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03-30-2010, 07:45 AM | #1 | |
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Secret behind F10 5-series' touted ride quality
In the many F10 5-series reviews available thus far, one of the most praised aspects of the F10 has been its great ride quality. Richard Aucock, an automotive journalist, gives us some insight as to how BMW managed to improve on the 5-series' ride quality from the E60. In his latest blog entry, he writes:
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03-30-2010, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Nice article.
I don't know about riding like a Rolls Royce, but it became very clear to me that the front suspension was pretty revolutionary when they first showed the schematics of the underpinnings of this car. Clearly, BMW has 'evolved' that which used to cushion only the rear passengers up to the front as well. |
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03-30-2010, 08:49 AM | #3 |
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Everyone is talking about how BMW is now using such an advance front end suspension design, when cars like the Honda Accord and Civic in the early 90's started using this design. Granted the Civic switch from Double wish bones in 1999 to MacPherson struts because it was cheaper to build and reduce costs. And I am NOT at all saying that Hondas are better cause I know they are not, but come on this is nothing new in the car world.
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Yeah, but back in those days...were Hondas & Acuras really the same performers that they are today? I mean they were very different cars. Does Acura use this type of design in the TL and the RL? I would think that overall, struts might be an efficient and inexpensive solution for some designs, but not for others.
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Yes but now the Acura RL/Honda Legend is nothing more than an Accord on Steriods. Ugh, Thank god for BMW's.
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03-30-2010, 12:22 PM | #12 |
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take the fun out of driving. man, people just nag nag nag. I thought the ride quality on the E34, E39, E60, and even E28 were superb; fun yet enjoyable. It wasn't harsh, like my old MKII GTI 16V was(now that was brutal) . I think people are dramatic about things. ehhh whatever.
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From the new reviews coming out for the F10 5-series, it seems that BMW is once again bringing the 5-series back to its predecessors roots by combining a balance of great handling with a great ride quality. Having owned an E34 1995 525i, an E39 2002 525i, and an E60 530i I can truly say I know what I am talking about.
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Attached below are a few cutaway shots I found of the F10's front suspension.
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x5 has a similar suspension...as do alot of other cars
but i guarantee you bmw is utilizing this design in a much more unique way than most other companies
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I'm confused by this statement:
‘With the new car we have been able to choose a new tyre size, keeping inflation pressures on the healthy side. If you have a smaller wheel, you have a smaller air volume, therefore need higher pressures.’ If the wheel is smaller, but the overall OD of the tire is the same as with a larger wheel and shorter sidewall, wouldn't the air volume of the smaller wheeled assembly be greater (assuming the same width tire) allowing for a lower tire pressure on the smaller wheel tire combination?? The bigger wheel would have a shorter sidewall with the same OD - extra space being taken up by the greater diameter wheel would that be the case?? Last edited by Grover432; 04-03-2010 at 10:31 PM.. |
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