In-Person F10 Observations at the NY Auto Show

Originally Posted by HWF

I also was at the NY Auto Show yesterday. I noticed that the 535i had the twin pipes spread left and right, while the photos I've seen show the pipes next to each other. What's the story here?

On the F10 535 the tail pipes are separate left and right.

Originally Posted by arjuno

As far as the colors go, I wish they had kept the older browns, they were richer colors when you see them in person. I initially was going to order a X5 in cinnamon brown/black interior and after I read all the comments about it being a muddy reddish brown, I immediately switched out to my fallback color of black/black. I know its a boring color combo, but the other colors just don't work for us (black lab who swims a lot, and a new baby girl).

+1. After seeing the Cinnamon Brown Dakota leather in person today on a 550 GT which looked like a clay color rather than deep brown/orange (photos below), I decided to order my 535i with black dakota leather with black sapphire exterior.

Originally Posted by tturedraider

On the F10 535 the tail pipes are separate left and right.

I'm pretty sure this is what we will end up with:

528i - dual round tips on the same side

535i - dual round tips, one on each side (like current 335i)

550i - dual rectangular tips, one on each side (like the new 750i)

Originally Posted by SARAFIL

I'm pretty sure this is what we will end up with:

528i - dual round tips on the same side

535i - dual round tips, one on each side (like current 335i)

550i - dual rectangular tips, one on each side (like the new 750i)

This is right.

Originally Posted by bbmertz

+1. After seeing the Cinnamon Brown Dakota leather in person today on a 550 GT which looked like a clay color rather than deep brown/orange (photos below), I decided to order my 535i with black dakota leather with black sapphire exterior.

Yep, that's where I'm heading also. How disappointing. BMW has such a sporty heritage, you would think that they would offer some classy sporty color combinations to match. For example, how could they offer Cinnamon versus a rich Saddle interior for a 5 series? I just don't get it.