BMW developing adaptive 8-speed transmission that predicts curves, road conditions
04-08-11, 09:48 AM
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No longer accurate? I have to disagree. Though I take nothing away from Porsche, BMW products (apart from the Active-steering models) are still, IMO, a joy to drive....though the electronic-shifters and I-Drive can be a PITA. I just wish BMWs were a little less-expensive and a little more reliable.
Porsche also, BTW, has its share of electronic traction/safety/driving aids. Some of those, of course (along with better tires and suspensions), were developed to cure the older rear-engine 911's drop-throttle snap-oversteer.
Porsche also, BTW, has its share of electronic traction/safety/driving aids. Some of those, of course (along with better tires and suspensions), were developed to cure the older rear-engine 911's drop-throttle snap-oversteer.
In contrast the latest versions of the Boxster/Caymen/911 in last few years have maintained the highest levels of steering feel/precision/weighting even when compared to previous gens.
btw, the electronic aids in Porsche vehicles go largely unnoticed in daily driving, they actually allow for certain degrees of yaw and slippage before they intervene, some of the best systems in the automotive industry today.
04-08-11, 09:57 AM
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Many VSC systems today are adjustable or allow some slip (at the insistance, of course, of the staff of auto-mags and enthusiasts), or to allow autocross conditions. But, yes, if a new (or newer) 911 doesn't actually swap ends on a sharp turn and wind up in a ditch, the average Porsche driver, except for those who learned on older rear-engine ones, isn't going to notice (or appreciate) those systems.
04-08-11, 10:28 AM
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04-08-11, 10:45 AM
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04-08-11, 11:49 AM
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Where is BMWs V-10 supercar? 
Oh they copied hybrids too. And they copied Lexus SUVs.
Don't go there.
I have the utmost respect for BMW, I am just sad to see the direction they are going from a purist perspective. No doubt people will buy them no matter what they do to them.
Oh they copied hybrids too. And they copied Lexus SUVs. Don't go there.
I have the utmost respect for BMW, I am just sad to see the direction they are going from a purist perspective. No doubt people will buy them no matter what they do to them.
04-08-11, 08:00 PM
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04-09-11, 09:00 AM
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I have a lot of respect, myself, for BMW's chassis engineering.......but the reliability, in some cases, leaves a lot to be desired. I still remember the brand-new M3 I reviewed a couple of years ago, and the quality-control defects I found in it....two of them serious.
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