BMW Introduces the New ActiveHybrid 5 with a Turbocharged Six, it will have the Same Fate as the X 6 Hybrid?
BMW Introduces the New ActiveHybrid 5 with a Turbocharged Six, it will have the Same Fate as the X 6 Hybrid? Menghadirkan
BMW Introduces the New ActiveHybrid 5 with a Turbocharged Six, it will have the Same Fate as the X 6 Hybrid?
for the most part, BMW has made some smart decisions over the years, but occasionally, even the all-knowing Bavarians make mistakes. The ActiveHybrid X 6, which will reportedly soon be retired from BMW's American lineup due to poor sales, is one such example: a 480HP turbocharged V8 hybrid with mildly better fuel efficiency (19mpg highway) goal with a similar price tag to the almighty X 6 M.
Their counterparts at Audi seem to be doing a better job , as proved with the new A8 Hybrid that combined a 2.0 - liter four-cylinder petrol with year electric motor for a fuel economy of 6.4 liters per 100 km (US 36.8mpg).
This brings us to the new ActiveHybrid 5 sedan that was introduced today, ahead of its sales launch in March 2012.
BMW decided to base the first hybrid version of the latest 5-Series we the 535i - not the wisest choice if you're targeting fuel efficiency and low emissions.
The new 5er, which is identified by the "ActiveHybrid" badges and the bespoke alloy wheels, combined BMW's 300HP 3.0 - liter TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder with year electric drive system and year eight-speed automatic transmission. The electric motor delivers year output 55-horses and makes 155 lb - ft of torque available from rest.
BMW says the system generates a combined output of 335-horses and up to 330 lb - ft, allowing the sedan to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 5.7 seconds (preliminary). That's the same time needed by the standard 535i sedan with 300HP, which returns 30 mpg highway and has year MRSP of $52,250.
BMW has not yet revealed pricing nor fuel economy figures for the hybrid version of the new 5-Series.
What the company did say about the ActiveHybrid 5 is that the lithium-ion battery can store enough energy to give the year as all-electric driving range of up to approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) year at average speed of 22 mph (35 kph). BMW added that the sedan also features ECO PRO mode, which switches off the combustion engine while coasting at speeds of up to 100 mph (160 kph) to further improve fuel economy.
More details are to be released at a later date. As for the question we posed in the title, obviously it will all depends on it if it will offer any significant gains in fuel economy and at what price compared to the standard 535i.
