2007 BMW X5 – The People Behind It All

Here is an 8 part video series of the development of the BMW X5 and the people
who make it happen. Each clip runs for about 2 minutes each and goes through
each important exterior and interior component of the car with specific engineers.
As far as we know, this is the first time BMW (or any other premium automobile
company) has come out to talk about each specific of a car. We look forward
to seeing more of such series!

Albert Biermann, the BMW X5 team’s project manager, talks about the team and
the forthcoming vodcasts.

Boris Passek, a BMW X5 development team engineer, uses computer graphics to
explain the latest chassis developments.

Dr. Martin Grabenstein describes the X5 suspension measurement techniques with
the FABEAN.

X5 Exterior Designer Pierre Leclercq provides his personal description of the
X5 design.

X5 Exterior Designer Pierre Leclercq and X5 Aerodynamic Engineer Eva Pfannkuchen
explain the importance of design detail optimization to improve aerodynamics.

X5 aerodynamic engineer Eva Pfannkuchen describes the techniques used in the
wind tunnel.

Interior designer Oliver Heilmer provides a firsthand insight into the X5’s
interior design.

Torsten Mendelin explains how the X5 electronics are tested in the lab car.