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Originally Posted by Vampire335i
Only get an X-Drive car only if you NEED it. I would rather have an RWD E9X with winter tires then a X-Drive with all seasons. Anyone north of New York could benefit from X-Drive. X-Drive cars are noticeably harder and more expensive to maintain over RWD cars. ]
Not true at all. The x drive is great for rain and overall traction.
Having driven a tuned 335i and a tuned 335ix with a hybrid turbo the x drive launches much harder and feels more stable when accelerating. This is with a new suspension though. With stock suspension the x drive is very floaty above 90 mph.
As long as you don't launch your x drive every time it can be pretty reliable.
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The X-drive system itself is pretty reliable but it blocks items underneath the car that are not. If I had a tuned 335i I would want X-drive but for me and many other people's use case, X-drive is not required.