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My X1 ran a 12.1 1/4 mile last year (should be high 11's right now) and is the fastest N55 xdrive car in the world. With the mods I have (FBO and JRZ/M3 suspension) it is as fast or faster than e92 M3s both in a straight line and around a track (Mid-Ohio is my home track and point of comparison) - I have 10 track days on it this season.
Stock it's pretty good, but if you are willing to mod (and I understand not everybody is), there is no other car out right now that has an equivalent mix of luxury, straight line speed, driving dynamics, and track performance for the money. Find me another car for $43k including mods that can run a low 1:4x at mid ohio, run an 11 second quarter mile, fit an Ikea desk in the back, has AWD, is a hatchback/wagon, and has BMW level luxury, interior, and refinement. It doesn't exist.
The cons of the car:
Idrive is outdated
Rear 3/4 angle looks odd if not lowered
Plastic used on bottom of door panels tends to scuff
Last edited by paradoxical3; 08-29-2014 at 11:10 PM..
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