LCI E60 M5 Changes:
1. Entire door panel design was changed. Door trim was completely redesigned to include the redesign of the door speaker covers.
2. Little extra leather patch with stitching was added longitudinally on the top of the door sill.
3. Most buttons and knobs were changed in conjunction with a new Air Conditioning system arrangement.
4. Air conditioner vents were changed.
5. iDrive Menu button changed to a single button that said "Menu" instead of having both a "Menu" button and a "Voice Command Activation" Button.
6. Haptic Feedback on iDrive knob was removed (although this is more of an iDrive update than an LCI Change)
7. Memory buttons with touch sensitivity were added for the iDrive to store music channels and such.
8. Heated Steering Wheel was added as an option for the LCI E60 M5's.
9. Headlights (HID Angel Eyes)
10. Tail Lights (Sunrise Design)
11. Position of the orange reflector on the front bumper changed from inside the headlight assembly to actually on the front bumper.
12. USB port was added.
13. Sideview Mirror sizes were enlarged for 09-10 model years.
14. Button below the ///M Button on the steering wheel changed from a programmable button to one that only changed the audio source.
15. Ashtray was re-designed.
Well that's all I can think of. Lets look at the F10 M5 LCI changes now.
1. New (Optional) LED Headlights. Does anyone else notice that I think the eyebrows in the new LED Headlights actually "Light" up! It's difficult to tell, but I think they really "Light" up, just like the E60 M5 eyebrows did. Pretty cool!
2. New Tail Lights. Not much to tell here. Extremely subtle changes! One cool thing is if you look at the Tail Lights from a distance away from your computer screen, they actually look pretty cool, but to me the differences are not enough to stand out from the pre-LCI design.
3. New iDrive Controller knob to incorporate the touch sensitive scratch patch feature.
4. New iDrive system that incorporates the new touchpad as well as other small features yet to be seen.
5. Competition Package (Optional). (Which I think is the biggest change about the LCI).
6. I've seen about 3 different bumpers on the LCI F10 M5. One of which incorporates the new line that comes off right above the headlight and another which is exactly like the pre-LCI front bumper. Wish they would make up their minds!
7. New Rear Seat Entertainment Screens
8. Re-designed cupholders! There is no more plastic piece that pops up when you open the cupholder cover. I think it is a much cleaner design!
9. Silver Trim pieces on left and right sides of the iDrive screen.
10. The power and volume button for the head unit now has a small circle on it that the pre-LCI knob does not have.
11. Front grilles changed. Now with tiny M5 logo on it.
12. M6 Steering Wheel. Although it is still not 100% clear that the M6 Steering wheel will be standard as part of the LCI or if it will only come if you get the optional Competition Package.