[weingarm]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

So why does the display show iDrive 8, not 8.5?

So here’s the deal-

When they came out with iDrive 8.5 for all the non-M cars (Spring 2023) they introduced the new Home screen with the map in the background, the “Quick select” boxes on the left-hand side, and relocated the shortcuts to the bottom of the screen.

However, that was only for the non-M cars.

M cars (XM, X5M, X6M, M3, M4) soldiered on with iDrive 8.0 and the “M-specific” look of the horizontally arranged widgets (including the one that shows tire pressures/temps using a depiction of the old M1 from the 70s). This included the permanent “CLIMATE MENU” on the bottom.

With the introduction of iDrive 8.5 to the M cars for the 2025 model year, the look appears to resemble iDrive 8.0 like before (still horizontally arranged widgets and CLIMATE MENU at the bottom) but when you press “CLIMATE MENU” you get the new easier to use iDrive 8.5 climate controls.

So that’s it in a nutshell. Old skin for the M car version of iDrive 8.5 but new climate controls.

[NoSuchSol]

Like the steering wheel refresh - the thinner lower portion looks more sporty.

[////\/\4]

Looks so much more aggressive. Who wants to buy my ‘23? 😂

[Fugly M3]

Love the new bright silver wheels. Hoping the mass production of the taillights will cheapen them as an upgrade item.

[SeanWRT]

Is this officially to confirm no laser light be offered with LCI?

['Cane]

Originally Posted by SeanWRT

Is this officially to confirm no laser light be offered with LCI?

The LCI does have laser lights, BMW just moved the lasers to the taillights.

[Zeroblade]

Manual got rid of the paino black center controls and surrounding panels. Kept it on the automatic per convertible pics

[Pickle of the Turk]

Originally Posted by mdr955

I have not seen that feature in id8 is it in there anyone?

Ah I'd have to dig into it - I have iD7; but check the AC menu!

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by Zeroblade

Manual got rid of the paino black center controls and surrounding panels. Kept it on the automatic per convertible pics

Always been like this.

[Berzerker]

Originally Posted by Pickle of the Turk

Ah I'd have to dig into it - I have iD7; but check the AC menu!

Originally Posted by Burrcold

It should be part of your pre-conditioning settings.

Originally Posted by mdr955

I have not seen that feature in id8 is it in there anyone?

That's not a thing anymore in iD8+ unfortunately.

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

So why does the display show iDrive 8, not 8.5?

I did mention this before, it seems the LCI will be getting a weird hybrid version of iD8 and 8.5

The interior shots of everything seem to be running a strange mix of iD8 and 8.5

It has the "CLIMATE MENU" shortcut (and none of the other shortcuts) from iD8, but it has the temp-menu seat heating and cooling from 8.5.

Seems quite strange tbh. No idea why they'd do this.

[R0LL0T0MASI]

Could you just make an M3 Competition xDrive with a 6 speed manual please…? That’s the only refresh I want.

[Fugly M3]

Originally Posted by R0LL0T0MASI

Could you just make an M3 Competition xDrive with a 6 speed manual please…? That’s the only refresh I want.

That would be amazing, but would require a nearly completely new manual...unless they could salvage some variant of the F chassis xDrive manual and beef it up. Doubt they'd do all that.

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by 'Cane

The Alcantara one will probably be a port installed option.

Too much work to mess up at the VDC/VPC; it will be a factory installed option as all of the electronics have to removed and reinstalled on the new wheel.

Originally Posted by Burrcold

It should be part of your pre-conditioning settings.

I belive that iDrive 8.5 lost the pre-arranged temperature setting to active heated steering wheel and now uses a BMW algorithm when it should activate. BMW has made iDrive so complicated going from 8.0 to 8.5 with the M skins. Was so much cleaner with iDrive 7.

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by Penguino

Why can’t the X5 get that sick ass steering wheel?

I was shocked when the XM didn’t get this new steering wheel and used the parts bin recycled from the F95/F95. The recent upcoming all-new X3 interior prototype pics had the new wheel (the 12 o’clock position had black tape) so hopefully BMW will switch all of the M lite and full M steering wheels for the SC manufactured cars over to the new wheel—as I don’t see them manufacturing 2 different M steering wheels especially when BMW is streamlining common parts for economies of scale pricing.

[Pickle of the Turk]

I did some digging on the German configurator:
1- Alcantara wheel is a factory option
2- Laser tails only come with the Adaptive LED headlights, which is an option from "base" 6MT to Comp xDrive
3- Pre-LCI interior trim won't fit LCI (vents' shape changed)
4- The silver 825Ms are hot


Obviously the laser being an option might change when the 2025 US order guides are available, but, given how currently they offer it as a paid extra, I wouldn't count on it being standard here either.

[Cars97]

Originally Posted by Pickle of the Turk

I did some digging on the German configurator:
1- Alcantara wheel is a factory option
2- Laser tails only come with the Adaptive LED headlights, which is an option from "base" 6MT to Comp xDrive
3- Pre-LCI interior trim won't fit LCI (vents' shape changed)
4- The silver 825Ms are hot


Obviously the laser being an option might change when the 2025 US order guides are available, but, given how currently they offer it as a paid extra, I wouldn't count on it being standard here either.

Silver wheels once and for all!

[MJBO]

Ooooh interesting, you can option both heated steering wheel and the alcantara wheel at the same time! Would love a heated version to swap into my G81 (factory heated).

[Sedan_Clan]

I like the facelift.

[biggripper]

I studied the pictures of the steering wheel, and I couldn’t find the button to activate the heating feature. That makes me wonder where it is. Does the steering wheel heat get activated through iDrive now this could make a re-fitting the new steering wheel a challenge for people that want to preserve steering wheel heat function, if that’s the case.

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by MJBO

Ooooh interesting, you can option both heated steering wheel and the alcantara wheel at the same time! Would love a heated version to swap into my G81 (factory heated).

Doesn’t your G81 steering wheel have the actual heated switch? You would have to program iDrive 8 then to activate the heat as the MY25 steering wheel doesn’t have the switch. The new LCI headunits that BMW is now installing needs BMW server side secure code authentication when new parts are install, as I know this is true for the MGU5, but does the G81 has the MGU4 head unit?

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by biggripper

I studied the pictures of the steering wheel, and I couldn’t find the button to activate the heating feature. That makes me wonder where it is. Does the steering wheel heat get activated through iDrive now this could make a re-fitting the new steering wheel a challenge for people that want to preserve steering wheel heat function, if that’s the case.

Yes, heated steering wheel is is activated via iDrive 8.5. See my above post reguarding secure coding with the new LCI MGU5 headunit.

[Jack@AUTOID]

Originally Posted by TselaG80

1000% need that steering wheel !!

button orientation is same as pre LCI.

really hope it can be fitted

We're making this possible at the moment. It's based off the i5 wheel.

Will have more info shortly.