The rest get changes to appearance, but most important is the new family of 3.0 - liter turbocharged engines, and standard Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), which
uses active dampers to improve ride and handling.
The Good The 2013 BMW M5
uses active dampers and an active locking differential to help it corner like a rabbit, while its engine and dual - clutch transmission give the driver excellent power control.
Not exact matches
We report on recent improvements in pointing stability by
using an
active mass
damper system installed on the telescope.
Engineers have also altered the suspension settings, in particular the damping (SVRs
use air springs,
active dampers and
active anti-roll bars at both ends) in order to control pitch under heavy acceleration and braking, while improvements in turn - in, body control and mid-corner grip are also claimed.
The GT S also features
active dampers and
active engine mounts which
use magnetorheological fluid for enhanced adjustability.
The newly developed underpinnings
use a 3 - chamber design in combination with electronic
damper control and dynamic chassis control that supports torque vectoring and
active roll stabilization.
A conventional suspension remains for the 570S, unlike the advanced
active suspension
used on the 650S, this time with two - way adjustable motorsport
dampers and coilovers.
However, Carbon Core construction and enhancements like Integral
Active Steering, Dynamic
Damper Control, and 2 - Axle Air Suspension help you put all that performance to proper
use.
The V8 is married to BMW's Steptronic eight - speed automatic gearbox tweaked for quicker shift times, says the carmaker, while the list of mechanical gimmicks includes electronically controlled
dampers, an
active rear axle diff and most likely an all - wheel - drive setup similar to that
used for the current BMW F90 M5.
The driver can
use the «S / C / M» mode button in the centre console to select from the «Sport», «Comfort» and «Manual» shift programmes that not only change the transmission characteristics but also the accelerator response and the spring /
damper settings of the AMG sports suspension based on
Active Body Control.
Active dampers such as the MRC units
used by Holden Special Vehicles would add further dynamic depth to this car.
The Sport Hybrid version of the MDX will also offer
active dampers, an electric servo braking system and four different driving modes — all items that won't be found in the standard gasoline - engined models — with the Integrated Dynamics System
using nine different systems in the vehicle to offer a greater range of selectable driving characteristics for the driver.
The steering comes with more feel, there's an
active roll control system that does away with anti-roll bars and
uses a pump on each axle to keep the RRS stable, adaptive
dampers, stiffer and lighter components and a set of 21 ″ alloys with road - gripping 275/45 R21 tyres (22 ″ with 295 / 40s are optional) and a set of six - piston Brembos.
The
active suspension system is the Delphi setup that General Motors
uses, including the magnetorheological fluid
dampers.
Controlled by a microprocessor
using information from the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) system's wheel sensors, yaw / G sensor, engine rpm and torque, and steering angle, the
Active Damper System can adjust every 0.002 seconds to adapt individual wheels to road surfaces.
The RDX, Technology Package and A-Spec
use 2 - stage Amplitude Reactive
Dampers, while the Advance Package's
Active Damper System is electronically integrated with the vehicle's Integrated Dynamics System (IDS).