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