2009 Bmw 7-Series to feature four wheel steering?

Following Infiniti's steps, good job BMW.

— PintoRacer (View Profile)

Posted on 4/15/2008 10:43:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Wow... all this fantastic engineering is making me want this car a lot more than I thought I would.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 4/15/2008 11:43:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

brings it back to the early 90's. when honda, mazda, infiniti and other carmakers all used this technology in their cars. I just don't remember how it just died.

— nSun (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 12:04:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Lexus will follow with a 16 speed automtatic and eight wheel steering...LOL!

— SixxFive (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 12:19:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

SO the point is what ?
BMW recycles old technology or patents that have run out so BMW copies them for free ??

— mpls (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 2:40:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

@ThierryHenry14

How can infinti copy mazda when infiniti is nissan. And the HICAS system has been around since 1986.

— STJ88 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 3:42:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

I didn't read they are claiming to be introducing something ground breaking? Merely adding an exclusive option to the 7 series package What's the big deal either way?

— SpicyMikey (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 9:00:18 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

"For what? The vehicle isn’t a super-yacht which cannot be handled and as you know it has parking sensors together with cameras and this doesn’t make any sense."

Well actually it will do many things:
Increase highspeed stability
Improve agility and responsiveness at low speeds
Improve the turning circle (On the Renault Laguna it reduces it by 2 metres)
Reduce understeer, which large heavy cars tend to suffer from

So it is in general a good thing.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 8:52:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

When is the new 7 supposed to be out?

— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 11:05:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Honda Prelude has 4 wheel steering from 1987 to 1990's

— mpls (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 2:17:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

four wheel steering gives a very little advantage in handling,does help with parking.Maybe that's BMW's answer to LEXUS's advance park system.

— autopro (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2008 4:36:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0