BMW M offers steering wheel with integrated computer and readout
11-09-2012, 03:05 PM
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BMW M offers steering wheel with integrated computer and readout
BMW's new trick steering wheel.
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Trimmed in carbon fiber and alcantara, the tiller is slick enough, but it also features two readouts to convey all sorts of vehicle information. Two color LED strips at 11 and 1 o'clock swing from green to red with engine rpm to serve as a shift light, and they can also be reconfigured to act as a drag-strip Christmas tree for timing your quarter-mile mile runs.
A small LCD display sits at 12 o'clock, and can be set up to convey everything from vehicle speed and g-load to oil and coolant temperature. We're a little less smitten with the notion of shoving yet another display in our faces, but the gadgetry is slick. Of course, the wheel isn't free. BMW offers the wheels on 1 Series, 3 Series and M cars built since 2006, and the upgrade will set you back $1,700. That's a lot of coin for something that won't make you any quicker around your favorite track.
[youtube]UFLvCsHBjBI [/youtube]
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/09/b...r-and-readout/
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Trimmed in carbon fiber and alcantara, the tiller is slick enough, but it also features two readouts to convey all sorts of vehicle information. Two color LED strips at 11 and 1 o'clock swing from green to red with engine rpm to serve as a shift light, and they can also be reconfigured to act as a drag-strip Christmas tree for timing your quarter-mile mile runs.
A small LCD display sits at 12 o'clock, and can be set up to convey everything from vehicle speed and g-load to oil and coolant temperature. We're a little less smitten with the notion of shoving yet another display in our faces, but the gadgetry is slick. Of course, the wheel isn't free. BMW offers the wheels on 1 Series, 3 Series and M cars built since 2006, and the upgrade will set you back $1,700. That's a lot of coin for something that won't make you any quicker around your favorite track.
[youtube]UFLvCsHBjBI [/youtube]
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/09/b...r-and-readout/
11-09-2012, 04:02 PM
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BMW's new trick steering wheel.
=====================
Trimmed in carbon fiber and alcantara, the tiller is slick enough, but it also features two readouts to convey all sorts of vehicle information. Two color LED strips at 11 and 1 o'clock swing from green to red with engine rpm to serve as a shift light, and they can also be reconfigured to act as a drag-strip Christmas tree for timing your quarter-mile mile runs.
A small LCD display sits at 12 o'clock, and can be set up to convey everything from vehicle speed and g-load to oil and coolant temperature. We're a little less smitten with the notion of shoving yet another display in our faces, but the gadgetry is slick. Of course, the wheel isn't free. BMW offers the wheels on 1 Series, 3 Series and M cars built since 2006, and the upgrade will set you back $1,700. That's a lot of coin for something that won't make you any quicker around your favorite track.
[youtube]UFLvCsHBjBI [/youtube]
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/09/b...r-and-readout/
=====================
Trimmed in carbon fiber and alcantara, the tiller is slick enough, but it also features two readouts to convey all sorts of vehicle information. Two color LED strips at 11 and 1 o'clock swing from green to red with engine rpm to serve as a shift light, and they can also be reconfigured to act as a drag-strip Christmas tree for timing your quarter-mile mile runs.
A small LCD display sits at 12 o'clock, and can be set up to convey everything from vehicle speed and g-load to oil and coolant temperature. We're a little less smitten with the notion of shoving yet another display in our faces, but the gadgetry is slick. Of course, the wheel isn't free. BMW offers the wheels on 1 Series, 3 Series and M cars built since 2006, and the upgrade will set you back $1,700. That's a lot of coin for something that won't make you any quicker around your favorite track.
[youtube]UFLvCsHBjBI [/youtube]
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/09/b...r-and-readout/
I like the LEDs, but not the LCD.
11-10-2012, 12:07 PM
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11-10-2012, 01:19 PM
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$1,700 for some blinking lights on a steering wheel is "boss"....? Excuse me, but I prefer my tech to have functionality roughly equivalent to its cost......
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11-10-2012, 01:28 PM
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Isn't there enough data output now? So now, you have to follow steering wheel info as it's being turned. What's next? A fast food calorie counter based on what you buy at the drive through window on your horn button? Data overload executed with little regard for driver safety IMO.
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Finally. This wheel was available for a while for just the M3, good to see that they're finally opening it up for the other cars. I'd love this in an E60 M5.
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