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Originally Posted by raleedy
In the 528i, ZDH consists only of the adjustable shock absorbers, or dynamic damping control, and the MSRP is $1,000. It's possible, I suppose, that the extra $1,700 in the price for the 535 is for nothing, but I think it's unlikely.
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In the 528 the Dynamic Damping Control is just a basic FIRM/SOFT/SOFTER setting, just like the basic active stabilizers are with 2TB. On the 528 you don't get the Active Roll Stabilization (
dynamically changing the stabilizers) nor the Adaptive Drive, which is the computer (and the corresponding sensors) tasked with adjusting the settings of DDC and ARS as the road changes. Those 2 extra items are worth $1,700
Could they have offered the full ZDH on the 528? Of course. It has the same hardware as the 535. They didn't do it because
most likely a driver of a 528 will not push the vehicle as hard as someone willing to get the 535. For the same reason you don't get the full ZDH on smaller displacement engine models like 520d, etc.