I hear there is a new NAV screen and there is now a motorized mechanism which folds down revealing a single CD player?? Is this correct? if so, please explain what it looks like (maybe post a pic?) and/or how well does it work?? Or all this total crap? Inquiring minds want to know?
Partial crap. There is a new NAV in a 16:9 format screen. You loose all the trim work around the NAV now. The screen does tilt down via a motorized mechanism, but there is a cassette behind the screen. A single CD is not available, at least in the USA model. I have heard that a mini-disc is available in Europe
No single CD with M Audio Enhanced Bass option. The Bass is dramatic with the new twin 10" subs. The bass now rocks the car and literally shakes the rear view mirror. The cones on all speakers are now Kevlar (according to my dealer) when you order this option. This is now the best stock BMW audio system I have heard to date. Sure you can probably do even better after-market...but I never screw with the factory audio systems.
MJ - how do you like anthracite? What else have you considered? Have chance to get exact same car with M Audio, same color, etc. Initially looked at either titanium silver or carbon black. Is anthracite a compromise?
I have anthracite too. It gets a LOT of compliments as a great color, even from other M5 owners. I like it because it is good looking, doesn't show the dirt too bad, and very, very stealth. I haven't regretted it for a moment. I have all-black sportive interior.
The BMW On-Board Navigation System is a feature that enhances the driving pleasure of BMW drivers around the world. Its advanced GPS technology provides accurate, user-friendly information when and where it's needed. However, with 10-15% of routes in Europe changing every year, the system requires regular software up-dates to maintain optimum performance.
BMW is pleased to announce the release of the 2001-1 version of the digital road map CD-ROMs. A total of nine CDs cover the European continent: from freeways, highways, roads and streets to detailed information on restaurants and hotels. And all up-to-date and immediately accessible.
The CD-ROM for Central Europe, for example, now has 12,000 travel destinations more than the old CD. The digital road map for Great Britain now has every single house number for every city in its index.
In Germany, drivers have access to an enormous database which now contains more than 103,000 travel destinations, 27,000 restaurants and 13,000 hotels. The new CD-ROMS also enable enhanced traffic-jam warning services for most European countries: the sophisticated BMW Navigation computer then immediately calculates an alternative route.
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