"Unpublished" upgrades from the original MY2015 to today's model?

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Why don't they release these innovations on day 1???

COME ON BMW!

Because...BMW....

Just like they screwed me with my LCI 2018 M4....it was built in May 2017...July builds get the touch screen

[Habber]

Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

Because...BMW....

Just like they screwed me with my LCI 2018 M4....it was built in May 2017...July builds get the touch screen

From what I hear, most people don?t use it. There will always be something new around the corner.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Habber

From what I hear, most people don?t use it. There will always be something new around the corner.

There's a theory that BMW holds back upgrades for each model year so that it's always releasing fresh product, which is nice for today's buyers, but then tomorrow you have an out-dated product (the theory goes). Further, there are competition packs, cs, and other versions or options that aren't available for early adopters.

Those that favor this theory believe that it's unique in scale and scope to BMW, and that other manufacturers release everything on day 1. Examples include the new M5 which debuts without led tail lights vs new porsche offerings that have all of the options available right away.

[Habber]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

There's a theory that BMW holds back upgrades for each model year so that it's always releasing fresh product, which is nice for today's buyers, but then tomorrow you have an out-dated product (the theory goes). Further, there are competition packs, cs, and other versions or options that aren't available for early adopters.

Those that favor this theory believe that it's unique in scale and scope to BMW, and that other manufacturers release everything on day 1. Examples include the new M5 which debuts without led tail lights.

Yeah I?m no aficionado of BMW but as far as I can remember, BMW always came up with something every other year. I?m an Audi guy turned BMW and Audi?s were mostly untouched until the next generation. Some say Audi doesn?t update enough.

Either way, marketing has always found a way to make us feel like whatever we have isn?t good enough.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Habber

Yeah I?m no aficionado of BMW but as far as I can remember, BMW always came up with something every other year. I?m an Audi guy turned BMW and Audi?s were mostly untouched until the next generation. Some say Audi doesn?t update enough.

Either way, marketing has always found a way to make us feel like whatever we have isn?t good enough.

Could be... Lots of people talk about the marketing... Honestly I can't remember the last BMW marketing I saw so I guess I shouldn't be blocking so many web ads or something

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

There's a theory that BMW holds back upgrades for each model year so that it's always releasing fresh product, which is nice for today's buyers, but then tomorrow you have an out-dated product (the theory goes). Further, there are competition packs, cs, and other versions or options that aren't available for early adopters.

Those that favor this theory believe that it's unique in scale and scope to BMW, and that other manufacturers release everything on day 1. Examples include the new M5 which debuts without led tail lights vs new porsche offerings that have all of the options available right away.

well it was simpler before...you get a 2009 BMW M3, you know what you got, then you get a 2011 LCI M3 you know what you got, you can be happy you have the latest and greatest for a few years at least...but this constant upgrades every few months makes the shine and glory of the new one fade off quickly....

2017 got wireless charging
2018 got the LCI updates
2018 post July gets the touch screen in addition to that... I know I won't use it much but it certainly is more convenient to enter text using the virtual keyboard (tried it on my wife's X5 it's nice)
2018 post November gets a steel driveshaft... (that's a downgrade in this case)

but my point is, it is much nicer to have a standard.... not incremental updates every month which makes owners who ordered maybe a week earlier feel bad that they don't have all the nice bells and whistles

[hatepotholez]

my 17 doesn’t have the rubber band on the inside of the trunk to hold the extra quart of oil, my 16 had it.

[djMpower]

Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

Because...BMW....

Just like they screwed me with my LCI 2018 M4....it was built in May 2017...July builds get the touch screen

Is the touchscreen confirmed? July builds should be delivered by now and I haven't heard any rumblings of a touchscreen. I'd have figured someone would've posted by now in pics at least.

[Vectors2final]

Yeah, there is a touchscreen.

I don't plan on using it... at all. I hate fingerprints.

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by djMpower

Is the touchscreen confirmed? July builds should be delivered by now and I haven't heard any rumblings of a touchscreen. I'd have figured someone would've posted by now in pics at least.

yup, a few members here have confirmed they have a touch screen although they were M4 owners not M4 so I'm not so sure what BMW is doing for the M4 iDrive. Depends no their mood I guess

Next screw up they are cooking for us...future M4s will have X Drive!

[KevinM]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Examples include the new M5 which debuts without led tail lights vs new porsche offerings that have all of the options available right away.

Man, is BMW still doing this?? 2018 model car at $100+K and LED tails have to wait for the LCI.

[ellipsis212]

Originally Posted by Vectors2final

Yeah, there is a touchscreen.

I don't plan on using it... at all. I hate fingerprints.

The thought of having fingerprints all over my screen is more than my little heart can bear.

*Faints onto bespoke fainting couch.*

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by ellipsis212

The thought of having fingerprints all over my screen is more than my little heart can bear.

*Faints onto bespoke fainting couch.*

well my wife's 2017 X5 has this little plastic film protector that came with the car since she bought it, she never took it off and thus has 0 fingerprints

[djMpower]

Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

yup, a few members here have confirmed they have a touch screen although they were M4 owners not M4 so I'm not so sure what BMW is doing for the M4 iDrive. Depends no their mood I guess

Next screw up they are cooking for us...future M4s will have X Drive!

Ah well. I'm bummed about the touchscreen but I got in before the price increase so I'm happy with that trade off. I agree BMW does incremental upgrades way too frequently though and as vain as it is to admit it's annoying paying so much and only having the latest and greatest for a year [i]at best[/]. This M4 was a childhood goal and I'm glad I got it but I would definitely consider a C63S next go-round.

[Mr. Hankey]

Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

well my wife's 2017 X5 has this little plastic film protector that came with the car since she bought it, she never took it off and thus has 0 fingerprints

Dammit! Something else that needs xpel wrapping on it? First the outside of the car, then the light up M dougamerbobs on the seats that crack, and now the screen? What next the cracking MPE?

We live in the App Store world now. BMW has adopted this just like Teslas updates. Multiple versions of the same car. Just in time production and keep inventory low so new stuff can replace it. Constant innovation. They're heading electric so they need to start acting this way...

[lemetier]

Originally Posted by KevinM

Man, is BMW still doing this?? 2018 model car at $100+K and LED tails have to wait for the LCI.

No so I'm confused by that statement.

[Nikolas]

Originally Posted by lemetier

No so I'm confused by that statement.

Translate....bmw costs $1,100 and some other junk and stuff.

[ellipsis212]

Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix

well my wife's 2017 X5 has this little plastic film protector that came with the car since she bought it, she never took it off and thus has 0 fingerprints

Isn't that like leaving the plastic on the couch?

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by ellipsis212

Isn't that like leaving the plastic on the couch?

[Super Spartan]

Originally Posted by ellipsis212

Isn't that like leaving the plastic on the couch?

I usually remove all plastics but in the case of her iDrive screen, it isn't too obvious

[Regulator07]

Does the 2018 turn signal stalk still do the half press 3 blink?

[Lytics]

Originally Posted by Regulator07

Does the 2018 turn signal stalk still do the half press 3 blink?

Yes, but unlike the 2017-and-prior stalk it locks into place when you push it all the way up or down (same as most cars).