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It is absolutely mechanical (with electronic control of clutch lock up and how much power goes to the front). What it is NOT is a center differential with an option to lock, like I've seen on Quattros of old. |
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09-29-2019, 03:33 PM | #24 |
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Handling is definitely better!! The front end is so lose now, but in a good way!!! I haven’t been able to break the tires on a roll, but I have good Michelin as3 + tires! So they are grippy!
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Appreciate the different perspective. Don't know much about F10's. My former F83 was a beast, wild and untamed.....wish I had had Xdrive with it. My new G30 M550i is awesome, and I do not miss wheelspin in any way. Interesting how we can have different perspectives about great cars and their performance characteristics. Love my Xdrive.
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09-30-2019, 07:26 PM | #27 | |
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I don't expect to get my E39 (I had the I6 with rack-and-pinion and the superior front end) or E90 steering feel back, but it might be nice to get part way there. |
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09-30-2019, 07:29 PM | #28 | |
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Lilke I mentioned - in my early F10 days, people lusted after the X-Drive hydraulic setup. Not sure everyone feels the same now. There's no reason electric steering can't be good, there just wasn't a lot of love out there for F10 and F30 era electric steering. |
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12-17-2019, 08:19 AM | #30 |
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Around the middle of December 2011, the F10/F11 got a new xDrive controller unit, which made xDelete possible on these cars. That is why we do not support cars, which are built before that date. We are still working on a new method, to make F10/F11 available which are older than that, but as we do have to start from scratch, I can not say how long it will takes us, or if we will be a able to support them at all.
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12-17-2019, 09:52 PM | #31 |
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Have any 550i guys tried this? Making more power sounds nice. Also, having ability to make it mostly RWD biased with some FWD help during launch makes this very appealing. Something like a 85/15 split sounds like a good option.
Only concern would be reliability. Would swiching to a more RWD setup have any effect? In other words, is the RWD part of the X-drive drivetrain built as tough as the RWD only drivetrain, or is the RWD portion "weaker" because BMW assumes that FWD will take some of the workload on X-drive cars. |
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12-18-2019, 05:03 AM | #32 | |
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We do not support these features yet fort he F10/F11, but The xDrive Sport and custom for that matter, are calibrated to only transfer e certain amount on torque to the front axle (for example 100NM). If your engine does not deliver 100NM the front rear split is different, then when the engine delivers 600NM. So it is not a constant distribution between front and back (like 90:10 Rear:front), but a relative.
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This is due to different final drive ratios and when you look the part numbers up and where they were put in, you find that they were also used in the RWD models. At around 110 mph from factory BMW opens the xDrive clutch completely to, making the car RWD from factory.
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12-18-2019, 08:10 AM | #33 | |
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As I live in Chicago where we see snow, I wouldn't want purely a RWD car, which I've had a few of in the past. I'd want a more RWD biased car that still has a kick of AWD when needed. From what I've read, I would want the "Sport" option. Is this yet available for the F10? |
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12-19-2019, 11:02 AM | #34 | |
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Not saying your information is incorrect or that most of xDrive owners in North America will take their vehicles to these speeds regularly, but it's interesting they'd design it this way. Also, when you do Xdelete, you're still left with heavier vehicle that has a suspension that sits 10mm higher (straight from the factory - someone correct me if I'm wrong on this?). I'm curious if you're somehow addressing these two issues to make it closer to what RWD is like straight from the factory. |
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12-19-2019, 12:15 PM | #35 |
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I guess that's no for Sport on the F10.
To me being limited to switching to pure RWD or pure X-Drive is not worth it, until we have the option to have something like sport where we can still preserve some of the X-drive but have a more RWD biased vehicle. |
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12-19-2019, 12:23 PM | #36 |
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Sounds like it's time to budget for new M5.
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This is why BMW is replacing them without much resistance, at no or very little cost for the owners. We are still trying to find a calibration were they can keep up, but this also means they could possibly never get support for anything else then On or Off, if we do not find a satisfying solution. Quote:
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You can switch back and forth as often as you like should you have some snowy days as it takes about 4 minutes. As we are not messing with the DSC at all, all the safety nets are still there.
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From my perspective - I would like to see a mode where X-Drive was normal until DTC mode or DSC OFF mode was set, then X-Drive was also off. I don't believe X-Delete supports this kind of setting today, but maybe it could. If that were available I would probably set that in the summer, and X-Drive full factory in the winter. When I want to get a little punchy, set DTC mode and off you go. X-Delete isn't free, but it isn't super expensive either. My F10 is before the current MY2012 cutoff so I cannot use it (yet). I don't expect that it will undo all of the negatives of an X-Drive car, but it will get you part way there. |
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12-20-2019, 09:49 AM | #39 |
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Got it, so it's not an F10 issue, but generally F series? That's very strange of BMW to do. Give more power (compared to E60), but weaken the components?
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I think I will buy this as I just had my transfer case replaced and would like to run this in summer. My question is what does this do diff than coding off xdrive either vo or manually. I know that without proper vo change it does cause traction control error
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02-27-2020, 08:33 AM | #41 |
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We flash a custom dataset, so the VTG continues to communicate with the rest of the car, without throwing error codes. Because of the integrated check sum correction, the flash is invisible to BMW diagnostic tools, so you can drive to a service at your dealer. But flashing back and forth does not take very long with the black MHD adapter for example, so you can also flash to stock, if you feel the need for it.
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02-27-2020, 08:46 PM | #42 |
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Please keep us posted if you ever figure out a sportier xdrive version for the F10. Definitely interested, but not looking for RWD only due to traction issues. All my previous BMWs were RWD.
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02-28-2020, 09:02 AM | #43 |
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I'm curious, has anyone actually done the xdelete than can report any mpg gains? I'd love to run in RWD only but have AWD available for the few times I need it a year.
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Might be getting it soon I'll let you know. Just waiting for the cables to arrive
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