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Innovation and technology 24 | 25 Chassis. A solid foundation for superior driving dynamics. The BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo features a whole host of innovative technologies to help you get the most out of each drive. Many of these systems are intelligently linked with each other. Their interaction ensures that you can enjoy maximum driving pleasure, in maximum safety – on every straight, in every corner, every second of your drive. The automatic 8-speed Steptronic Sport transmission enables not only automatic gear selection but also manual shifting using either the gear lever or the gearshift paddles on the steering wheel. Anything is possible, from comfortable gliding to very dynamic driving with Launch Control activated if desired. In SPORT mode, the gear shifts are configured for maximum performance. EIGHT-SPEEDSTEPTRONICSPORTTRANSMISSION. 1 Lowering only available in conjunction with rear-wheel drive. 2 M Sport suspension only available in conjunction with rear-wheel drive. The optional Adaptive suspension 1 can be electronically adjusted at any time to suit the road and driving conditions. The driver can also adjust the suspension characteristics via the Driving Experience Control to enable their preferred driving style at the time – from comfortable to extremely athletic with markedly agile handling. The M Sport suspension 2 is characterised by sport suspension settings, and on cars with rear-wheel drive, it includes a chassis lowered by around 10 millimetres. It features shorter suspension springs and tighter damper settings, as well as harder stabilisers. Together these result in even more direct settings that facilitate a particularly dynamic driving style. The optional Variable sport steering with Servotronic creates a direct and agile steering response and ensures less physical effort is required to turn the wheel. It reacts to the angle of the steering wheel with varying steering ratios. This improves han- dling when driving more dynamically and reduces the effort needed to steer when parking and turning. Servotronic supports steering by adjusting the power steering to suit the current speed and ensures an immediate and precise steering response at higher speeds. What‘s more, it boosts steering support and therefore also comfort levels when steering at lower speeds, for example when parking or manouevring. The intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel drive system smoothly and variably distributes drive power to the front and rear wheels for maximum traction, driving dynamics and safety in every driving situation. For even better agility, the electronically controlled power distribution counterbalances over and under-steering on bends, among other things. The rear-wheel drive ensures excellent unimpaired steering precision due to the fact that the front axle is not affected by any form of torque steer with this type of drive. Furthermore, the dynamic axle load distribution associated with a Rear-wheel drive ensures great traction when accelerating from a standstill.