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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot
Can you tell us more about the M Sport Suspension Professional on this model? Is it expected to have more M like handling than the sportiest 540i configuration?
Also can IAS be configured with the sportiest suspension option on the M550
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This is exactly what I want to understand.
I'd love to get back into the brand, but BMW's execution of xDrive has been all about foul weather traction and has ruined any vestige of performance orientation. Audi has calibrated it's Quattro system for performance first (especially the trick sport diff in its S models) with foul weather traction as an added benefit.
BMW's press release states that the M550i xDrive "splits drive power between all four wheels as the situation demands". Does this mean that power is split front and rear as well as side-to-side? If so, is the side-to-side torque split via the diff (like Audi) or via braking? Those are the things that make AWD enhance a car's performance. If BMW has done that with the M550, I'll be out of my S6 and back in a BMW.
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