Chassis and safety
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It’s a quality that each and every BMW embodies: pure dynamic ability. The technical foundation of
this exhilarating driving experience is the chassis. It ensures optimum road contact and ideal handling
in every situation. It’s the result of innovative, perfectly matched components and a 50/50 front-rear
weight distribution. At the same time, BMW engineers continuously reinvent and refne the typical
BMW driving dynamics. Every BMW chassis has the effect of transmitting a passion for sporty driving
from the vehicle to the driver – while also offering maximum safety and comfort.
THE IDEALBASISFORDYNAMICPERFORMANCE.
ANEXCELLENTCHASSIS.
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5IF
Adaptive M suspension
FMFDUSPOJDBMMZ
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BU UIF UJNF ѭ GSPN DPNGPSUBCMF UP FYUSFNFMZ
BUIMFUJD XJUI NBSLFEMZ BHJMF IBOEMJOH
Variable Sport Steering.
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XPSLT JOEFQFOEFOUMZ PG SPBE TQFFE WBSZJOH
UIF TUFFSJOH SBUJP JO MJOF XJUI UIF TUFFSJOH BOHMF
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WFSZ IJHI EFHSFF PG TUFFSJOH QSFDJTJPO
Body.
5IF #.8 3 4FSJFT 5PVSJOH VQ UP 40LH
MJHIUFS UIBO UIF QSFEFDFTTPS NPEFM IBT
CFFO EFTJHOFE GPS NBYJNVN SJHJEJUZ UP FOBCMF
PVUTUBOEJOH EZOBNJD QFSGPSNBODF 5IJT
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BMTP CFOFfUJOH PDDVQBOU TBGFUZ 5IF GSPOU
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CF JOWPMWFE JO B DPMMJTJPO UIF CPEZ DPOWFSUT
B MBSHF QBSU PG UIF JNQBDU FOFSHZ JOUP
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Rear-wheel drive.
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BO JEFBM XFJHIU EJTUSJCVUJPO BDSPTT UIF FOUJSF
DIBTTJT 5IJT NBLFT GPS QFSGFDU USBOTNJTTJPO PG
QPXFS BOE USBDUJPO UP UIF SPBE
Steering.
5PSRVF TUFFS JT DPNQMFUFMZ BMJFO UP
UIF #.8 3 4FSJFT 5PVSJOH 8JUI SFBS XIFFM ESJWF
UIF ESJWF XIFFMT BSF OPU UIF POFT TUFFSJOH
UIF DBS TP UIF QPXFS BQQMJFE UP UIFN DBO OFWFS
BGGFDU UIF TUFFSJOH 5IF TUFFSJOH JT FWFOMZ
XFJHIUFE BOE EPFT OPU IBSEFO BOE TUFFSJOH
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DPOTVNQUJPO
Driving Experience Control, incl. ECO
PRO.
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PG QPXFSUSBJO BOE DIBTTJT DPNQPOFOUT GPS
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BOE EJTQMBZT UIF OVNCFS PG LJMPNFUSFT HBJOFE
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SBOHF JO UIF JOTUSVNFOU DMVTUFS
xDrive
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SPBE TVSGBDF DPOEJUJPOT BMXBZT PGGFSJOH
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USBDUJPO EJSFDUJPOBM TUBCJMJUZ BOE TBGFUZ ѭ XJUI
IBMMNBSL #.8 3 4FSJFT BHJMJUZ
Eight-speed Steptronic sport transmission.
5IJT PQUJPOBM USBOTNJTTJPO BEKVTUT UP ZPVS TUZMF
PG ESJWJOH ѭ GSPN DPNGPSUBCMF DSVJTJOH UP B WFSZ
EZOBNJD FYQFSJFODF JOEFFE 5P DIBOHF HFBST
ZPV DBO FJUIFS VTF UIF TIPSUFOFE TFMFDUPS MFWFS
PS UIF HFBSTIJGU QBEEMFT PO UIF 4QPSU MFBUIFS
TUFFSJOH XIFFM *O 41035 NPEF HFBSTIJGUT
BSF PQUJNJTFE GPS NBYJNVN QFSGPSNBODF 5IF
DMPTF TQBDJOH PG UIF FJHIU HFBST PQUJNJTFT
BDDFMFSBUJPO XIJMF BMTP NBYJNJTJOH FGfDJFODZ
BOE TIJGU DPNGPSU
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