Going from a fully loaded G30 530e to an X5MC. First baby later and lots of road trips to visit family - the trunk in the hybrid 5 was tiny and we found ourselves playing tetris to get everything into it.
We originally were looking at the X7... Was like driving a yacht. One extreme to another
Ended up at Audi looking at an RSQ8, fell in love but was missing tech that we had in our older 5. The interior was also just not as special as the BMW.
Checked out the RR SVR which is at the end of it's lifecycle - so no go - also not as quick.
MB GLE53S - 2 MB dealerships were just awful to deal with... Must have been a bad day for both reps or something. It was definitely nice but nothing special or memorable - very similar to a standard GLE 350.
Finally came full circle, found the X5M in the perfect spec and couldn't stop smiling after the test drive. Had all the tech, luxury, speed, cool factor, etc. Carbon black with the silverstone interior, Canadian exclusive package with pretty much every option ticked.
Ross