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BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:16 pm
by Libra Monkee
Extra information when driving can be useful, but also distracting. Enter BMW's new M Performance sport steering wheel -- which offers a whole bunch of data and information while letting you keep your eyes (mostly) on the road. Essentially it's a high-grip Alcantara wheel, with a small OLED display at 12 o'clock, and two LED meters on either side. There are three readout modes: EfficientDynamics, Sport and Race. The former will tell you average fuel consumption, speed as well as oil and water temperature. Sport mode will tell you lateral g-force data (that cleverly remains on the display until you bring the wheel back to its neutral position) while the LED strips provide cues for gear shifts. Like to take things out on the track? Lap times, with section splits, and even a drag-style Christmas tree mode will help you get those times down. How much for this king of steering wheels? A racy $1,700. Speed past the break for a video of the goods in action.
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Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:10 pm
by complacent
pass.
Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:05 pm
by zaxrex
Where? I don't see the pass button...
Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:26 am
by Mr Kleen
It won't display boost or DCT gear and can only display lap times with the optional transponder placed trackside.
I opted for the alcantara wheel sans electronics for 1/3 the price and I love it.
Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:30 pm
by Sabre
I like the idea.... Just not sure on execution. I really like the heads up displays that do on the windshield, as I really don't have to take my eyes away from the road. That being said, I like the shift lights, I'm just not going to be looking down for anything else while racing!
Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:31 am
by Mr Kleen
Sabre wrote:I really like the heads up displays that do on the windshield, as I really don't have to take my eyes away from the road.
That's an option on the 3er now (just the new sedan for the time being).
Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:35 pm
by Sabre
^^^ Excellent! First time I saw one was actually on a Vette, shockingly enough!
Re: BMW M steering wheel brings data to your finger tips
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:42 am
by Mr Kleen
Yeah, I had a friend with a Corvette in the late 1990s with a HUD. At the time it was the fastest car I had ever ridden in.