#Sparkle 2 evo between worlds guide driver#

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#Sparkle 2 evo between worlds guide driver#

Gearboxes are all auto-only, for now at any rate meanwhile, driver assistance reaches to virtually self-drive levels, and there's enough other tech features to fill an entire story alone. A fourth option is Active Roll Stabilisation (electrically-adjusted anti-roll bars), and there’s also optional rear-wheel steering to help disguise the Five’s bulk in corners.īMW’s four-wheel drive system xDrive is now an option on all models in the range, and in the UK is compulsory on the 540i model. With double wishbones on the front axle and a new multi-link rear, the G30 can be had with either a fixed rate suspension setup, a passive M Sport setup that lowers the ride height by 10mm, or with a variable damper setup (DDC). While the 7-series’ carbon core hasn’t been passed down the family hierarchy, a carefully considered selection of materials with the new L7 platform helps to cut the flab, such as an aluminium boot lid and weight reduction in the doors. The G30 weighs up to 100kg less than the outgoing F10 5 Series, despite it being a larger car by any measurement. Not in terms of sales volume, maybe, for once again it’s the 520d that will dominate the UK’s motorway network, but in terms of the current luxury saloon state of the art this is the key battleground: the tech-heavy ‘big diesel’ model. The 530d is a core model in the new G30 5-series range.