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Old 05-10-2012, 06:57 PM
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Dealer has a car on ship arriving soon, I am interested in it. My question is that my current 08. 550 has the m sport pkg which includes active roll. The new 2012 550 has sport m pkg and all wheel drive but no active roll. I love the handling of the 2008 550 (amazing). How is the handling of 2012 550 without ars? My wife has a 2012 535xi with msport, no ars. I really don't like the handling, too much body roll. I am planning to lower car and dinan stage 2. How comparable in handling are the 2 with some suspension work on the 2012. Please let me know your experience. Thanks...
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tough call. ARS is a pretty awesome feature.
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Just drove a 2012 528i with sport, and it cornered like a boat. Meh.
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I would definitely get active roll. With such a heavy car, you need to keep that weight under control. Remember, the F10 is a small 7-series, not a car in its own right.
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remember that the f10 weighs around 200kgs more than the e60!
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