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                        <title>30 years of BMW all-wheel drive:From the BMW 325i “Allrad” to the BMW X5 xDrive40e.</title>
                        <link>https://newsroom.bmwgroup.com/emea/it/30-years-of-bmw-all-wheel-drivefrom-the-bmw-325i-allrad-to-the-bmw-x5-xdrive40e-it_20260902084408676/</link>
                        <guid>https://newsroom.bmwgroup.com/emea/it/30-years-of-bmw-all-wheel-drivefrom-the-bmw-325i-allrad-to-the-bmw-x5-xdrive40e-it_20260902084408676/</guid><pp:caseid>802226</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[BMW, one of the world’s most successful premium carmakers, also boasts an excellent position in the all-wheel-drive market, a segment it first entered 30 years ago. Around one in three BMW cars sold around the world is now equipped with the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system.]]></pp:summary><description><![CDATA[<div class="imported-article"><p>BMW, one of the world’s most successful premium carmakers, also
  boasts an excellent position in the all-wheel-drive market, a segment
  it first entered 30 years ago. Around one in three BMW cars sold
  around the world is now equipped with the intelligent BMW xDrive
  all-wheel-drive system. BMW’s success in this segment has been driven
  not only by the ever-popular BMW X models but also by all-wheel-drive
  models based on the other model series, from the BMW 1 Series to the
  BMW 7 Series. Across these model series, a large choice of AWD models
  is offered in a wide range of engine versions. At the same time, BMW
  continues to refine this technology and take it in new directions. By
  offering BMW xDrive in combination with a hybrid drive and with a
  front-wheel-drive platform, the company has repeatedly demonstrated
  its proficiency in the all-wheel-drive field, proficiency that will
  secure BMW’s position at the forefront of this sector well into the
  future. Today, BMW offers more than 110 models – of either
  transmission type – with BMW xDrive in 12 different model series, as
  well as the plug-in hybrid BMW i8 sports car and the compact BMW 225xe
  with electrified all-wheel drive.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>The focus from day one: traction and dynamics.</strong></span>
  <span>
    <br /></span>BMW’s first foray into the all-wheel-drive market came
  with the unveiling of the BMW 325i “Allrad” at the Frankfurt Motor
  Show (IAA) in 1985. From the outside, the newcomer didn’t immediately
  reveal its inner qualities, so its performance when the journalists
  took it out on the test track was even more of an eye-opener. This
  very first BMW all-wheel-drive system not only improved traction away
  from surfaced roads and in adverse weather conditions, but also made
  for more dynamic handling through corners. “The new BMW is the new
  champion when it comes to handling,” was the verdict of the testers
  from German car magazine Auto Zeitung not long after the first unveiling.</p>
<p>Today, the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system takes
  typical BMW driving dynamics to new levels. The current generation of
  this system is controlled by the Integrated Chassis Management (ICM)
  system, which ensures that xDrive always responds appropriately at the
  earliest possible moment, based on reliable sensing and monitoring of
  the current driving situation. The interventions may be performed
  either entirely by BMW xDrive, or by xDrive in combination with
  Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) or Dynamic Performance Control (DPC).
  The resulting fast and precise control of drive power distribution
  ensures typical BMW handling characteristics even under extremely
  dynamic cornering.</p>
<p>The all-wheel-drive system is biased towards the typical BMW
  rear-wheel-drive characteristics. That is to say, on the
  all-wheel-drive models a greater share of the drive power is sent to
  the rear wheels, even under normal driving conditions. This maintains
  the typical BMW precise steering response, with virtually no torque
  steer. For crisp turn-in and high tracking stability, the
  latest-generation BMW xDrive system starts increasing the amount of
  power sent to the rear wheels as soon as the vehicle enters a corner,
  further enhancing the driving pleasure for which BMW is a byword.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>BMW all-wheel-drive technology: continuous evolution since 1985.</strong></span>
  <br />The full-time all-wheel-drive system featured on the BMW 325i
  “Allrad” of 1985 split the drive power in a ratio of 37 to 63 per cent
  between the front and rear wheels. In response to wheel speed
  differences, visco locks in the transfer case and rear differential
  were capable of providing a virtually rigid connection between the
  front and rear wheels, in order to improve traction and stability.
  This model’s name was soon changed to BMW 325iX, and from 1988 it was
  offered in a “touring” version as well (lower-case spelling up to and
  including the E46 series).</p>
<p>
  <strong>1991: BMW 525iX.</strong>
  <br />Three years on, BMW introduced an all-wheel-drive model in the
  BMW 5 Series too. For the first time, the power split was now
  electronically controlled. The newly developed system featured
  multi-plate clutches that allowed the default 36:64 front-to-rear
  power split to be varied seamlessly and automatically in line with
  driving conditions. Initially a hydraulically controlled multi-plate
  clutch was used at the rear axle, but this was later replaced by
  electronically controlled selective braking intervention. The system
  monitored the driving situation using wheel speed signals from the
  Anti-lock Braking System, supplemented by further information about
  brake status, engine speed and throttle valve position.</p>
<p>From the outset the all-wheel-drive system of the BMW 525iX was a
  class apart. The electronic control system delivered a very fast and
  precise response, resulting in safe, neutral handling characteristics
  even in difficult driving conditions, such as on wet roads or snow. In
  the BMW 5 Series, too, the first all-wheel-drive models were offered
  in both Sedan and touring versions.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>1999: The Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) opens a new chapter.</strong></span>
  <br />In the run-up to the new millennium, a highly innovative vehicle
  concept from BMW made its sensational debut. The BMW X5, the first
  Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV), impressed customers with driving
  dynamics that were unmatched among other all-terrain vehicles of the
  time. The outstanding all-wheel-drive system played a big part in
  this. A planetary gear system split the drive power in a ratio of
  38:62 per cent between the front and rear wheels, while electronic
  control systems such as DSC (Dynamic Stability Control), ADB-X
  (Automatic Differential Brake) and HDC (Hill Descent Control) ensured
  the new BMW X5 was both sporty on the road and equipped to handle
  challenging conditions off the beaten track.</p>
<p>In the years following the successful launch of the SAV concept,
  there was no let-up in the fast pace of all-wheel-drive development at
  BMW. The next year, 2000, a model-specific version of the BMW X5’s
  all-wheel drive technology became available for the fourth generation
  of the BMW 3 Series.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>2003: BMW xDrive makes its debut in the BMW X3 and BMW X5.</strong></span>
  <br />Four years on from the debut of the BMW X5 in 1999, BMW kept up
  the momentum by launching the SAV concept in a further vehicle
  segment. The new BMW X3 was more compact than the BMW X5 and offered
  even more agile handling. It set new benchmarks and remained the only
  premium model in its class for years to come.</p>
<p>The newly developed BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system, which was
  introduced in the same year in both the BMW X3 and the BMW X5, soon
  extended BMW’s lead in the AWD segment. Based on an extremely
  fast-acting electronic multi-plate clutch in the transfer case, xDrive
  worked in tandem with the Dynamic Stability Control system (DSC) to
  continuously adapt the drive power split to the current driving
  situation. In addition to wheel speed, for the first time the
  electronic control system also took into account Dynamic Stability
  Control data, for example about steering angle, accelerator position
  and lateral acceleration. This is what makes BMW xDrive the world’s
  first, and still only, “intelligent” all-wheel-drive system. Unlike
  conventional all-wheel-drive systems, which only react when at least
  one wheel is already spinning, xDrive is able to detect a risk of
  oversteer or understeer at the very first signs, and proactively
  corrects this by redirecting the flow of drive power.</p>
<p>In the years that followed, the BMW xDrive intelligent
  all-wheel-drive system was fitted not only on the X models but also on
  the xDrive versions of the BMW 3 and 5 Series Sedan and Touring
  models. By the time the second generation of the BMW X3 was introduced
  in 2010, more than 600,000 units of this series had already been sold
  worldwide. A little earlier, sales of the BMW X5 – which entered its
  second generation in 2006 – had topped the one million mark.</p>
<p>
  <strong>2008: SAC with Dynamic Performance Control and hybrid
  drive</strong>. <br />With the two Sports Activity Vehicles now firmly
  established in their respective segments, in 2007 BMW went on to
  present the world’s first Sports Activity Coupe. Unveiled at the
  Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), the brand-new BMW X6 elevated the typical
  dynamic character of the BMW X models to a new level of intensity. For
  the first time, the intelligent all-wheel-drive system was combined
  with Dynamic Performance Control (DPC), which varies the drive power
  split between the rear wheels when cornering to ensure unrivalled
  agility and stability, even under sudden throttle changes or on
  overrun. In 2009, the BMW Active Hybrid X6 demonstrated a further
  perfect pairing – between BMW xDrive and hybrid propulsion. Meanwhile,
  in the same year, BMW M GmbH added two very special models to its
  range of high-performance sports cars. With an M-tuned BMW xDrive
  system, including Dynamic Performance Control, the BMW X5 M and BMW X6
  M boasted performance that was previously unknown in the
  all-wheel-drive market.</p>
<p>2009 also saw the arrival of a new X model, the BMW X1. For many
  years to come, the BMW X1 was destined to remain the only vehicle of
  its kind in the premium compact segment. Its intelligent BMW xDrive
  all-wheel-drive system, like that of the new BMW X3 (2010), was also
  combinable with Performance Control. This system selectively brakes
  the wheel on the inside of a turn while simultaneously increasing
  engine power, resulting in quick and precise turn-in to corners and
  taking the agile handling of both models to new levels.</p>
<p>
  <strong>BMW xDrive also available for other model series.</strong>
  <br />The steady advance of the BMW X models has been accompanied by
  an increase in the number of xDrive versions offered in the other BMW
  model series too. Designed to improve cornering agility and precision,
  BMW xDrive provides an enhanced driving experience and an optimal
  combination of dynamics and comfort. So it was only a matter of time
  before this intelligent drive technology made its debut in the BMW 7
  Series as well, in 2009. In spring 2012, the first all-wheel-drive
  Coupe and Convertible models were then offered in the sporty BMW 6
  Series. BMW xDrive can also be specified on the current BMW 3 and 5
  Series and, since 2013, on the Convertible, Coupe and Gran Coupe
  models of the new BMW 4 Series.</p>
<p>
  <strong>Driving progress ever forward.</strong>
  <br />BMW took things forward in the premium mid-sized segment with
  the launch of the BMW X4 in 2014. The new Sports Activity Coupe offers
  a unique blend of driving enjoyment, sophisticated style and
  contemporary practicality. It comes with BMW xDrive as standard and is
  available in a wide range of engine versions. In the same year, BMW
  also presented the third generation of the BMW X5, the second
  generation of the BMW X6, and M Sport versions of both models. BMW
  xDrive also made its debut in the new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. This
  was a debut with a difference, being the first time BMW had combined
  its intelligent all-wheel-drive system with an all-new
  front-wheel-drive format.</p>
<p>With the BMW i8, unveiled in 2014, the BMW Group took a bold new step
  in new directions – which also extended to the all-wheel-drive system.
  This 2+2-seater sports model is powered by a highly advanced plug-in
  hybrid drive system that pairs an internal combustion engine driving
  the rear wheels with a high-performance electric motor driving the
  front wheels.</p>
<p>
  <strong>Focused on the future: BMW xDrive meets BMW eDrive.</strong>
  <br />BMW’s latest all-wheel-drive models bring technology advances
  that are firmly focused on the future of mobility. The BMW i8 was
  followed by the international launch of the first production plug-in
  hybrid model from the BMW core brand: the BMW X5 xDrive40e. Thanks to
  full-time BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive and eDrive BMW EfficientDynamics
  technology, this Sports Activity Vehicle mates thrilling and
  effortless sporty performance with outstanding efficiency. Intelligent
  hybrid power management synchronises the operation of the internal
  combustion engine and the electric motor to maximise efficiency at all
  times, while also responding perfectly to the driver’s demands. The
  drive from the two power units is transferred to the road via the
  full-time BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system.</p>
<p>
  <strong>BMW 7 Series: Integral Active Steering combinable with BMW xDrive.</strong>
  <br />In September 2015, the sixth generation of the BMW 7 Series
  makes its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). This high-end
  BMW luxury model pioneers groundbreaking innovations on all fronts,
  and will be available with BMW xDrive from its market launch in
  October. The new luxury sedan will also be the first model to allow
  intelligent all-wheel-drive to be combined with Integral Active
  Steering – that is to say with passively steering rear wheels.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please find attached the complete press kit for download.</p><div class="import-contacts-wrapper"><div class="import-contact">Contatto stampa: Alessandro Toffanin<br>Tel: +39-02-51610-308<br>indirizzo e-mail: <a href="mailto:alessandro.toffanin@bmw.it">alessandro.toffanin@bmw.it</a></div></div></div>]]></description><category><![CDATA[X5,X3,3 Series,Press Kit,BMW,Drive Technologies,5 Series,X6,1 Series,6 Series,Touring,Research &amp; Development,X1,X5 M,BMW M,E84,4 Series,F48,F11 LCI,F25 LCI,F26,F15,F16,X4,F25,M2,E89 LCI,E83N,E83,E83 LCI,E72,E71 LCI,E71,E84 LCI,E70 LCI,E70,E53,Chassis &amp; Suspension,2 Series,7 Series,F85,Product]]></category>
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                        <title>Listino prezzo di BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5 e BMW X6 in vigore dal 1° dicembre 2015</title>
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                        <title>30 years of BMW all-wheel drive:From the BMW 325i “Allrad” to the BMW X5 xDrive40e.</title>
                        <link>https://newsroom.bmwgroup.com/emea/it/30-years-of-bmw-all-wheel-drivefrom-the-bmw-325i-allrad-to-the-bmw-x5-xdrive40e-it/</link>
                        <guid>https://newsroom.bmwgroup.com/emea/it/30-years-of-bmw-all-wheel-drivefrom-the-bmw-325i-allrad-to-the-bmw-x5-xdrive40e-it/</guid><pp:caseid>802127</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[BMW, one of the world’s most successful premium carmakers, also boasts an excellent position in the all-wheel-drive market, a segment it first entered 30 years ago. Around one in three BMW cars sold around the world is now equipped with the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system.]]></pp:summary><description><![CDATA[<div class="imported-article"><p>BMW, one of the world’s most successful premium carmakers, also
  boasts an excellent position in the all-wheel-drive market, a segment
  it first entered 30 years ago. Around one in three BMW cars sold
  around the world is now equipped with the intelligent BMW xDrive
  all-wheel-drive system. BMW’s success in this segment has been driven
  not only by the ever-popular BMW X models but also by all-wheel-drive
  models based on the other model series, from the BMW 1 Series to the
  BMW 7 Series. Across these model series, a large choice of AWD models
  is offered in a wide range of engine versions. At the same time, BMW
  continues to refine this technology and take it in new directions. By
  offering BMW xDrive in combination with a hybrid drive and with a
  front-wheel-drive platform, the company has repeatedly demonstrated
  its proficiency in the all-wheel-drive field, proficiency that will
  secure BMW’s position at the forefront of this sector well into the
  future. Today, BMW offers more than 110 models – of either
  transmission type – with BMW xDrive in 12 different model series, as
  well as the plug-in hybrid BMW i8 sports car and the compact BMW 225xe
  with electrified all-wheel drive.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>The focus from day one: traction and dynamics.</strong></span>
  <span>
    <br /></span>BMW’s first foray into the all-wheel-drive market came
  with the unveiling of the BMW 325i “Allrad” at the Frankfurt Motor
  Show (IAA) in 1985. From the outside, the newcomer didn’t immediately
  reveal its inner qualities, so its performance when the journalists
  took it out on the test track was even more of an eye-opener. This
  very first BMW all-wheel-drive system not only improved traction away
  from surfaced roads and in adverse weather conditions, but also made
  for more dynamic handling through corners. “The new BMW is the new
  champion when it comes to handling,” was the verdict of the testers
  from German car magazine Auto Zeitung not long after the first unveiling.</p>
<p>Today, the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system takes
  typical BMW driving dynamics to new levels. The current generation of
  this system is controlled by the Integrated Chassis Management (ICM)
  system, which ensures that xDrive always responds appropriately at the
  earliest possible moment, based on reliable sensing and monitoring of
  the current driving situation. The interventions may be performed
  either entirely by BMW xDrive, or by xDrive in combination with
  Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) or Dynamic Performance Control (DPC).
  The resulting fast and precise control of drive power distribution
  ensures typical BMW handling characteristics even under extremely
  dynamic cornering.</p>
<p>The all-wheel-drive system is biased towards the typical BMW
  rear-wheel-drive characteristics. That is to say, on the
  all-wheel-drive models a greater share of the drive power is sent to
  the rear wheels, even under normal driving conditions. This maintains
  the typical BMW precise steering response, with virtually no torque
  steer. For crisp turn-in and high tracking stability, the
  latest-generation BMW xDrive system starts increasing the amount of
  power sent to the rear wheels as soon as the vehicle enters a corner,
  further enhancing the driving pleasure for which BMW is a byword.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>BMW all-wheel-drive technology: continuous evolution since 1985.</strong></span>
  <br />The full-time all-wheel-drive system featured on the BMW 325i
  “Allrad” of 1985 split the drive power in a ratio of 37 to 63 per cent
  between the front and rear wheels. In response to wheel speed
  differences, visco locks in the transfer case and rear differential
  were capable of providing a virtually rigid connection between the
  front and rear wheels, in order to improve traction and stability.
  This model’s name was soon changed to BMW 325iX, and from 1988 it was
  offered in a “touring” version as well (lower-case spelling up to and
  including the E46 series).</p>
<p>
  <strong>1991: BMW 525iX.</strong>
  <br />Three years on, BMW introduced an all-wheel-drive model in the
  BMW 5 Series too. For the first time, the power split was now
  electronically controlled. The newly developed system featured
  multi-plate clutches that allowed the default 36:64 front-to-rear
  power split to be varied seamlessly and automatically in line with
  driving conditions. Initially a hydraulically controlled multi-plate
  clutch was used at the rear axle, but this was later replaced by
  electronically controlled selective braking intervention. The system
  monitored the driving situation using wheel speed signals from the
  Anti-lock Braking System, supplemented by further information about
  brake status, engine speed and throttle valve position.</p>
<p>From the outset the all-wheel-drive system of the BMW 525iX was a
  class apart. The electronic control system delivered a very fast and
  precise response, resulting in safe, neutral handling characteristics
  even in difficult driving conditions, such as on wet roads or snow. In
  the BMW 5 Series, too, the first all-wheel-drive models were offered
  in both Sedan and touring versions.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>1999: The Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) opens a new chapter.</strong></span>
  <br />In the run-up to the new millennium, a highly innovative vehicle
  concept from BMW made its sensational debut. The BMW X5, the first
  Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV), impressed customers with driving
  dynamics that were unmatched among other all-terrain vehicles of the
  time. The outstanding all-wheel-drive system played a big part in
  this. A planetary gear system split the drive power in a ratio of
  38:62 per cent between the front and rear wheels, while electronic
  control systems such as DSC (Dynamic Stability Control), ADB-X
  (Automatic Differential Brake) and HDC (Hill Descent Control) ensured
  the new BMW X5 was both sporty on the road and equipped to handle
  challenging conditions off the beaten track.</p>
<p>In the years following the successful launch of the SAV concept,
  there was no let-up in the fast pace of all-wheel-drive development at
  BMW. The next year, 2000, a model-specific version of the BMW X5’s
  all-wheel drive technology became available for the fourth generation
  of the BMW 3 Series.</p>
<p>
  <span>
    <strong>2003: BMW xDrive makes its debut in the BMW X3 and BMW X5.</strong></span>
  <br />Four years on from the debut of the BMW X5 in 1999, BMW kept up
  the momentum by launching the SAV concept in a further vehicle
  segment. The new BMW X3 was more compact than the BMW X5 and offered
  even more agile handling. It set new benchmarks and remained the only
  premium model in its class for years to come.</p>
<p>The newly developed BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive system, which was
  introduced in the same year in both the BMW X3 and the BMW X5, soon
  extended BMW’s lead in the AWD segment. Based on an extremely
  fast-acting electronic multi-plate clutch in the transfer case, xDrive
  worked in tandem with the Dynamic Stability Control system (DSC) to
  continuously adapt the drive power split to the current driving
  situation. In addition to wheel speed, for the first time the
  electronic control system also took into account Dynamic Stability
  Control data, for example about steering angle, accelerator position
  and lateral acceleration. This is what makes BMW xDrive the world’s
  first, and still only, “intelligent” all-wheel-drive system. Unlike
  conventional all-wheel-drive systems, which only react when at least
  one wheel is already spinning, xDrive is able to detect a risk of
  oversteer or understeer at the very first signs, and proactively
  corrects this by redirecting the flow of drive power.</p>
<p>In the years that followed, the BMW xDrive intelligent
  all-wheel-drive system was fitted not only on the X models but also on
  the xDrive versions of the BMW 3 and 5 Series Sedan and Touring
  models. By the time the second generation of the BMW X3 was introduced
  in 2010, more than 600,000 units of this series had already been sold
  worldwide. A little earlier, sales of the BMW X5 – which entered its
  second generation in 2006 – had topped the one million mark.</p>
<p>
  <strong>2008: SAC with Dynamic Performance Control and hybrid
  drive</strong>. <br />With the two Sports Activity Vehicles now firmly
  established in their respective segments, in 2007 BMW went on to
  present the world’s first Sports Activity Coupe. Unveiled at the
  Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), the brand-new BMW X6 elevated the typical
  dynamic character of the BMW X models to a new level of intensity. For
  the first time, the intelligent all-wheel-drive system was combined
  with Dynamic Performance Control (DPC), which varies the drive power
  split between the rear wheels when cornering to ensure unrivalled
  agility and stability, even under sudden throttle changes or on
  overrun. In 2009, the BMW Active Hybrid X6 demonstrated a further
  perfect pairing – between BMW xDrive and hybrid propulsion. Meanwhile,
  in the same year, BMW M GmbH added two very special models to its
  range of high-performance sports cars. With an M-tuned BMW xDrive
  system, including Dynamic Performance Control, the BMW X5 M and BMW X6
  M boasted performance that was previously unknown in the
  all-wheel-drive market.</p>
<p>2009 also saw the arrival of a new X model, the BMW X1. For many
  years to come, the BMW X1 was destined to remain the only vehicle of
  its kind in the premium compact segment. Its intelligent BMW xDrive
  all-wheel-drive system, like that of the new BMW X3 (2010), was also
  combinable with Performance Control. This system selectively brakes
  the wheel on the inside of a turn while simultaneously increasing
  engine power, resulting in quick and precise turn-in to corners and
  taking the agile handling of both models to new levels.</p>
<p>
  <strong>BMW xDrive also available for other model series.</strong>
  <br />The steady advance of the BMW X models has been accompanied by
  an increase in the number of xDrive versions offered in the other BMW
  model series too. Designed to improve cornering agility and precision,
  BMW xDrive provides an enhanced driving experience and an optimal
  combination of dynamics and comfort. So it was only a matter of time
  before this intelligent drive technology made its debut in the BMW 7
  Series as well, in 2009. In spring 2012, the first all-wheel-drive
  Coupe and Convertible models were then offered in the sporty BMW 6
  Series. BMW xDrive can also be specified on the current BMW 3 and 5
  Series and, since 2013, on the Convertible, Coupe and Gran Coupe
  models of the new BMW 4 Series.</p>
<p>
  <strong>Driving progress ever forward.</strong>
  <br />BMW took things forward in the premium mid-sized segment with
  the launch of the BMW X4 in 2014. The new Sports Activity Coupe offers
  a unique blend of driving enjoyment, sophisticated style and
  contemporary practicality. It comes with BMW xDrive as standard and is
  available in a wide range of engine versions. In the same year, BMW
  also presented the third generation of the BMW X5, the second
  generation of the BMW X6, and M Sport versions of both models. BMW
  xDrive also made its debut in the new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. This
  was a debut with a difference, being the first time BMW had combined
  its intelligent all-wheel-drive system with an all-new
  front-wheel-drive format.</p>
<p>With the BMW i8, unveiled in 2014, the BMW Group took a bold new step
  in new directions – which also extended to the all-wheel-drive system.
  This 2+2-seater sports model is powered by a highly advanced plug-in
  hybrid drive system that pairs an internal combustion engine driving
  the rear wheels with a high-performance electric motor driving the
  front wheels.</p>
<p>
  <strong>Focused on the future: BMW xDrive meets BMW eDrive.</strong>
  <br />BMW’s latest all-wheel-drive models bring technology advances
  that are firmly focused on the future of mobility. The BMW i8 was
  followed by the international launch of the first production plug-in
  hybrid model from the BMW core brand: the BMW X5 xDrive40e. Thanks to
  full-time BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive and eDrive BMW EfficientDynamics
  technology, this Sports Activity Vehicle mates thrilling and
  effortless sporty performance with outstanding efficiency. Intelligent
  hybrid power management synchronises the operation of the internal
  combustion engine and the electric motor to maximise efficiency at all
  times, while also responding perfectly to the driver’s demands. The
  drive from the two power units is transferred to the road via the
  full-time BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system.</p>
<p>
  <strong>BMW 7 Series: Integral Active Steering combinable with BMW xDrive.</strong>
  <br />In September 2015, the sixth generation of the BMW 7 Series
  makes its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). This high-end
  BMW luxury model pioneers groundbreaking innovations on all fronts,
  and will be available with BMW xDrive from its market launch in
  October. The new luxury sedan will also be the first model to allow
  intelligent all-wheel-drive to be combined with Integral Active
  Steering – that is to say with passively steering rear wheels.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please find attached the complete press kit for download.</p><div class="import-contacts-wrapper"><div class="import-contact">Contatto stampa: Andrea Frignani<br>Tel: +39-02-51610-780<br>indirizzo e-mail: <a href="mailto:andrea.frignani@bmw.it">andrea.frignani@bmw.it</a></div></div></div>]]></description><category><![CDATA[X5,X3,3 Series,Press Kit,BMW,Drive Technologies,5 Series,X6,1 Series,6 Series,Research &amp; Development,X1,E84,4 Series,F48,F25 LCI,F26,F15,F16,X4,F25,E89 LCI,E83N,E83,E83 LCI,E72,E71 LCI,E71,E84 LCI,E70 LCI,E70,E53,Chassis &amp; Suspension,2 Series,7 Series,Product]]></category>
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                        <title>La nuova BMW X6</title>
                        <link>https://newsroom.bmwgroup.com/emea/it/la-nuova-bmw-x6/</link>
                        <guid>https://newsroom.bmwgroup.com/emea/it/la-nuova-bmw-x6/</guid><pp:caseid>802142</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[Grazie a un’immagine ancora più affilata e a una performance eccellente, la nuova BMW X6 rafforza la propria posizione come precursore del piacere di guida più esclusivo. La seconda generazione della Sports Activity Coupé, venduta in quasi 250.000 esemplari, assume una posizione speciale nell’ambito della gamma di modelli BMW della Serie X, dovuta all’appeal irresistibile, alle sue affascinanti caratteristiche di performance e al suo lusso innovativo.]]></pp:summary><description><![CDATA[<div class="imported-article"><p>Grazie a un’immagine ancora più affilata e a una performance
  eccellente, la nuova BMW X6 rafforza la propria posizione come
  precursore del piacere di guida più esclusivo. La seconda generazione
  della Sports Activity Coupé, venduta in quasi 250.000 esemplari,
  assume una posizione speciale nell’ambito della gamma di modelli BMW
  della Serie X, dovuta all’appeal irresistibile, alle sue affascinanti
  caratteristiche di performance e al suo lusso innovativo.<br />
  <br />Il design estroverso della nuova BMW X6 abbina la versatilità
  robusta di un modello BMW della Serie X alla tipica eleganza sportiva
  dei modelli Coupé del marchio. Nell’abitacolo, l’ampio comfort è stato
  combinato con le caratteristiche di sportività e all’ambiente di lusso
  tipici del marchio. Non stupisce dunque che l’equipaggiamento di serie
  della nuova BMW X6 sia veramente esclusivo. Esclusivi pacchetti di
  design e di equipaggiamenti consentono di accentuare ulteriormente lo
  stile esclusivo della nuova BMW X6. Design Pure Extravagance regala
  dei ricercati e pregiati tocchi stilistici sia al look esterno che
  agli interni. Per intensificare già a prima vista l’aria di dinamismo
  della nuova BMW X6 è a disposizione il pacchetto M Sport. Al momento
  di lancio sul mercato saranno offerti inoltre degli equipaggiamenti di
  BMW Individual sviluppati appositamente per il nuovo modello.<br />
  <br />Ma anche la dotazione di serie della nuova BMW X6, fortemente
  ampliata rispetto al modello precedente, è esclusiva. Essa include
  proiettori bixeno, cerchi in lega da 19 pollici, comando automatico
  del cofano posteriore e cambio sportivo Steptronic a otto rapporti con
  paddles al volante, inoltre allestimento in pelle, climatizzatore
  automatico bi-zona, specchietto retrovisore interno autoanabbagliante
  e pacchetto di sicurezza Driving Assistant di BMW ConnectedDrive. Un
  aumento della funzionalità lo offre lo schienale del divanetto
  posteriore a tre posti divisibile e ribaltabile nel rapporto 40 : 20 :
  40 che consente di ampliare il volume del bagagliaio da 580 a 1.525
  litri (+75 litri rispetto al modello precedente).<br />
  <br />
  <strong>Performance impeccabile: sensibile aumento del dinamismo,
    riduzione dei consumi fino al 22 per cento, trazione integrale
    intelligente permanentemente attiva. <br /></strong>La gamma di
  motorizzazioni disponibile al momento di lancio della   nuova BMW X6
  (consumo di carburante nel ciclo combinato: 9,7 –   6,0l/100
  km; emissioni di CO2 nel ciclo combinato: 225 – 157 g/km),   nel
  dicembre 2014, è composta da un propulsore V8 da 330 kW/450 CV
  dell’ultima generazione montato nella BMW X6 xDrive50i, da un motore
  diesel sei cilindri in linea da 190 kW/258 CV nella BMW X6 xDrive 30d
  e da un ulteriore diesel sei cilindri in linea con tre
  turbocompressori e una potenza di 280 kW/381 CV che alimenta
  l’automobile BMW X6 M50d. La tecnologia BMW TwinPower Turbo, il cambio
  sportivo di serie Steptronic a 8 rapporti, ampi interventi della
  tecnologia BMW EfficientDynamics, l’ottimizzazione dei pesi e il
  miglioramento delle caratteristiche di aerodinamica raggiunto
  attraverso Air Curtain e Air Breather provvedono a combinare le
  prestazioni di guida sensibilmente superiori della nuova BMW X6 con un
  consumo di carburante nel ciclo combinato ridotto fino al 22 per
  cento. Nella primavera del 2015 la gamma di modelli sarà completata
  dalla BMW X6 xDrive40d (230 kW/313 CV).<br />
  <br />La trazione integrale intelligente di serie BMW xDrive ottimizza
  permanentemente la trazione, la stabilità di guida e la dinamica in
  curva. A richiesta, è completabile con i pacchetti di Assetto adattivo
  con Dynamic Performance Control che ne potenzia ulteriormente la
  dinamica di guida. </p>
<p>
  <strong>Pacchetti di assetto per offrire sportività e comfort su
  misura<br /></strong>Dynamic Performance Control viene offerto in
  combinazione con la stabilizzazione attiva antirollio Dynamic Drive
  nell’ambito del pacchetto Assetto adattivo Dynamic che provvede a un
  potenziamento mirato delle caratteristiche sportive di handling. Un
  aumento del comfort di guida lo assicurano gli ammortizzatori
  pneumatici dell’asse posteriore e il Dynamic Damper Control che sono
  inclusi sia nel pacchetto Assetto adattivo Comfort che nell’Assetto
  adattivo M (di serie nella BMW X6 M50d e parte del pacchetto M Sport
  nelle altre varianti di modello), che si distingue inoltre per una
  taratura particolare delle sospensioni, ad orientamento sportivo. Nel
  pacchetto Assetto adattivo Professional sono stati combinati i
  contenuti dei pacchetti Assetto Comfort e Assetto Dynamic.<br />
  <br />
  <strong>Optional e offerte innovative di BMW
  ConnectedDrive<br /></strong>Il carattere innovativo della nuova BMW
  X6 viene accentuato da proiettori adattivi a LED, dal Comfort Access
  con apertura e chiusura touchless del cofano del bagagliaio e da altri
  sofisticati optional. Il piacere di guida e l’elevato comfort di
  viaggio sono ulteriormente potenziabili con il sistema di navigazione
  Professional con Touch Controller, il Bang & Olufsen High End
  Surround Sound System e il nuovo sistema di entertainment Professional
  per la zona posteriore. </p>
<p>L’ampia offerta di BMW ConnectedDrive include in parte sistemi di
  assistenza del guidatore e servizi di mobilità unici sul mercato. Come
  optional vengono offerti per esempio il BMW Head-Up Display, Driving
  Assistant Plus con assistente di guida autostradale in colonna, BMW
  Park Assistant, i sistemi Surround View e BMW Night Vision con Dynamic
  Light Spot, Speed Limit Info e tutti i servizi di BMW ConnectedDrive,
  come anche Online Entertainment. La chiamata di soccorso intelligente
  è parte dell’equipaggiamento di serie della nuova BMW X6. <br />
  <br />
  <br />Ulteriori informazioni relative al consumo ufficiale di
  carburante, alle emissioni ufficiali di CO2, al consumo di corrente
  elettrica di autovetture nuove sono descritte nel “Leitfaden über
  Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer
  Personenkraftwagen” disponibile in lingua tedesca in tutti i puntidi
  vendita della Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT),
  Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen e al sito
  http://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html.LeitfadenCO2
  (Manuale CO2) (PDF ‒ 2,7 MB) </p><div class="import-contacts-wrapper"><div class="import-contact">Contatto stampa: Alessandro Toffanin<br>Tel: +39-02-51610-308<br>indirizzo e-mail: <a href="mailto:alessandro.toffanin@bmw.it">alessandro.toffanin@bmw.it</a></div></div></div>]]></description><category><![CDATA[Press Kit,X6,F16,Product,BMW]]></category>
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