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11-03-2010, 11:08 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/bmwvedgreenlight.jpgBMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
According to the folks who follow all things BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw), the automaker's Vision Efficient Dynamics (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+vision+efficient+dynamics/) (VED) concept has been given the greenlight and a few details on the green machine have come along for the ride.
The VED's will reportedly carry either the i1 or i100 name, and that moniker will be placed on a chassis made of carbon fiber and powered first by either by a gas hybrid or fully electric motor. About a month ago it was rumored (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=440033) the coupe would first be available with the drivetrain from the ActiveHybrid 5 Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/26/officially-official-bmw-concept-5-series-activehybrid/), which itself was derived from the ActiveHybrid 7 Series (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmwactivehybrid7). That option would be good for 300 horsepower thanks to a TwinPower turbo paired with a 40 kW electric motor and running through an eight-speed transmission.
The ultimate hybrid variant, however, would be a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder motor with 181 horsepower, paired to two electric motors each putting out 93 ponies. Output would be channled through a double-clutch transmission, and while the hybrid is supposed to be all-wheel drive, a rear-wheel drive model is supposedly planned as well - perhaps the sole electric version.
All that juice in a carbon fiber body shouldn't disappoint, and predicted numbers are a 0-to-62 mph run of four seconds, 58 miles per gallon, yet a lower-than-expected 250-mile range. The price for all that green when it appears in 2013: from €125,000 to €175,000 ($174,145 to $243,817 U.S. at today's rates). Which is why we suppose it makes (rumored) sense that BMW would only plan on building "30,000 units within five years."
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics)
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[Source: e90 Post (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448491)]Report: BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics approved for production (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/report-bmw-vision-efficient-dynamics-approved-for-production/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/bmwvedgreenlight.jpgBMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
According to the folks who follow all things BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw), the automaker's Vision Efficient Dynamics (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+vision+efficient+dynamics/) (VED) concept has been given the greenlight and a few details on the green machine have come along for the ride.
The VED's will reportedly carry either the i1 or i100 name, and that moniker will be placed on a chassis made of carbon fiber and powered first by either by a gas hybrid or fully electric motor. About a month ago it was rumored (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=440033) the coupe would first be available with the drivetrain from the ActiveHybrid 5 Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/26/officially-official-bmw-concept-5-series-activehybrid/), which itself was derived from the ActiveHybrid 7 Series (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmwactivehybrid7). That option would be good for 300 horsepower thanks to a TwinPower turbo paired with a 40 kW electric motor and running through an eight-speed transmission.
The ultimate hybrid variant, however, would be a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder motor with 181 horsepower, paired to two electric motors each putting out 93 ponies. Output would be channled through a double-clutch transmission, and while the hybrid is supposed to be all-wheel drive, a rear-wheel drive model is supposedly planned as well - perhaps the sole electric version.
All that juice in a carbon fiber body shouldn't disappoint, and predicted numbers are a 0-to-62 mph run of four seconds, 58 miles per gallon, yet a lower-than-expected 250-mile range. The price for all that green when it appears in 2013: from €125,000 to €175,000 ($174,145 to $243,817 U.S. at today's rates). Which is why we suppose it makes (rumored) sense that BMW would only plan on building "30,000 units within five years."
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/)
[Source: e90 Post (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448491)]Report: BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics approved for production (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/report-bmw-vision-efficient-dynamics-approved-for-production/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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