Some Performance Center off-road pics
 

A member(David1) on e90post took these pics. Thought you will like to see.

What's up in that 5th shot... What is the guy doing ?

nice :thumbup:

he fell out of the car while in motion, now he's trying to stop it :nanana:

great pics...first time i've seen a lop-sided e70 :popcorn:

Great pics, I think I have seen these before on E90post

Very cool pics. I need a job that let's me play with BMW's on a fun course all day.

:) brings back a lot of great memories.

The instructors have a lot of fun with these courses. They are probably lifting and pushing down the X to demonstrate that it is teetering on only two wheels. Then they can demonstrate that forward momentum will only be provided by the two diagonal wheels currently touching the ground. A good X-Drive demonstration.

:dunno: I wonder why they're using 3.0's rather than 4.8's.

In 2005 they were using all 4.4's...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Is it me or are those actual break lights on the E70 bumpers?

those are the safety reflectors

that's what I thought. Must be the camera flash.

I know what that guy is.. is he the new adaptive drive option ? Available in 2008 models...LOL:rofl:

actually thats the turbocharger

Great pics! I'll be at the performance center at the end of August. Now I know what to look forward to.

That's it exactly. You can see there's a point on the course where one of the front wheels is in the air; when I was there, the instructor had the driver ahead of me stop at that spot, then rocked the other guy's car up and down by hand. Great fun.

Also, if you look at the third photo, you'll understand why they tell the drivers to open their sunroofs -- because you get to look out at the horizon through the open roof!

PCD was a blast and I can't recommend it highly enough. For anyone who's thinking about it, DO IT! :thumbup:

PCD
 

Where do you sign up for the PCD and where are they located?

PCD = Performance Center Delivery
 

PCD is a program offered by BMW NA as an option when ordering any BMW model from a dealer in the US. It takes place at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, SC. Your CA can request PCD for you when you place your order. You can find out more by searching this site, and by following the link.

Two quick points that always seem to come up as questions:

1) You pay the standard delivery charge, same as having the vehicle delivered and prepped at your dealer. So it's not "free" but doesn't cost anything in addition to the delivery charge you have to pay in any event. (Of course you have to get there, and drive your new baby back home. I didn't find either of those to be a hardship!)

2) You can take PCD on any model, not just those built in Spartanburg (X and Z).

If you're planning on ordering a new BMW, give serious thought to going the PCD route. You won't be disappointed.

The Silver unit in a few of the pics is a 4.8 (notice the wheels and exhaust tips). It used to be standard practice to take you out in the same model you were purchasing if you were taking delivery there (ie, if you were taking delivery of a 3.0, that's what you would drive on the course).

They used to also open and close the doors during that part of the course to show how rigid the chassis was with it only on 2 wheels, which would result in torsional flex on a weaker chassis design.