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"The BMW brand stands for a promise
of fascinating, individual automobiles and we shall continue to keep our
promise in this respect. A part of this promise is never to build a boring
BMW." More from Dr. Panke...
The
capital of France is once again the capital of the motoring world from 28
September - 13 October 2002, with BMW supplying the highlights: This
year's Mondial de l`Automobile sees the launch of the
BMW Z4 as well as the six- and 8-cylinder
diesel engines in the BMW 730d and 740d - three world debuts setting the
standard in their class. And - quite appropriately for the country of
Jules Vernes - visitors to the Show are able to look into the future on
the BMW stand, intelligent Adaptive Light Control (ALC) revolutionizing
headlight technology and guiding the driver along winding roads.
BMW Z4 - the thoroughbred roadster for
pure driving pleasure.
The world debut of the BMW Z4 marks the highlight of BMW's appearance at
the Paris Motor Show. This open two-seater designed for dynamic driving
pleasure without the slightest compromise offers pure enjoyment on the
road. Through its design alone, bearing out and accentuating BMW's new
design language, the Z4 is truly outstanding also in its looks.
With the market launch of the BMW Z4 3.0i (170 kW/231 bhp) and the BMW Z4
2.5i (141 kW/192 bhp) commencing in autumn of this year in the USA and in
spring 2003 in Europe, this roadster absolutely thrilling in every respect
underlines BMW's special competence and position in the sports car
segment. And at the same time the Z4 is not only dynamic and sporting, but
also comfortable and refined, offering generous space for a roadster to
the benefit of both the driver, the passenger and their luggage, an
optional fully automatic roof never seen before in this class, top-end
HiFi systems developed especially for the Z4, and a navigation system with
DVD memory featured for the first time in a BMW. All this makes the Z4 a
genuine spearhead in technology.
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The
BMW 730d and 740d - setting a new standard in diesel engine technology.
BMW has been the leader in diesel engine technology for almost two
decades, an achievement clearly confirmed by some 1,500,000 units of the
3, 5 and 7 Series BMW diesels sold throughout this period.
In Paris BMW's new six- and 8-cylinder diesel engines in the 730d and 740d
are now opening up a new dimension in diesel motoring, offering
unprecedented performance and agility combined with supreme comfort and
almost sensational economy. The latest common rail technology injects fuel
with a pressure now increased to 1600 bar, fuel thus entering the system
and being atomised even faster than before in the interest of extra power
and fuel economy.
The six-cylinder power unit in the BMW 730d develops maximum output of 160
kW/218 bhp, with maximum torque of 500 Newton-metres or 369 lb-ft between
2000 and 2750 rpm. Fuel consumption, in turn, is a mere 8.5 litres or 33.2
mpg Imp in the EU combined cycle.
The 8-cylinder in the BMW 740d develops maximum output of 190 kW/258 bhp
and maximum torque of 600 Newton-metres or 442 lb-ft between 1900 and 2500
rpm, with average fuel consumption in the EU cycle of 9.7 litres/100 km or
29.1 mpg Imp.
Both engines easily outperform the EU3 emission standard and they are the
first diesel engines in the world to be combined with six-speed automatic
transmission. And it almost goes without saying that the two diesel models
come with all the innovative technologies and features to be admired in
the petrol-engined models of the still young BMW 7 Series, including
Dynamic Drive active suspension, Electronic Damper Control (EDC-C), the
ISIS airbag safety system and the iDrive driver control concept, to
mention just the most outstanding features.
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Adaptive Light Control (ALC) - BMW revolutionizes the world of light.
With BMW's appearance in Paris clearly demonstrating the benchmark in
technology in the world of motoring today, BMW at the same time is
presenting a revolution for the car of tomorrow: Creating intelligent
Adaptive Light Control (ALC), BMW's engineers have succeeded in
illuminating the road ahead for the BMW driver taking a bend and following
winding roads. This BMW innovation about to enter production standard
improves the recognition of objects and obstacles in the dark by up to 34
per cent, thus ensuring a significant enhancement of traffic safety.
This anticipative illumination of the road ahead is made possible by
sensors recognizing changes in the car's direction before they even
happen. In the first phase of development, anticipation of the road ahead
is based on data covering the car's current speed, its steering angle and
the yaw rate. In a further stage of development, additional information
such as the course of the road will be provided through the GPS navigation
system.
Source:
BMW UK press release.
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