new shifter for 5 series!

CarbonE39m5 · 03-27-2007, 03:41 PM

ha!!! i once posted about how come our car couldnt have the same shifter as the new X5.. and the new 5 series gets it!!!

i hope the newer 335i considers it!!

http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/futur...e=NEW5FVTOPNAV

E90Fleet · 03-27-2007, 03:44 PM

Would probably only change at the facelift in September 2008

CarbonE39m5 · 03-27-2007, 03:46 PM

dur

MMakoto · 03-27-2007, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Would probably only change at the facelift in September 2008

do u mean all the 3er will get their facelift in 09/2008? or the sedan first then coupe the following year?

E90Fleet · 03-27-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MMakoto

do u mean all the 3er will get their facelift in 09/2008? or the sedan first then coupe the following year?

Yes, sedan first, then coupe, as has been the case for previous shapes

ebanul · 03-27-2007, 04:17 PM

what does this new shifter do? I see it in the pictures, but can't find out what is so special with it?

E90Fleet · 03-27-2007, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebanul

what does this new shifter do? I see it in the pictures, but can't find out what is so special with it?

Its basically just a new shape Auto shifter.

Thre is also a Sport version for the new 5 Series "sport automatic" gearbox comming later

slick101 · 03-27-2007, 04:42 PM

sure it's looks cool coz it's new and all... but i can c myself getting tired of it soon.....

lvwirelessguy · 03-27-2007, 05:19 PM

To hell with the shifter I want those wheels!

s4iscool · 03-27-2007, 07:35 PM

facelift looks great...

Prodigy · 03-27-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lvwirelessguy

To hell with the shifter I want those wheels!

haha, that's exactly what i was thinking.

combatcarry · 03-27-2007, 08:45 PM

The 3 still looks better.

Haris · 03-27-2007, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prodigy

haha, that's exactly what i was thinking.

+2

I want those wheels!!

beemah · 03-27-2007, 09:58 PM

shifter is awesome

facy stuff

good design

i like

CarbonE39m5 · 03-27-2007, 10:02 PM

well my mom has the new X5 4.8 and its pretty cool to use, the manual is the same as our car, it shifts to the left and then u do the rest!

its just something that no other car has..

Yvette · 03-27-2007, 11:05 PM

that shifter looks like a power ranger controller..

MacAttack · 03-28-2007, 12:29 AM

Speaking of the new shifter...saw this 530 at a dealership last weekend as part of the E93 launch. Enjoy.

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ksfrogman · 03-28-2007, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Would probably only change at the facelift in September 2008

So you are still alive.

funkahdafi · 03-28-2007, 04:18 AM

@MacAttack:

Hey, the showroom looks like BMW in Mannheim, Germany! Is it?

meruyailir · 03-28-2007, 06:11 AM

Do they get rid of the cheap painted plastics that peel off easily on the door handles?

epiphone3 · 03-28-2007, 08:19 AM

The new shifter is actuatlly supposed to be fully electronic like the turn signals in our cars.

What is more interesting about the new shifter is what it connects to. There is a new automatic transmission in there that shifts faster than before and saves about 3% fuel economy. I believe this is accomplished through use of a special clutch pack within the torque converter that actually allows the automatic transmission to basically be solid-mounted to the engine once the car is on the move.

manxs · 03-28-2007, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by combatcarry

The 3 still looks better.

+1

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