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