The BMW 3-Series Plug-in Hybrid has been spied undergoing cold weather testing in Scandinavia.
Looking virtually identical to the standard model, the plug-in hybrid is distinguished by a small charging port cover that resides on the driver side front fender.
There's no word on what will power the car but the company recently displayed an X5 eDrive concept
which had a plug-in hybrid powertrain that consisted of a TwinPower
Turbo four-cylinder engine, a 95 HP (70 kW) electric motor and a
lithium-ion battery. It enabled the model to accelerate from 0-100 km/h
in less than seven seconds,average 3.8 L/100km (61.8 mpg US / 74.3 mpg UK) and travel up to 30 km (19 miles) on electricity alone.
All signs point towards a systemic output of 272 PS from a 2-liter turbo
engine, helped by an electric motor. That's exactly double the power of
a Toyota Prius, so don't expect the eDrive to be slow. Speaking of
eDrive, we know this is the name BMW is going to give to a whole new
family of powertrains. Our first preview came with an X5 concept last
year, which supposedly could run in pure electric mode for up to 20
miles and at speeds reaching 75 mph (120 km/h). Basically, you can do
short commuter trips of about an hour per day without ever having to
burn petrol.
That's pretty amazing, and so is the fuel consumption. On a normal driving cycle, expect somewhere in the region of 3.8 l/100km. Not bad for a car that can still probably do 250 km/h.
That's pretty amazing, and so is the fuel consumption. On a normal driving cycle, expect somewhere in the region of 3.8 l/100km. Not bad for a car that can still probably do 250 km/h.
Source : Al Ain Japan
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