Extreme test BMW Xperience Bashny.Net

In December last year, BMW celebrated 25 years since the introduction of all-wheel drive on their cars. The test was combined with the presentation of a new model X3 on the Russian market.
For the tests were prepared two sites: an asphalt playground in the village Sorochany and located next to a clay quarry. For the tests were presented to all-wheel drive BMW models: 550i sedans and 750Li, crossover X1, X3, X5, X6, coupe 335i, and Gran Turismo.




Writes Victor Borisov

The first group is sent to the asphalt ground, and the second at bat. Let's start with asphalt landfill. Here are all seated at random driving cars and drive through "training" the circle following the instructor's machine. Then, keeping the distance to the vehicle traveling in front, each driver drives two full circle. After that, drivers are changing in shifting her car, which was traveling in front of them.

Thus, each participant has the opportunity to drive two laps on each model. In fact, too little allotted time to evaluate the cars. Although some of the presented models I have conducted their own tests - this time I will not draw hasty conclusions about cars.

Wheel drive coupe is excellent rides on asphalt, but there can be no doubt:


The exact opposite - GT, which is intended solely for comfortable trips to the perfect lines. I have to review this car last year. Then it was the rear-wheel modification, and now we are dealing with all-wheel drive. No significant difference for two laps I did not notice:


Finally, the long awaited X3. Compared with the previous model, the difference is huge. X3 is now made in the US, and Austria, as it once was. Inside it looks solid, better than his older brother, the X5:


All-wheel drive 407-strong five 550i. Inside the cool and comfortable, "dope" under the hood dofiga, but feedback on the steering wheel is very small. Feels like a computer simulation:


Seven 750Li with an elongated base is not a bit better in terms of driving pleasure at the site. All too soft and comfortable, and huge dimensions also complicate the accuracy of hitting the cones:


Finally, in my opinion the most "drayverskogo" car - X1. Its diesel counterpart I felt summer, and he left a very positive impression. Despite the high body, banks have virtually no, but he just rulitsya for five-plus:


By the way, a few words about the track. First, the snake why some steep turns mixed and coated strip Ramp as a makeshift "moose" test:




The next part - the quarry. Here we have only the "SUVs» X3, X5 and X6:




Demonstration rigidity X3. In my opinion very worthy, not that body Kia Sorento, curving at diagonal display:


Moving the concrete barriers on the diagonal:


In fact, it is very cruel exercise in real life, such things should not be engaged. Especially on BMW:


Demonstrative exercise to simulate the operation of the system locking differentials. Bucs wheel bites standard braking system, and from the engine is transmitted to the wheels are in contact with the ground:


Once we had planned for 50 inch ford, but the temperature in the test day was -24 ° C, so cold ford:


In order to demonstrate that all BMW cars are almost perfect 50:50 weight distribution made special swing. The task of accurately call and try to catch the balance point. Rarely someone from testers managed to do:


So in conclusion ascent and descent on the ground. Demonstration of assistance on the slopes:


In my opinion, BMW makes great cars ideal for use on paved roads. Among road vehicles there is a tendency that the maximum driving pleasure you can get behind the wheel of low-end models in the lineup.

As for off-road use, in my opinion, these machines perfectly suitable for this purpose. And first of all because of the suspension which, as I said above, primarily designed for smooth paved roads.