[Jason]

BMW M performance EVs to use radical 4WD technology

First details emerge of highly advanced 'hand of God' system for quad-motor sporting EVs

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...4wd-technology

Speaking exclusively to Autocar following the recent unveiling of the new BMW M2 Coupé, which is in line to receive similar technology in its next generation, M CEO Frank van Meel hinted that 4WD performance EVs will take the lead from the F90-generation BMW M5 xDrive saloon. That model was controversial on its reveal for adopting a powered front axle but now regarded as one of the best-handling sports saloons of its time.

“The secret behind that,” he said, “is that you have a central controller, or a central logic that controls everything: the rear differential but also the front-to-rear differential and the DCS [Dynamic Stability Control] system.”

Having one system that manages these relationships is crucial because “if you have four systems that try to co-operate, the car drives like a car with four systems that like to co-operate”.

BMW calls this ECU the ‘Hand of God’. It has developed it for deployment on various M cars since it first appeared on the BMW i8 as a means of balancing the output of its petrol and electric powerplants and allowing for advanced torque vectoring to improve handling.

“If you go a step further and look at electric cars with four electric motors, like we have in our very early development car, then of course you can still use the same logic to control the car that drives like an M,” said van Meel. “So I’d say it gives you even more possibilities.”

Article continued at: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...4wd-technology

See the latest BMW M EV Quad-Motor Prototype pics @ https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/s....php?t=1977277

[reprod]

"Open thy hand and guide me"

Looking forward to seeing this play out. Very excited.

[ntailor]

Hand of God - did they hire the driver from Initial D to test this thing? lol

[Blue Angel]

Sounds very heavy on the marketing wank, but I will happily be proved wrong if they genuinely display innovation and technology that one-ups the currently available tech.

[NotSharocks]

Implying that God would drive a 2 pedal vehicle is heresy.

Saying that it's also an EV is a straight shot to the 7th layer of hell.

Everyone knows God's chariot is an E30 M3 LOL

I said what I said.

[M_Torx]

everyone knows the sound of GOD ain't coming from that thing

[aktif8]

Inb4 the first tuner to crack it calls their tune Hand of Glory or Monkey's Paw

[///3dkn]

[440i6MT]

Does it come with a framed picture of Diego Maradona ?

[Scrippy]

Will there be a convenient chalice holder as well?

[F80RN]

Originally Posted by ntailor

Hand of God - did they hire the driver from Initial D to test this thing? lol

Wasn’t it Godhand?

And to your comment: which car would be Godfoot?

[MadBimmeRad]

And here I was thinking God had a magic carpet
🤣🤣

[Daaaadadundun]

Don't use my hand in vain, BMW.

[stefan]

Wow if that isn't an invitation for cracking it I don't know what is.

[Ilikemike]

This technology is the only thing that interests me in electric….

[devitocoke]

Please God let me get the money to buy this car. It's going to be one of the nicest, fastest cars on the road.

[Quadruple VANOS]

Heavy electric motors out at the corners of the car, along with massively heavy battery skateboard raising the overall height of the vehicle; sounds antithetical to a track-focused road car.

[G30M]

wait. current car computer doesn't know what front, rear and center differentials are doing?

hard to believe

Bavarian Marketing Werke come on!

it's just a small recode and centralization of existing codes

[G30M]

Originally Posted by TargaM2

Here’s a little reality.

https://youtu.be/rCywUzKJs30

"i don't want to see 3 tonne cars with big battery that struggle to get 2 miles / kwh"

"i want to see engineers come up with highly efficient EVs that don't do 0-100 in 3 seconds"

Ah, but sir ... profit margin better for cars for the rich people sir ... which cars do rich people want?

[Burnout]

In the context of performance BMWs, and their lineage, this can be depressing to read.

But, in the context of other EV developments (self driving that can’t figure out the snow), this is encouraging.

[Wanderer73]

Originally Posted by TurboT888

everyone knows the sound of GOD ain't coming from that thing

…

[Tejas1836]

I don't think that ECU phrase is going to work out like they intend it to, just sayin'