rlb

Does the e55 come standard or have an option for an lsd?
If so, what model years?

Worth the wait

In a word...no.

It has torque management through brake application but no factory LSD.
Quaiffe and a few others make an aftermarket unit.

cls55

it was an option on 06.

Worth the wait

Wow I never new that, thanks. I thought it wasn't available until the sport pkg on the 63.

BenzoBoi

No, but I have a Quaife LSD for an 04+ E55 for sale.

Vader13

Can u explain this to me, like if you hit the brakes both wheels spin? is there a way to control it?..

AWOL

i think the brakes are applied to whichever wheel is spinning more in an effort to get both wheels to spin the same speed. Im sure it happens very quickly

E55Bullet

DYNO MODE!

rlb

So basically one wheel drive?

Alps

LSD was actually a factory option in late 2004, mine has it, part of the 099 performance package.

izzyz28

Yes and no. I can't think of a time I have ever had just one wheel spin, unless one wheel was on a vastly different surface than the other(ice and concrete). It works very well and you will never notice it, it just works. There are always two black marks on the pavement, whether in a straight line or through a corner.

Blacksport350

LSD could be had as an option or upgrade in other parts of the world but not in the US market (although there is a claim above that it was available on an '06 but I do not know for sure).

The ABD (Active Brake Differential) is a torque management system that applies the brake to the spinning wheel in an effort to simulate an LSD electronically. Porsche and others have used this but I have never been a fan of it and the systems are all junk on a true performance car. There are some burnout videos on youtube where you can actual see the ABD in action as the rear brake discs glow and in some cases even spit sparks from tiny fragments of pad material being shed.