New BMW i3 traction control system for all future BMW and MINI models

The BMW i3 sets standards worldwide for driving pleasure in a purely electrically-driven vehicle. Key factors here are not only the increased output of the motor in the new BMW i3s, but also the innovative traction control system adapted specifically to the instantaneous power delivery of the BMW eDrive system.

Presented for the first time in the new BMW i3s, the system improves traction and driving stability in adverse weather and road conditions when pulling away, in active Brake Energy Regeneration phases and when accelerating out of tight corners. At the heart of this innovation is the control system's 50-times faster routine. This development provides further evidence of BMW i as a pioneer of innovative technology within the BMW Group.

The positive impact of these shorter control cycles is not reserved for purely electrically-driven cars; indeed, this innovative traction control system also optimises traction, driving stability and driving dynamics in vehicles with combustion engines. It will therefore be fitted in BMW and MINI models with front, rear and all-wheel drive to deliver noticeably greater assurance and driving pleasure when road conditions make pulling away difficult.