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      05-31-2020, 10:55 AM   #1
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Hello, so I am a government employee living and working in Germany At a Air Force base. Currently I have a 2017 X5 and a 2019 M5 competition. My wife really likes the X7 and we get military pricing with BMW. So my question if anyone would know how hard is it to park an x7 in a parking garage. I know in the states the parking garage are a little bigger than they are here in Europe. I think most are 2 meters high roughy 6 ft 6 in. When we park our X5 in park houses it always seems tight as far as the parking spaces.

What we are looking at getting is the 2020 X7 M50i
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Hello, so I am a government employee living and working in Germany At a Air Force base. Currently I have a 2017 X5 and a 2019 M5 competition. My wife really likes the X7 and we get military pricing with BMW. So my question if anyone would know how hard is it to park an x7 in a parking garage. I know in the states the parking garage are a little bigger than they are here in Europe. I think most are 2 meters high roughy 6 ft 6 in. When we park our X5 in park houses it always seems tight as far as the parking spaces.

What we are looking at getting is the 2020 X7 M50i
The X7 is longer than the X5, but the X7 does not feel like a "large" SUV to me, especially with all of the parking cameras & sensors the X7 has (but then my previous SUV was a Ford Expedition EL so my frame of reference is a bit different). A quick test drive in a parking lot should help you get a feel for how nimble (or not) the X7 is in a tight parking lot. As far as height is concerned in parking garages, your best bet would be to Google the dimensional specs of your X5 and the X7, then go from there...
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Hello, so I am a government employee living and working in Germany At a Air Force base. Currently I have a 2017 X5 and a 2019 M5 competition. My wife really likes the X7 and we get military pricing with BMW. So my question if anyone would know how hard is it to park an x7 in a parking garage. I know in the states the parking garage are a little bigger than they are here in Europe. I think most are 2 meters high roughy 6 ft 6 in. When we park our X5 in park houses it always seems tight as far as the parking spaces.

What we are looking at getting is the 2020 X7 M50i
I too went from a F15 to G07 with a tight parking situation. You're looking at being 9" longer, 3" wider, and less than 3" higher at normal ride settings against the lowest F15 model (less than 2" assuming you're talking about an xDrive x-line trim).

I've been worried entering low parking garages beneath old buildings, enough to lower the car to make myself feel better, but the normal ride height is still under 6', so you should be safe there. The increased length is quite a bit to deal with, even in the US there are some shallow spots that I hang out on, the wheelbase is 6.7" longer, with an extra couple inches behind the rear axle compared to the F15, which is a plus if you can hang over a curb stop that much more.

My biggest concern was the width as I was already pretty tight next to my other car, the extra 3" in width is barely noticeable, though. The better cameras made up for the 1.5" lost on each side.
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Hello, so I am a government employee living and working in Germany At a Air Force base. Currently I have a 2017 X5 and a 2019 M5 competition. My wife really likes the X7 and we get military pricing with BMW. So my question if anyone would know how hard is it to park an x7 in a parking garage. I know in the states the parking garage are a little bigger than they are here in Europe. I think most are 2 meters high roughy 6 ft 6 in. When we park our X5 in park houses it always seems tight as far as the parking spaces.

What we are looking at getting is the 2020 X7 M50i
I could be wrong but I think you will find the X7 is actually slightly narrower than the X5

https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1545860

As to how easy or hard it is to park in spaces really depends on the spaces which where I live differ greatly from place to place.
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Ya parking garages here are very tight width wise, at the Frankfurt airport I usually have to have my family get out before I pull in then I have to squeeze out and be carful not to ding either my door or theirs and that in the X5. I never take the M5 there scuffed up the rims once and never again. The main reason for the X7 is I know there is plenty of room for me I am 6ft6 and 236 so I need the leg room and even in the x5 I feel cramped in the passenger side when my wife is driving she is 5ft1 and my son hates sitting behind me in the X5 so the more room in the back is what we are looking at as well
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I could be wrong but I think you will find the X7 is actually slightly narrower than the X5

https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1545860

As to how easy or hard it is to park in spaces really depends on the spaces which where I live differ greatly from place to place.
Ya even in the X5 I try to find outdoor parking places her in Germany but most of the times they are the parkhaus. When I was on active duty here back in 2009 I had a 4 door GMC pickup truck and that was hard to find parking. Had to take up two spots once at Frankfurt airport lol
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Ya parking garages here are very tight width wise, at the Frankfurt airport I usually have to have my family get out before I pull in then I have to squeeze out and be carful not to ding either my door or theirs and that in the X5. I never take the M5 there scuffed up the rims once and never again. The main reason for the X7 is I know there is plenty of room for me I am 6ft6 and 236 so I need the leg room and even in the x5 I feel cramped in the passenger side when my wife is driving she is 5ft1 and my son hates sitting behind me in the X5 so the more room in the back is what we are looking at as well
If you don't use the 3rd row the legroom and seat incline in the 2nd row is impressive.

I also have integral active steering, I don't know how much difference that makes in tight spaces for turning (i've never done a side by side test) but I certainly notice the difference out and about.

Door dings are a regular hazard here even with large spaces and actually I sometimes wonder if people are more careful when its tight than when they fling the door open in a wide space.
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I could be wrong but I think you will find the X7 is actually slightly narrower than the X5

https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1545860

As to how easy or hard it is to park in spaces really depends on the spaces which where I live differ greatly from place to place.
Narrower than the G05 X5, but wider than the F15 X5 OP currently has.
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I also have integral active steering, I don't know how much difference that makes in tight spaces for turning (i've never done a side by side test) but I certainly notice the difference out and about.
With IAS you get about 1 meter, about 3 feet, better turning radius.

Integral Active Steering (IAS), at speeds up to 30 mph, steers the rear wheels up to 2.5 degrees in the opposite direction, giving the effect of a shortened wheelbase for enhanced maneuverability.

When changing lanes at speeds over 50 mph, both front and rear wheels turn in the same direction, giving the feel of an extended wheelbase.
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Ya parking garages here are very tight width wise, at the Frankfurt airport I usually have to have my family get out before I pull in then I have to squeeze out and be carful not to ding either my door or theirs and that in the X5. I never take the M5 there scuffed up the rims once and never again. The main reason for the X7 is I know there is plenty of room for me I am 6ft6 and 236 so I need the leg room and even in the x5 I feel cramped in the passenger side when my wife is driving she is 5ft1 and my son hates sitting behind me in the X5 so the more room in the back is what we are looking at as well
We park the XC90 at Frankfurt Airport all the time, no issues, it's the same width and height as the X7, just shorter. We're looking at moving over to the X7 as well, top down view in all of these vehicles make parking so easy. If your wife is driving, have her park in the ladies spaces at FRA, they're usually easier to get into.
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Hello, so I am a government employee living and working in Germany At a Air Force base. Currently I have a 2017 X5 and a 2019 M5 competition. My wife really likes the X7 and we get military pricing with BMW. So my question if anyone would know how hard is it to park an x7 in a parking garage. I know in the states the parking garage are a little bigger than they are here in Europe. I think most are 2 meters high roughy 6 ft 6 in. When we park our X5 in park houses it always seems tight as far as the parking spaces.

What we are looking at getting is the 2020 X7 M50i
Measuring tape! I think the x7 is 71" tall but would need to double check that.
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