Why The BMW 5 Series Is A Great Car For Geeks



BMW are known for being a rather innovative car manufacturer, and it is not uncommon for the German car company to spend vast sums of money researching and developing all sorts of cool and useful technologies in future generations of their cars.

You will have probably associated BMW as a company that produces luxurious cars; this is true, but they also incorporate a lot of brilliant technology in their vehicles! The BMW 5 Series is one such model; here are some reasons why the 5 Series is a great car for geeks!

Eight-Speed Automatic Transmission




I know that many people prefer to drive cars with manual transmissions, but there are so many reasons why an automatic is better! In the current BMW 5 Series models, the transmission of choice is the firm’s eight-speed automatic transmission. There are shorter shift times with it thanks to the responsive engines they are mated to, making gear changes considerably quicker and more convenient.

I don’t know about you, but I used to hate driving older cars with automatic transmissions because there was all-too-familiar ‘lurching’ from second gear, and the gear changes could literally be felt throughout the entire car! Luckily, you don’t get this problem with the BMW 5 Series!

iDrive Touch Controller



Available as standard with BMW’s “Professional Multimedia Navigation” system, the iDrive touch controller is essentially a convenient way of controlling the iDrive system using just one hand. It has an integrated touchpad controller and enables you to enter all sorts of information into the system such as destinations and other key details.

Everything that you do using the iDrive touch controller can be viewed on the main control display located on the dashboard.

Anti-Dazzle High-Beam Assistant



Thanks to this technologically-advanced piece of electronic wizardry, night-time driving is so much safer and actually enjoyable for a change! One thing that I don’t like about driving cars at night is being dazzled by the headlights of oncoming vehicles (or ones behind me too, for that matter) with their high-beam lights on.

It’s a technological system that basically detects when there are other motorists on the road, and excludes them from the high-beam distribution using some technical wizardry. This ‘assistant’ works in conjunction with adaptive LED headlights (or just standard adaptive headlights).

Touchscreen Display



All current BMW 5 Series models contain a 6.5-inch touchscreen display that helps drivers to better interact with the cars that they are driving! Combined with the iDrive controller that I mentioned earlier, this display in essence acts as the electronic hub of the 5 Series and has a plethora of features to satisfy any car driver - geek or otherwise!

Aside from helping you to ensure that your BMW 5 Series 2010 engine is running smoothly, the touchscreen display can also be used with the optional BMW ConnectedDrive services to further enhance your driving experience. Who says that cars aren’t intelligent? Because the BMW 5 Series certainly is!

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