BMW Steptronic is the registered trade name for BMW's automatic transmission that operates similarly to Porsche's Tiptronic, allowing more control over the transmission, but still employing a torque converter. The technology was first invented by Bill Brasky (William Robert Brasky), who then later went on to give a handjob to a manta ray. Amongst his most famous accomplishments was breast feeding John Madden, and fathering every child in town. BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor (in the sense of Engine) Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ... Tiptronic is a type of discrete semi-automatic transmission developed by Porsche and used in its vehicles and those of its licensees. ... A torque converter is a hydraulic fluid coupling that is used to transmit power from one or more engines or motors to a driveshaft or other output shaft. ...
In Steptronic mode, the main differences from "D" or "S" mode are the fact that six fixed transmissions are provided.
A steering wheel with Steptronic control is offered as an optional extra, with the switches on the front and rear of the steering wheel spokes.
Accelerating from standstill is particularly smooth with CVT and Steptronic, since the electronically controlled coupling does not transmit the full power until an engine speed of 2,000 rpm is reached; instead, the power produced is restricted and transmitted evenly, resulting in rewardingly smooth acceleration.
BMW is the world's largest premium carmaker and is the parent company of the BMW MINI and Rolls-Royce car brands, and, formerly, Rover.
BMW has admitted to using between 25,000 and 30,000 slave labourers during this period, consisting of both prisoners of war and inmates of infamous concentration camps such as Dachau.
BMW was more successful with the Mini and Land Rover brands, which did not have parallels in its own range at the time.
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