BMW has just unveiled the concept car it will present at the next Frankfurt Motor Show. This project shows once again that reducing CO2 emissions has become the brand's main objective.
This concept, which recalls in its lines the M1 of the late 70s is a diesel-electric rechargeable hybrid car.
It is powered by two electric motors, each driving an axle, and by a three-cylinder Diesel turbo. The combined power of this system is 356 hp, for a torque of ... 800 Nm!
The heat engine is a brand new 3-cylinder unit that will undoubtedly be part of the BMW range in the coming months.
It is a 1.5 of ... 163 hp or an impressive power per liter of 109 hp.
This engine is associated with a 6-speed double clutch box and transmits its power to the rear wheels. One of the electric motors is placed, as on the ActiveHybrid 7 (read our article BMW 7 Series hybrid), between the clutch and the gearbox, while the other motor drives the front axle.
This concept is as it should be a complete hybrid, that is to say that it can run in all-electric mode over a distance of 50 km. Total autonomy exceeds 700 km.
The performance, consumption and emissions figures make you dizzy: the 0 to 100 km / h is cut down in 4,8 s, the top speed is 250 km / h, the car consumes 3,76 liters at 100 km and emits 99 g of CO2 per km.
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