As this will be BMW's flagship luxury car, it will feature the best
in driveline components and mixed material construction that will likely include large amounts of carbon fiber.
Not exact matches
Although GM says its experience with the eAssist system helped expedite the development of the 2014 Malibu's new start / stop system, the two
drivelines share no common
components and, apart from shutting down the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop, operate completely
in completely different manners.
Constructed as a single
component with no center bearing, it claims to bring a 40 percent weight saving on the previous M3's steel propshaft, while providing a reduction
in rotating mass for improved
driveline efficiency.
A number of key
driveline components have been uprated
in order to both adapt the XFR - S for the greater power and torque outputs and stiffen the entire drivetrain to make its responses more immediate; these include uprated driveshafts, a larger central bearing on the propshaft and a new torque convertor.
Either way, Dana will be
in the picture: the company also builds axles and
driveline components for vehicles with independent suspension systems.
Great care has also been devoted to reinforcing all key
components in the quattro
driveline.
The full - scale vehicle testing and hardware -
in - the - loop simulation technology and product development methodologies available to members is the same as that used by all OEMs and major suppliers around the world to develop, test and simulate vehicle dynamics, new chassis system
components, engines, powertrains,
drivelines, suspensions and vehicle electronic control systems.
The system will also help fuel economy because it disconnects the front
driveline components at the wheels vs. the transfer case
in traditional four - wheel - drive setups.
Launch Assist reduces loads
in the
driveline from wheel hop by more than 15 - 20 percent, dramatically reducing
component damage.
It's similar to the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
in that engineers were able to strength various
driveline components so that the truck could handle the full power of the Hellcat engine.
And while the E550 Cabriolet may share its
driveline and many
components with the E550 sedan, it actually comes
in at half a foot shorter, both
in wheelbase and overall length.