Article: BMW enhances image; Active steering system is handling milestone.(AUTO WEEKEND)

Byline: Frank Aukofer, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

With few exceptions over nearly 40 years, the Bavarian Motor Works has nurtured a reputation for precise handling even on cars with modest power.

It's a function that appeals primarily to the driving enthusiast, but it has contributed to an overall perception of performance that has made BMW a leading luxury brand in the United States.

Potential buyers may know nothing about automobiles and never push them harder than would the average Toyota Camry driver.

Nevertheless, they have a notion, however vague, that BMW somehow stands for Best Motoring World-wide.

Now that's not irrefutably true, but the ...

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