Appropriately enough, the standard M40i dress code includes a notably firmer M Sport suspension, bigger M Sport brakes, and BMW's
Dynamic Damper Control which can automatically monitor and adjust the shock - absorber settings 400 times every second to optimize ride / handling for the road conditions.
Stand - alone choices for the 2015 X4 include
Dynamic Damper Control which adjusts suspension to smooth the ride over potholes, harman / kardon surround sound and Concierge services that put you in touch with live help to find restaurants, ATMs and more with the push of a button.
Churning out all that power is a 4.4 - liter V8 BiTurbo driving all four wheels, helped by BMW's advanced electronic suspension tech like
Dynamic Damper Control which provides adaptive shock absorbers.
Not exact matches
So - called Audi Driver Select adjusts the
dampers and
control responses to any one of four modes: Comfort,
Dynamic, Off - road, or Individual (
which allows you to tailor the various systems to your own tastes).
Also on the options list is Continuous
Damper Control,
which features Comfort, Auto and
Dynamic settings, and the variable ratio
Dynamic Steering system.
When he and RS 5 product manager Anthony Garbis start breaking down the finer points of the car's optional
Dynamic Ride
Control feature, a mechanical setup
which deploys air tanks to push hydraulic fluid crosswise to compress the car's
dampers when necessary, thereby helping to keep the car flat under hard cornering, you know there was some serious work done to make this car perform at a high level.
Extracost options include
Dynamic Damper Control, which lets you choose between a sporty and a more comfort - oriented setting, as well as active cruise control with collision warning and automatic brake act
Control,
which lets you choose between a sporty and a more comfort - oriented setting, as well as active cruise
control with collision warning and automatic brake act
control with collision warning and automatic brake actuation.
Among the most desirable extras are leather, navigation, active cruise
control, the PDK transmission, active
dampers, and the Sport Chrono kit,
which includes Sport Plus mode along with launch
control and
dynamic transmission mounts.
They also come as part of the 305km / h
Dynamic package plus,
which for a substantial $ 25,840 also includes
Dynamic Steering, RS sport suspension plus with 20 mm lower ride height and
Dynamic Ride
Control,
which replaces the standard air springs with steel springs and hydraulic diagonally - linked
dampers.
BMW's
Dynamic Damper Control,
which allows the driver to modify suspension settings on the fly, is available, and included in the Sport package.
Some packages are the Cold Weather Package (including heated seats), Premium Package (where you can get power seats and power tailgate), Technology Package (key features are the navigation system, wireless smartphone charging and head - up display), Sport Package (with 18 - inch wheels, LED headlights and fog lights, sport seats and
dynamic damper control)-- or you can get the Fully Loaded Package,
which includes it all.
Drivers can also select a
Dynamic Mode via the Terrain Response ™ system,
which modifies the
damper settings to deliver even tighter body
control, with flatter handling and sharper responses.
Standard equipment includes self - levelling air suspension at the rear, while
Dynamic Damper Control, the Adaptive Drive system with active body roll stabilisation, Integral Active Steering —
which is now also available in conjunction with xDrive — and M Sport suspension can be specified as options.
The optional Adaptive Drive system,
which combines
Dynamic Damper Control, provides unsurpassed dynamics and comfort.
RS sport suspension plus with
Dynamic Ride
Control,
which uses steel springs and adjustable
dampers that are connected to one another via diagonal oil lines and a central valve, is also available.
The car comes with a passive coil suspension setup as standard, but there are no fewer than four «adaptive» alternatives to that — Comfort,
Dynamic, Professional and M - Sport —
which introduce active
dampers, a self - levelling air - sprung rear end, stiffened and shortened springs, active anti-roll bars and an active «
Dynamic Performance
Control» rear differential into the mix in varying combinations.
Our test car also ran the optional
Dynamic Damper Control / Adaptive Drive system, which puts hydraulically actuated antiroll bars at either end for iron - fisted body c
Control / Adaptive Drive system,
which puts hydraulically actuated antiroll bars at either end for iron - fisted body
controlcontrol.
You'll make your way to Arthur Storey Park with the help of
Dynamic Damper Control,
which smooths out dips and bumps in the road.
Plus, you can get the optional
Dynamic Damper Control feature,
which allows you to soften the suspension - choosing one of the Green, Mid and Sport available modes - for trips around the city or on bumpier surfaces, where the 17 - inch wheels are not helping your back's cause at all.
These are the sport suspension with
damper control, the sport differential and
dynamic steering,
which steplessly varies the steering ratio by nearly 100 percent as a function of speed.
The all - aluminium suspension system features
Dynamic Damping
Control,
which can adjust the inbound and rebound rates of each
damper individually to suit road surfaces and driving patterns.
Adaptive
Dynamic Chassis
Control is on the options list,
which includes a Sport setup for the
dampers.
There is
dynamic damper control,
which does lend a sporty feel to the suspension - but again - compare to the outgoing car, and the character is very much changed.
Exclusive to the 520d is the Comfort Package ($ 2700 with Luxury Line, $ 2100 with M Sport),
which brings
Dynamic Damper Control, High Beam Assist, Lumbar Support for driver and front passenger, and front - row seat heating.
Only 50 units will be made available, after
which you'll still be able to buy the 520d with the new 190 hp, 400 Nm engine with the same equipment as the 2014 car — these include adaptive LED headlamps, 17 - inch wheels, iDrive with navigation and Siri support,
Dynamic Damper Control and a 10.25 - inch Multifunctional Instrument Display that replaces the traditional analogue instrument panel with a fully digital one.
There's also the Precision Package,
which for $ 3400 adds the 16 - speaker harman / kardon surround sound system, Adaptive LED Headlights, Multi-Function Instrument Display and High - Beam Assist, while the $ 6400 Exclusive Package for the 520d Luxury Line offers 19 - inch light - alloy wheels in a choice of two styles, Nappa leather upholstery,
Dynamic Damper Control, High - beam Assist and heated Comfort seats for the driver and front passenger.
Drivers can also select a
Dynamic Mode via the Terrain ResponseTM system,
which modifies the
damper settings to deliver even tighter body
control, with flatter handling and sharper responses.
Audi also offers stiffer RS sport suspension with
Dynamic Ride
Control,
which replaces the stock pieces with steel springs and three - stage adjustable
dampers.
Other driving features include
Dynamic Damper Control, Adaptive Drive system
which includes Active Roll Stabilization and Integral Active Steering.
The feedback through the steering wheel is excellent thanks to the race - bred suspension and optional $ 500
dynamic damper control, both
which assists adhesion.
New to this latest RS 6 quattro is an optional three - stage selectable
control for this system,
which allows the driver to choose from three
damper settings - comfort,
dynamic and sport — according to preference and conditions
Speaking of Audi drive select, it also
controls the optional Audi magnetic ride adaptive
damper control system,
which lets one choose between Comfort, Auto and
Dynamic settings.
Another thing we'd be tempted to avoid is the
Dynamic Ride
Control,
which hydraulically pairs up the
dampers diagonally across the chassis.
Lamborghini offers the optional LDS (Lamborghini
Dynamic Steering) system,
which adapts its ratio to the road speed, and magneto - rheological
damper control,
which changes the
damper characteristics in accordance with driver preferences and driving style.
The vehicle's 300 - hp and 445 - hp TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine features a variety of available performance - enhancing attributes like the
Dynamic Handling Package,
Dynamic Performance
Control, Active Roll Stabilization,
Dynamic Damper Control, and a rear - axle air suspension - each of
which can help you take the X5's pulse - pounding performance to the next level.
It can be enhanced with optional
dynamic damper control,
which provides the choice between sport and comfort settings.
The two share the same MacPherson strut front and multilink rear suspension,
which is set 0.8 inches lower than regular Golf models and features DCC (
Dynamic Chassis
Control) that adapts the
dampers to one of three modes: comfort, normal or sport.