"id":3747,"date":"2019-12-26T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mukerji.co.uk\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2019-12-29T07:15:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T07:15:35","slug":"x5-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mukerji.co.uk\/x5-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"X5 – Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
To date, everything I’ve written about the X5 has been about fixing things that aren’t right with it. There’s a lot more to come. I mean, let’s be honest – an E53 X5 4.8is is going to give me a never ending stream of issues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet this post is about something more fun – the way it looks. X5s are supposed to be quite high vehicles. The 4.8is is supposed to be more sporty, and therefore not as high, but it still towers over my estate cars. Ever since I discovered the fashion of lowering SUVs a few years ago, I knew I’d always want any SUV I owned to be less tall and wobbly. The 4.8is was therefore a great starting point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pretty much every photo I’ve posted of the X5 so far has been in “Access Mode”. That’s where it sits around an inch lower than its usual driving height, apparently to make it easier for people to get in and out. I’m not sure how much difference that makes in reality, but it sure as hell makes the car look better when parked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below, here’s a standard X5 4.8is, in access mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n