| BMW offers several new striking advances | | | | taking emergency slippery actions. |
| for its E60 5 Series. | | | | Another option for the new E60 5 Series |
| The new E60 5 Series has more space in | | | | is the Active Cruise Control. First |
| the interior, more efficacious and | | | | launched on the new 7 series, it |
| dynamic engines, and more refined | | | | controls automatically the distance in |
| features that depict BMW's commitment to | | | | the front of the car. Especially |
| quality driving, safety, and best of | | | | designed for driving along the highway, |
| all, comfort. | | | | this detector helps to maintain a safe |
| Some of the striking innovations include | | | | and comfortable distance from the car in |
| the second-generation I-Drive | | | | front to avoid a crash. |
| technology, brake force display, | | | | The driver will select a snug distance |
| adaptive headlights and other BMW | | | | to look behind other auto mobiles and |
| lights, new six speed manual gearboxes, | | | | the cruise control automatically put the |
| and all-aluminum suspension and body | | | | car's power down if the car is already |
| front section components to form an | | | | too close to the other car in front. |
| extremely steady yet lightweight | | | | However, Cruise control will still |
| platform that is very much lighter than | | | | remain as soon as the selected distance |
| its predecessor. | | | | is available again. Then the vehicle |
| All these advancements result to quality | | | | speeds up automatically to the desired |
| performance, fuel efficiency, and an | | | | cruising speed. |
| ideal front/rear weight distribution. | | | | The new BMW E60 5 Series does not lack |
| The durable chassis and perfectly-tuned | | | | safety features to minimize accidents in |
| suspension are entirely made up of | | | | the front and rear. The new vehicle has |
| aluminum. | | | | optional adaptive bi-xenon headlights. |
| The 2.5-liter and 3.0-liter 6-cylinder | | | | These turn up to 15 degrees left and |
| engines and the 4.5-liter V-8 are among | | | | right. The swiveling depends on the |
| the several engine options. Other | | | | car's steering angle, swerve rate and |
| features which are optionally offered | | | | speed. These adaptive headlights |
| include dynamic drive control, active | | | | illuminate more of the road ahead when |
| cruise control, and active steering. | | | | driving through a bend. Another safety |
| As to the vehicle design, the German | | | | feature is the Brake Force Display that |
| auto maker has developed Active Front | | | | makes the brake light area large enough |
| Steering (AFS). This maintains a | | | | whenever the driver brakes suddenly. |
| mechanical connection between the front | | | | Another optional safety feature is the |
| wheels and the steering wheel. This | | | | head-up display. This exudes on a wide |
| makes the steering transmission ratio | | | | screen in the driver's line of vision |
| vary electronically in direct proportion | | | | the essential information say the |
| to the style and speed of driving, and | | | | current speed of the vehicle or any |
| different road conditions. | | | | instructions related to automobiles. Any |
| The steering is more direct, obliging | | | | wanted information can be seen without |
| less steering effort and increasing the | | | | taking the driver's eyes off the road. |
| car's agility in city traffic or when | | | | This is indeed another break through |
| parking under normal road conditions at | | | | from BMW. |
| low and moderate speeds. Steering | | | | Added to these advancements is a better |
| becomes less direct offering improved | | | | air conditioning system that offsets |
| directional stability at high speeds. | | | | normal drying effect of conventional |
| When undertaking sudden movements or | | | | air-conditioning systems. This will come |
| when cornering at high speeds, the | | | | standard on all E60 5 Series models. |
| steering stiffens up by detecting | | | | The vehicle also has a refined dashboard |
| increases in the swerve rate. | | | | that mixed the interior concepts of the |
| Functioning hand-in-hand with Dynamic | | | | 7 Series and Z4. And along with the |
| Stability Control (DSC), AFS detects the | | | | dashboard is a second generation I-Drive |
| swerve rate and changes the steering | | | | system. |
| angle appropriately. In effect, this | | | | And to complete the lists of engine |
| minimizes the number of DSC | | | | options that were mentioned earlier are: |
| interventions. It thus provides more | | | | the 520i with a 170 horsepower 2.0-liter |
| control to the driver and further | | | | in-line six coupled with 175 lb-ft of |
| comfort for the passengers. | | | | torque; the 530d diesel that has a 218 |
| Filtering out bumps and virtually | | | | horsepower engine and does 0-100 in 7.1 |
| suppressing the entire body roll on | | | | seconds and gets 40.9 mpg; and the 4.5 |
| cornering is the Dynamic Drive active | | | | liter V-8 that uses double VANOS |
| suspension. This comes optional and | | | | variable valve-timing, VALVETRONIC |
| works with the presence of two active | | | | throttle-less engine control and |
| anti-roll bars that are physically | | | | infinitely variable intake manifold |
| incorporated into the front and rear | | | | runner-length control, that produces 325 |
| axles. The result is induced stability | | | | horsepower and 330 lb-ft of torque. |
| and speed. And that's not all. This also | | | | Standard on all three versions is a |
| implies safety. The Dynamic Drive | | | | 6-speed manual transmission, while the |
| removes 80 percent of a car's normal | | | | fully-electronic STEPTRONIC six-speed |
| body roll in sharp bends. Further | | | | automatic will be optional. |
| directional stability is achieved when | | | | |