ZF Technology Improves Comfort, Security, and Fuel Economic climate for BMW 5-Series - Autos

At the 77th Geneva International Auto Show, BMW presented their new improvements on their 5-Series models. The upgrade on the series comes in the form of the ZF technologies which is developed by ZF Lenksysteme in cooperation with BMW.

The mentioned technologies significantly improves the BMW 5-Series' performance, security, fuel economic climate, and comfort. The technologies is anchored on the ZF six-speed automatic transmission which is obtainable as an option for the new BMW 5-Series.

The automatic transmission shift gears far more rapidly than preceding gear boxes utilised by BMW on their vehicles. The fast shifting ability of the new gear box enables for reduced fuel consumption. The transmission is further complemented by numerous driver help systems like the Active Steering, an electronic suspension method referred to as Adaptive Drive with CDC or Continuous Damping Manage, and the ARS or Active Roll Stabilization. These driver help technologies along with the new transmission wee unveiled in November of final year, and BMW announced that these technologies will be obtainable to their buyers on the 5-Series.

The ZF six-speed transmission is equipped with a new torque converter along with new software program and enhanced hydraulics which gives it the ability to shift gears rapidly when needed.

The Active Steering System is the fruit of collaboration between BMW and ZF Lenksysteme and has won the Innovation Award in 2004. This method helps the new transmission accomplish improved performance for the vehicle. This driver help method controls the ratio between the steering wheel angle and setting angle of the wheels or commonly recognized as play. This tends to make sure that the play of the steering wheel is suited for the speed of the vehicle.

For the duration of low-speed driving, turning the wheels needed lesser effort compared to high speed driving. The method tends to make sure that the play of the steering wheel adapts to the speed at which the vehicle is moving. The method also checks lateral motion of the vehicle that it is equipped with.

The CDC or Continuous Damping Manage improves traction by adjusting the damping force which pushes the car's tire on the road. This function can adjust to road conditions in split second accuracy. The method provides a very good handling and suspension comfort considering that it eliminates excessive bouncing of the car particularly on bumpy roads.

Given that the suspension is improved, handling of the car is positively affected. Aside from the CDC, the new BMW 5-Series will also be equipped with the Active Roll Stabilization method which keeps the stabilizer bar functioning to give drivers the desired impact. The method is anchored on the hydraulically operated oscillating motors which controls the two halves of the stabilizer bars. This method tends to make sure that when turning corners the vehicle will not roll more than by adapting the stabilizer bar to the desired position to counter the inertia during cornering.

With these driver help systems and high performance brake components like EBC brakes, the vehicle gives its user the optimum in handling and security. BMW's collaboration with ZF created conceivable the development of the aforementioned systems. And with the auto marketplace acquiring far more and far more competitive, these innovations will only be the only innovative technologies that BMW will supply on their future vehicles.