Performance specs include a 0 - 100 km / h time of 4.2 seconds on the way to an electronically - governed 250 km / h top speed, 305 km / h if
the optional M Driver's Package is specified.
Top speed is limited to 250 km / h or 275 km / h with
the optional M Driver's Package.
With
the optional M Driver's Package, the model is capable of 189 mph, outgunning its arch rival, the Mercedes - AMG E63 Sedan, by 3 mph.
However,
the optional M Driver's Package will help raise this barrier to 305 km / h.
Whip the 155mph top speed limiter off as part of
the optional M Driver's package and it can hit 190mph.
Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km / h (155 mph), but
the optional M Driver's Package de-restricts it to 305 km / h (189 km / h).
It drives all four wheels through an eight - speed automatic transmission to propel the high - tech German sedan to 100km / h in just 3.4 seconds, and onwards to 305km / h with
the optional M Driver's Package.
The top speed, both as standard and even with
the optional M Driver's Package, remains the same at 250 km / h and 305 km / h respectively.
As a point of reference, the X6 M offers figures of 4.2 sec and 174mph / 278kph in combination with
an optional M Driver's Package, with the GLE 63 claiming 4.3 sec and a similar 174mph when fitted with the AMG Driver's Package.
If
the optional M Driver's Package is specified, the speed limiter doesn't cut in until 305 km / h (189 mph).
Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km / hr but if you get
the optional M Driver's package, that number goes up to 305 km / hr.
Top speed, when equipped with
the optional M Driver's Package, is 189 mph.
No if you get
the optional M Driver's Package, though, which bumps the speed limiter up to 186 mph.
An optional M Driver's Package raises it to 174 mph.
With
the optional M Driver's Package, it's also capable of a top speed of 189 mph.
The performance figures — 0 - 62mph in 4.4 sec and a restricted top speed of 155mph, or 190mph with
the optional M Driver's Package — told only part of the story.
However,
an optional M Drivers Package bumps it up to a limited 190 mph — a figure BMW says its standard Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires are rated to.
Not exact matches
And payment, which
is technically
optional,
is delivered directly to the
driver through the app — and (here
's a key to the business model) Lyft takes a 20 percent cut.
The reasoning
is that the general public associates the term with a false sense of security while also relying on the (false) fact that, when Autopilot
is on,
driver engagement
is optional.
The important part
is that California's
driver's license
is OPTIONAL, and you can simply provide last 4 digits of SSN (which of course an illegal or non-citizen legal can make up) or even leave empty.
An
optional electrically powered side sliding door
is controlled by the
driver.
Notable changes proposed by this standard include modifications to what
is considered for the Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight; the J2807 tow vehicle weight rating includes a
driver, a passenger, and
optional equipment purchased by at least one - third of the truck's customers, and a higher tow vehicle weight automatically lowers the maximum trailer weight rating number.
The
driver will also
be treated to an
optional head - up display projected onto the windshield, which will communicate speed, audio, navigation, and other information.
Around back, an
optional active exhaust can
be tailor - fit for each
driver.
There
are a couple of
optional packages that keen
drivers will
be interested in.
Sliding into the
driver's seat — my test car had the
optional contour seat package, a $ 1,200 option —
is akin to
being let into a room at the Ritz.
Safety The
optional Advanced Pre-Collision System, which helps detect pedestrians and apply strong braking power,
is available with a camera that monitors the orientation of the
driver's face.
An
optional Driver Assistance Package, for $ 3,250, includes Audi's lane assist to keep the A8 from drifting out of its lane, plus a pre-sense plus system that automatically brakes if a collision
is imminent and much more.
The passenger seat
is optional, confirming Lotus» focus on keeping the car as light as possible, with an alternative
being the
optional fitment of a tonneau panel — which envelopes the
driver and further improves aerodynamics.
Available
driver aids include blind spot warning (new for 2011), Distronic adaptive cruise control, a back - up camera, park assist, navigation, and keyless ignition - all
are optional.
Unique to all future McLarens
is an
optional head - up display which uses, for weight and packaging purposes, a transparent fold down
driver - side visor.
The Cadenza
is a nicely equipped large sedan and it transforms to a credible near - luxury sedan with the
optional premium package that includes a panoramic sunroof, Napa leather, active HID headlights, a cooled
driver's seat, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, a power rear window shade, and windshield wiper de-icer.
The
optional four - wheel drive
is transparent to the
driver.
As to the coming face - lift, it isn't ground - shaking, but it seems safe to expect a modest visual update (bumpers, lights, wheels), a new steering wheel that incorporates a rotary drive - mode selector à la 918, additional
driver - assistance systems, improved infotainment offerings, a head - up display, and
optional full - LED headlights.
Also available for the first time
are the lightweight 10 - spoke forged alloys and Liquid Black painted brake calipers, while inside the display for the
optional reversing camera has
been moved from the IRIS display in the centre console to the TFT instrument cluster ahead of the
driver.
The engine utterly dominates proceedings, but it
's also the way in which the
driver sits so low in the car, embraced by the superb - if
optional and expensive - bucket seats, peering over the dash top even if you
're six - foot plus in stature, sensing what the car
is doing through the controls.
Even with the
optional sport suspension, the Cooper
S» slightly firmer ride
was not a chore; it didn't rattle my teeth or send sharp jolts through the
driver'
s seat.
Both cars use a ZF 8 - speed automatic (the Bimmer offers an
optional 6 - speed manual, which Jaguar only offers in the four - cylinder XE) and both
are available with all - wheel drive (my XE test car
was a rear -
driver).
Instead it
's an
optional extra that
's intended to appeal to keener
drivers who still like the GT qualities and everyday usability of the California T.
Unlike the past, a
driver, a passenger,
optional equipment purchased by at least one third of the customer base, and hitch equipment
are now included in this calculation along with the base weight of the tow vehicle.
The
optional three - position dampers can
be driver - selected to deliver slightly jouncy Sport, a bit floaty Comfort or just - right Normal ride control.
There
's an
optional, bolt - in safety cage inside, along with a different
driver's seat that accommodates a race harness.
The
optional Adaptive Cruise Control features a collision warning system that beeps and flashes red lights if the
driver is about to rear - end another vehicle.
The E63's natural home
is barrelling down an autobahn straining against its limiter - regardless of whether we
're talking the standard 155mph limiter or the 186mph raised ceiling of the
optional AMG
Driver's package.
Though the Stinger GT
is available with
optional all - wheel drive ($ 2,200), my tester
was a rear -
driver.
As equipped, my Eos 2.0 T test car hit $ 36,110, but I think the truly casual buyer /
driver would
be happy without my car's
optional frills.
Despite
being the least expensive, the Infiniti JX offers the most technological features, including the ability to drive itself: the
optional Driver Assistance and Technology Packages include Intelligent Brake Assist and Lane Departure Prevention, which automatically brake and steer the car (through the brakes) to avoid collisions.
To reach those speeds before in the C63
S you needed to buy the
optional AMG
Driver'
s Package, although all of the non-
S C63
s are still limited to 155mph.
More impressive
is the way the front axle maximizes the shove away from tighter turns: there
's no limited - slip differential fitted on our car (it
's optional), and yet the traction control
is triggered only by abject hooliganism from the
driver.
In Europe the
M6 will also
be offered with an
optional «
M -
Driver's package», which raises the speed limiter to a dizzying 189mph.