2011 BMW i8 Concept Reviews

2011 BMW i8 Concept Reviews - BMW I8 concept combines the advantages of two different disks. As a plug-in hybrid, which enjoys the benefits of an electric motor and internal combustion engine for maximum efficiency, maximum dynamic range. At the front of the electric motor is adopted in the BMW i3 Concept and I8 modified for use in hybrid powertrain BMW Concept, while the 164 kW/220 hp turbocharged gasoline engine to develop three of 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) of torque to drive the rear axle. Together with the two drives the vehicle is governed top speed of 250 km / h (155 mph).

As the electric motor, the gasoline engine of 1.5 liter three-cylinder engine has been developed entirely in-house by the BMW Group and is the latest state of art in the design of conventional engines. The acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h (62 mph) in less than five seconds in combination with fuel consumption in the European cycle of less than three liters per 100 kilometers (about 94 mpg imp) figures are beyond the capacity any vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine of comparable performance. According to the loading patterns and the nature of the route, you may even improve these figures.

The hybrid concept means that the BMW Concept i8 can run exclusively on electricity. The energy supplied by the battery system design applications installed between the front and rear axle modules for the electric motor at the front BMW Concept i8 offers an all-electric driving range of 35 kilometers (20 miles). The battery can be recharged in two hours in a standard electrical outlet.

2011 BMW i8 Concept