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BMW 550i: the new 2011 for the ultimate driving machine!
Much more than a mile above sea level, located in the heart of the Park Sequoia National, Sherman tree is normal. This only about three hundred feet tall Giant Sequoia tree is considered the world's largest, based on the total volume. More impressive than his size is his age – scientists believe it may be between 2,300 and 2,700 years old. Giant sequoias have flourished between the centuries, Although many smaller trees have come and gone, as it has very distinctive qualities. Your permissions feet thick bark to resist fire, and its shallow root exploit of rain during drought periods. And in an interesting twist of natural survival, their high success Drinking block the sun, preventing competitors from taking over and survivors of the dark shadows at the base.
The BMW 5 stream is in a position very similar. The long tradition sedan reference activity average is in a constant battle with opponents of trying to put aside in an effort to capture its territory. In contrast to complacency, re-engineers The four-door BMW, once every eight years to adjust to a change of segment and never crowded.
Introduced earlier this year, the new 2011 BMW five Collection breaks new ground. Now sharing platforms for the use of seven strings, the sedan is seen to have changed the tone of sport and luxury. We spent a week with the 550i top model, equipped with dual turbo every automaker 400 horsepower V8, to put their fingers in their new mission.
The BMW five is not almost as old as the General Sherman, however, has its personal breathtaking descent. Designed as a replacement for the "New Six" sedan in the early 1970, Group 4 was the fifth in the "new series" of BMW vehicles. The first six sedans whole (known internally as the E12 type) is installed with four other six-cylinder petrol sending power to the rear wheels. The second generation models (E28), followed by the template itself, but the chassis is credited with introducing diesel powertrain the M5 incredible – the fastest production sedan in the world when launched in 1984. The third generation platform (E34) were fans of the eight-cylinder power, an engine configuration that found its way under the hood of the fourth generation (E39) M5 design. The product of the fifth generation (E60) has existed since 2004. Last year, offers a line of twin-turbo-6, V8 and V10 power plant (M5).
As we learn in our first unit in January, the new sixth generation of September 5 (F10) has moved considerably high level. Now mounted on a version Amended September 7 platform (which makes it easy to BMW to produce both the Set 6 and 7 September at its plant in Dingolfing, Germany), slightly smaller sedan almost equal to his older brother when it comes to dating experience luxury and comfort. The two even share with most power plants and pipelines exactly the same.
At the launch of his six string, we spent many hours behind the wheel of his "entry level" type 535i equipped with a single turbo BMW "N55 inline-6 and eight new speed automatic. That car was installed with the optional paddle shifters (automatic play) and the next generation Integral electric active steering (NIC)! Now, we now have our hands on the range-topping 550i-400-horsepower while using the automatic transmission standard and standard power steering.
The base MSRP for the 2011 BMW 550i is $ 59,700 (plus $ 875 destination)! Our test car, the use Titanium Silver Metallic paint over Tan brown leather, is equipped with the Convenience Package (login comfort of access), dynamic handling package, Premium package deal 2 (rear view camera, heated rear seats umbrellas entry, the iPod and USB adapter, satellite radio, premium audio and high fidelity), Sport Package (19-inch alloys, sports steering wheel and seats of multiple contours) and split folding rear seats. The number in bold in the bottom of our window sticker says $ 70,450.
Interestingly enough, our car or truck is not only very optioned. Actually, we should add the game automatic gearshift (extra on this later), climate control four zones and Smartphone integration. While not tolerate such behavior, be able to charge for their five additional sequence with night vision cameras and top side view, a show with your head up, cruising radar factory handle and wheels 20 inch alloy wheels. With a strong hand in the register of options, a type of non-M 2011 7 sequence can exceed $ 95,000. * Gulp .*
The cabin of our test vehicle came loaded with premium leather Dakota (common on the 550i) and Ash Burl dark wood contrasting with details aluminum. A silver exterior brown upholstery is not really a color scheme that teach at the Art Center of Pasadena, but looks sharp inside new sheet metal. Primary instrumentation is logically distributed and easy to read under most conditions (congratulations to BMW for giving us an indication oil temperature)! Satellite navigation, throughout the regular 550i, improved information display center with a sharp 10.2-inch 1280 x 480 pixels "transreflective" show, which means sunlight actually improves the image on the screen (the screen, and all other screens are easy to read through polarized sunglasses, also ).!.! The cabin is beautifully decorated, each invitation and functional, however, the vast news is under the hood.
In contrast to the 3.0-liter turbocharged individual "N55" observed inline-six under the hood of the 535i (Rated at 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque), the 550i is equipped with a direct injection 4.4-liter twin-turbo "N63" 400 hp V8 punching force pulling over a log-450 lb / ft of torque. Despite a six-speed manual transmission is offered (most prestigious BMW), our check vehicle was fitted with new soft butter-the automaker's eight-speed automatic (ZF 8HP70)! The two turbochargers are located inside the valley between the cylinders, do a good job to promote proper air pressure of inactivity. Throttle lag is negligible, and electricity is powerful and seamless. BMW says the 550i will reach 60 mph in five seconds on its way to an artificial electronic wall at 150 miles per hour. Until the new M5 generation arrives, this is the fastest of the five collection on the market.
We had a week with the 550i. Like most vehicles seem rather competent in bursts of 20 minutes of the city, when the rate will never exceed 50 miles per hour and seats are constantly feels fresh and comfortable we had something a little harder in mind for the new BMW 6 Collection – took him to visit Sherman normal. With four people on board today, as well as a number arts decent trunk, the one-day round trip drive of 600 miles which involves hundreds of miles of roads that mind-numbing, crowned by a rise of 7,000 invigorating foot to the southern Sierra Nevada range. The plan was to turn around and return home that night.
The 7 sedan set out to be a comfortable fit. Our framework two inches and six feet of drops in the 18 multi-contour front seats and melts. With articulated upper backrests and cushions extensible lower payment seats are relaxed the womb of your mother (and heated as hot) ..! The rear seats are acceptable for adults, but the space in no way be considered generous, as the backs of the seats are not carved entry for rear passengers' knees. (Actually, the area of collection only four rear seats is about an inch in almost all dimensions smaller 3 Series "E90" sedan.) If you are having trouble installing a reinforcement of children in the back seat again, as the seat of outboard thickness reinforces the pressure on the plastic seat inward, covering the end female buckle your seat belt.
However, nobody chooses a BMW 4 Series interior space – that is selected for the way you drive.
550i years end (E60) was installed with a 4.8-liter normally aspirated "N62" V8, rated at 360 horsepower and 360 lb-ft of torque. It's hard to believe, but new four horsepower twin-turbo 4.4-liter engine makes outbound seem anemic. Ronda, the 550i launch with serious authority. Accelerator floor and all the skulls is pressed again to the headrests. Strangely enough, only not a lot of noise that accompanies the drive – it's creepy, almost electric. Box eight-speed changes (the 535i and the 550i not share the same transmission) moves through the gears smoothly, but not as fast as we had expected.
For the road, cruisers size sedan incredibly fast and really quiet. With the engine noise effectively (deliberately?) Silenced, there is only a faint whisper of the wind in the open (the 550i is the drag coefficient of 0.30) and the noise dampened run-flat tires wide across rolling surfaces of irregular way. Speed is not really a concern, because the sequence of seven enjoys three digits. The serene cabin creates an excellent environment for conversation (or listening to your audio premium), as voices of passengers are kept at low levels of dining. An average of just under 25 miles per gallon in open path, the miles roll by faster than summer days.
From the road, which began the long climb East Kings Canyon Road (Hwy 180), just outside of Fresno. Due to the forced induction, the 550i is almost immune to high temperature and quickly gaining altitude. We used the 450 lb-ft of torque effortlessly pass a number of vehicles in a comprehensive manner wheezing our way. The road curves finally became, however, the BMW did not flinch. Due to the dynamic handling package offer, body roll is virtually absent. Our three passengers cry "uncle" long before the protest tire.
The steering is very heavy and very accurate, but a little Numb ("isolated" is perhaps a more) ..! There has been a lot of negative press regarding the new technologies of electric steering, but we have not been through it a deal breaker, because seems to coincide with the tone set by the rest of the vehicle. That said, we become used to it in an hour and had no problem dodging pine cones melon-sized inside road.
Our major complaint, however, is addressed in the transmission. To be perfectly frank, there's really a single electronic environment we like. When the lever (to the left of the transmission shifter) is to "comfort" or "Normal" Gearbox seems to have one's own thought, as they constantly change to higher gears looking for fuel economy (EPA 17 mpg city / 25 mpg highway ).!.! Looking for more power, keep the throttle control goosing the opposite reaction. On the other hand, when the "Sport" or "+ Sport" Thus, the transmission is much more sensitive, but not go up eighth. As mentioned above, our test car is missing the "automatic sports, "the election, a serious omission. This update adds $ 500 right levers palette and remaps the transmission shift faster (Also lets you further refine the direction and throttle response through the driving dynamics of management). I could only make items much better.
On a positive note, you will discover a few honorable mentions.
The headlights are completely awesome. HID assemblies provide illumination stunning red-hot front cover everything in the car, but somehow does not bother the drivers in reverse. Thanks to the adjustment settings bi-xenon headlights, driving on a dark, unknown mountain road (usually extreme adventure) did not raise the pulse a single beat. The navigation process, including iDrive, is intuitive and useful (finally!). The maps are shown in traditional form, or overlaid on satellite images of geographical impresses all. Finally, the disc brakes are large inspire confidence. No matter how much speed is carried out on 4 stops of the series in a controlled manner and room to spare.
With the consultation was the 2011 BMW 550i is much better by his predecessor. However, one thing that was started a couple of generations has finally completed its gestation. Only ten years ago, the series of five (E39) sedan was a game for which they had passed the entry-level design – Is often described as an extra large and powerful collection of three events to date. In contrast, today five new September has become a much less expensive 7 Collection.
While trying to overcome their powerful opponents, BMW 550i is loaded with a long history of luxury never before available on a platform of five sets. Soft closing doors and power operated trunk lid are immediately obvious, but you'll also find hundreds of pounds of insulation, isolation and buried utilities inside. That said, the 2011 BMW 550i tips the scales at four, 376 pounds – an astonishing 400 pounds more than the eight-cylinder Porsche Panamera S.
There was a time BMW 4 in which the sequence was developed to become the benchmark four-door sports sedan activity. It was the fastest, faster and better classroom management five out on the planet. Things are a little different in those days. The new 550i, 2011, the current performance leader within the range of 4-string type, seems to aim first estate, and the sport second. It is an impressive machine engineering, a real pleasure to drive, but his new approach to what the product changes gestures that bear little resemblance to their predecessors. BMW has not lost his touch, but on today's 7 string seems to be pursuing a different objective. The question remains whether this change Focus will allow adequate light through the stifling hood Series 4 'extra sports competitors to take a foothold.
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