BMW I8 HYBRID

                                              

                         


  News concept car that the BMW i8 concept, The BMW i8 Hybrid Sportscar will release on 2013 in Europe and price £150,000
. The electric motor is placed in front and acts on the front wheels through twin-speed transmission, whereas the gas
engine drives the rear wheels through a dual-clutch gearbox. The 1.5 liter 3 cylinder gasoline engine sends 220 horsepo
wer and 221lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels, whereas the liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery sends 129 horsepower and 1
84lb-ft of torque to the front wheels.

this offers an overall output of 349hp and 405 lb-ft. the motive force will travel up to twenty miles in all-electric
mode, and when pushed for performance the 2 engines work along to supply high performance. The i8 will accelerate from
 0-62 mph in beneath five seconds with prime speed of a hundred and fifty five mph. It may be recharged in only one
zero five minutes on a typical 220 volt mains socket. BMW boasts of highly economical i8 that consumes but 3 liters
per one hundred kilometers, that is beyond the potential of any vehicle powered by a combustion engine of comparable
performance.

   
The automobile is an ultra-light-weight model kind BMW weighing at simply 1480 Kg. It is one amongst the foremost
fuel-efficient sports cars until currently with fuel consumption of but 3-litres per one hundred kilometres.
 With an intelligent navigation, the vehicle calculates the most effective thanks to manage the energy consumption of
the 2 power units along the route to its destination.                  

               


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