Various aerial shots from a helicopter flying in front, behind or parallel with the car. Shot on a road through a rocky plain in the desert. Car occupied with a male driver

Various drive-past shots and pans on asphalt paved desert roads. Backgrounds: sand, rocks, scarce vegetation. Car occupied with a male driver and a female passengerVarious shots from a preceding or parallel vehicle on country roads in the desert. Background: red sand, rocks and bushes. Car occupied with a male driver and a female passenger.Various shots from a preceding or parallel vehicle on a desert highway. Background: light sand with low bushes. Car occupied with a male driver

Various complete shots and details in front of modern architecture. Car in motion. Car occupied with a male driver and a female passenger.Various scenes in front of modern office building. Driver and female passenger get into the car and drive offVarious complete shots, pans and details, car parked on road in front of sand dunesLocation as above, dusk, car with headlights switched on

Various drive-past shots/pans. Background: docks, piersCar parked in front of new office building (bricks, steel, glass): driver comes out of building, gets into his car and drives off.Various drive-past shots/pans. Backgrounds: old brick buildings, canals, bridges, portVarious drive-past shots/pans. Backgrounds: bulk storage tanks at a tank farmVarious drive-past shots/pans at a container portCar drives out of underground parking of a modern office buildingVarious drive-past shots in residential area. Backgrounds: trees, modern apartment buildingCar drives up in front of modern office building, driver gets out / gets back into his car and drives offVarious drive-past shots/pans. Backgrounds: office buildings from the 1960s/70sVarious shots from preceding vehicle. Backgrounds: Koehlbrand bridge, port

BMW 745i (Titanium silver metallic) Country road driving shots, Northern GermanyVarious drive-past shots/pans on country roads in Northern Germany. Backgrounds: alleys, meadows, fields, lakes, wind power stationCar exiting the drive of an old manor houseCar approaches a renovated castleVarious shots from preceding vehicle on country roads in Northern Germany. Backgrounds: alleys, meadows, fieldsVarious shots from vehicle following on country roads in Northern Germany and shots with camera mounted on the back/front of car with views of 745i emblem and headlight. Backgrounds: alleys, meadows, fields

Airfield: car parked in front of twin-engined aircraft. Driver comes from the plane, gets into his car and drives offCar passes above mentioned aircraft. Various shotsCar arrives at golf course, co-driver gets out to fetch an electric cart, driver gets out, unloads golf bags from the trunk. Both of them load their bags onto the cart and drive off for the golf courseStop-motion animation: Trunk lid closed, dissolve to trunk lid open. One after another the golf bags and a pilot's case disappear

Car parked on road in front of lake/meadow in Northern Germany. Various complete shots, pans and details (headlights, external mirror, door handle)

Door lining of driver's door with door handle and control unit for window lifters and mirrorsPans: center console with controller, instrument panel with control display and controls of air conditioningMedium shot of cockpitPan across steering wheel close-upID transmitter is plugged into the ignition lock, ignition is switched on by pressing Start/Stop-buttonControl lever for automatic transmission at the steering column. Operation (P, D, R, N positions). Close-up and medium shotButton in the steering wheel for choosing manual gear-shift mode, operationManual gear-shift button in the steering wheelMultifunctional button in the steering wheelOperation of parking brake buttonInstrument cluster with control lights for parking brake on (Park, red) and "automatic hold" mode of parking brake (Auto P, green)Pan across driver's seatSeat adjustment controlsAdjustable headrest cushionStorage compartment in the center console. Driver takes out a water bottleExtractable keyboard for mobile phone (Phone Board) in center console: operationCordless receiver for mobile phone in center console box: driver takes out the receiver, dials and gets out of the car while talking on the phoneOperation of controller, medium and close-up (continuity shots for following sequences of control display)Control display: main menu, switching to "Entertainment" menu, choosing a radio stationControl display: "Air conditioning" menu, adjusting the temperature distribution for left or right sideControl display: "Configuration" menu, turning on DTC (Dynamic Traction Control), corresponding display in the instrument clusterInstrument cluster: display appearance when DSC is deactivated (Dynamic Stability Control)Control display: "Configuration" menu, switching EDC (Electronic Damper Control) from "Comfort" to "Sport" settingControl display: "Vehicle" menu, "Vehicle check", checking when next service and oil change are due, scrolling through service information topicsControl display: "Communications" menu, choosing from stored phone book entries, switching to main menuControl display: "BMW Assist" menu, downloading TMC traffic messages, switching to main menu

745Li, Kalahari beige metallic / driving shots: large asphalt plane: car drives into the shot and stops, complete shotLarge asphalt plane: 360-degree camera travel around the car, complete shot, car partly in motionVarious shots from a parallel or preceding vehicle, views from behind, from the side and from the front, medium to complete shots. Shot on autobahn-like courses at BMW's proving ground in Southern France.BMW 745Li, Titanium gray metallic / Design Studio shots in front of a white background: various complete shots, details and camera travels

View of engine hood of a 745i (Titanium silver metallic), dissolve to view of engine compartmentStills/pans across engine, installed in a 745i (Titanium silver metallic)3-D animation: vizualisation of how VALVETRONIC infinitely adjusts the intake valve lift3-D animation: fully variable intake manifold; vizualisation of how the length of the manifold is infinitely adjusted to engine speedby way of a separate adjustment mechanism

Dynamic Drive active suspensionCombination of 3-D animation and live shots of a BMW 745i at the BMW proving grounds (slalom and handling course, partly in direct comparison with a former 7 Series BMW). The following are excerpts from a commentary to help understanding the images:The lateral forces occurring when a car is driven fast on a twisty road inevitably cause it to lean, leading to a rolling motion. Dynamic Drive provides considerably greater agility and safety, with no reduction in the quality of the ride. The reduction in body roll also improves the comfort for the occupants when driving in a straight line.How the system works in practice: a sensor provides the basic lateral acceleration signal. The Dynamic Drive controller receives pressure signals from the active front and rear stabilizers; via the CAN bus it also receives information about the overall vehicle dynamics from other controllers, for example the DSC. The signals are processed and give rise to hydraulic pressures in the valve block, which are transmitted to the actuators and stabilizers.There, the resulting torsion generates the necessary forces which act on the superstructure.Dynamic Drive’s domain is undoubtedly curves and bends. But there is a further advantage. Asymmetric irregularities in the road surface, which can lead to low-frequency resonances (so-called "roll rock effect"), are absorbed better with Dynamic Drive.The smoother motion makes for improved comfort, and at the same time provides more agile and predictable behaviour.BMW Comfort Parking BrakeCombination of 3-D animation and live shots of a BMW 745i at the BMW proving grounds (partly in direct comparison with a former 7 Series BMW). The following are excerpts from a commentary to help understanding the images:The comfort parking brake is very easy to use. The effort required by the driver to apply and release it is no more than when operating a light switch. The current state of the system is indicated by familiar symbols.The basic function is of course that of a handbrake:So long as the engine is running, it acts via the DSC hydraulics on the front and rear disc brakes. The car is thus held stationary.If the engine is switched off, a signal is passed to an electromechanical actuator (11:01:11). The braking effect is then transmitted via two brake cables to the duo-servo drum brakes in the rear wheels.When the engine is restarted, the reverse takes place: the DSC hydraulics take over the braking function, and the electromechanical brake is released. The car is again braked hydraulically.Further functions of the parking brake make life easier for the driver. At traffic lights, or in stop-and-go traffic, the Automatic Hold function ensures that the car is automatically held stationary after coming to a halt.This Hold function compensates for the tendency of the automatic transmission to creep, without the driver having to use the footbrake.Hill starts are also easier as a result. The car is held stationary until the accelerator is depressed. The Hill Hold function prevents it slipping back.The parking brake is not just more convenient.There are also clear safety advantages.The law requires that a parking brake should also bring the car to a halt in an emergency. The hydraulic parking brake provides much higher deceleration than a conventional parking brake.It acts on all four wheels, making use of all control and regulation systems. So even under critical road conditions the car remains stable thro

Crash simulation: frontal crash, deformable barrier, 40 % offsetCrash simulation: side crash, 30 kph, post -> Ignition of the Advanced ITS head airbagReal crash tests:Frontal crash, rigid barrierFrontal crash, 64 kph, deformable barrier, 40 % offsetRear offset crash, rigid barrierSide crash, deformable barrierSide crash, 30 kph, post -> with view of dummies on passenger and rear seats when Advanced ITS head airbag is inflatedFrontal crash, 15 kph, deformable barrier, 40 % offsetRear crash, 15 kph, rigid barrier, 40 % offset, car standing still

BMW's test centre in Lapland: car drives out of the workshopEngineer returns from test drive, takes his laptop computer to the office to evaluate dataVarious workshop scenes: prototypes with open engine hoods, laptop computers are connected to the cars. Development engineers programming controllers, reading out data and discussing configuration issues Workshop: installation and functional check of a "Correvit" sensor at the front of a prototype. The sensor serves for measuring the exact (relative) speed in driving testsSlope road at proving ground with a gradient of 20%. Pavement is heated in the middle. Tests are carried out with one driving wheel on the asphalt surface and the other wheel on ice. This serves for configuring and testing the traction control system. Test: hill start using the comfort parking brake. Checking the Hill-Hold function (Auto-P)Instrument cluster: displays for "traction mode on" (DTC = Dynamic Traction Control) and "DSC off" (Dynamic Stability Control) -> Displays are different from series production cars!Control Display: "Configuration" menu. Switiching DSC and DTC on and offStarting on loose snow: comparison between former 7 Series car with DSC and a prototype with DTC function activated. DTC allows greater slip at the driving wheels, making starts on loose ground easierFine-tuning of ABS antilocking system: braking tests on road with different friction coefficients: left wheels on asphalt, right wheels on ice. Full brakings from 100 km/h with different ABS settings (brake force distribution/controller action)As above, development engineer viewing braking data on the computer display in his carCar standing on a frozen lake, another prototype arrives. Discussion of two engineers about response and intervention of Dynamic Traction Control and adjustments to be madePrototype driving on an icy circuit under full throttle with DSC turned on, car remains stableas above, with DTC mode -> higher spinning tendency of the car, which has to be compensated by the driver by countersteeringTest: avoiding action on a frozen lakeVarious shots from a parallel vehicle on an icy circuitAs above, over-shoulder shot of driver. Computer rack installed in place of driver's seatVarious shots from a vehicle driving in front on a straight ice-track, various steering/avoiding maneouvres with DSC turned onGeneral shots: various drive-past shots/pans. 2 prototypes driving on snowy roads through nordic winter landscapeOne prototype driving on extreme slope road (test track) for traction testShot from a car following: prototype on icy country roadACC (Active Cruise Control) is turned on, passage though a built-up area on icy road (shot from a car following)Various shots from a vehicle following or driving in front: prototype on snowy roadCar on snowy road: camera mounted on the co-driver's door, view of the front wheel and another prototype driving in frontOver-shoulder shot of driver on above mentioned snowy road, following the other vehicle. Computer rack installed in place of the co-driver's seat