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12-16-2010, 09:22 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/p90068299highres.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/) BMW Vision EfficientDynamics prototype - Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW (http://autoblog.com/make/bmw) is set to change the way we think about supercars with its Vision EfficientDynamics (http://autoblog.com/tag/vision+efficientdynamics) concept. This swoopy economical machine is estimated to produce around 328 horsepower from its three-cylinder diesel hybrid powertrain, and fuel economy is claimed to be a lofty 62.5 miles per gallon.
While speaking to Inside Line recently, the automaker's sales and marketing director, Ian Robertson, announced that the car will cost roughly €150,000, or about $200,000 USD when it goes on sale. That's indeed a pretty penny, but it's put into perspective when you consider that Mercedes-Benz (http://autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz)'s upcoming efficient supercar, the SLS E-Cell (http://autoblog.com/tag/sls+e-cell), is rumored to cost around $250,000.
No official timeframe has been given as to when we'll see the debut of the production-ready EfficientDynamics supercar, but Inside Line states that BMW is sponsoring the 2012 London Olympics, so we should look for the car to debut at that time. It's indeed a vast change from the eight-, ten- and twelve-cylinder hotties that currently make up the supercar segment, but with the changing times putting a larger emphasis on efficiency, BMW's end result should still be pretty sweet.
Gallery: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Prototype (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype)
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[Source: Inside Line (http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/12/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-supercar-200000-on-sale-spring-2013.html)]Report: BMW's next supercar coming in 2013 for $200,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/report-bmws-next-supercar-coming-in-2013-for-200-000/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:00:00 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/2010/12/p90068299highres.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/) BMW Vision EfficientDynamics prototype - Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW (http://autoblog.com/make/bmw) is set to change the way we think about supercars with its Vision EfficientDynamics (http://autoblog.com/tag/vision+efficientdynamics) concept. This swoopy economical machine is estimated to produce around 328 horsepower from its three-cylinder diesel hybrid powertrain, and fuel economy is claimed to be a lofty 62.5 miles per gallon.
While speaking to Inside Line recently, the automaker's sales and marketing director, Ian Robertson, announced that the car will cost roughly €150,000, or about $200,000 USD when it goes on sale. That's indeed a pretty penny, but it's put into perspective when you consider that Mercedes-Benz (http://autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz)'s upcoming efficient supercar, the SLS E-Cell (http://autoblog.com/tag/sls+e-cell), is rumored to cost around $250,000.
No official timeframe has been given as to when we'll see the debut of the production-ready EfficientDynamics supercar, but Inside Line states that BMW is sponsoring the 2012 London Olympics, so we should look for the car to debut at that time. It's indeed a vast change from the eight-, ten- and twelve-cylinder hotties that currently make up the supercar segment, but with the changing times putting a larger emphasis on efficiency, BMW's end result should still be pretty sweet.
Gallery: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Prototype (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/p90068299highres_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/p90068290highres_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/p90068298highres_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/p90068297highres_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/p90068295highres_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-prototype/)
[Source: Inside Line (http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/12/bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-supercar-200000-on-sale-spring-2013.html)]Report: BMW's next supercar coming in 2013 for $200,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/report-bmws-next-supercar-coming-in-2013-for-200-000/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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