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You may not have heard, but BMW now offers its luxurious 5 Series sedan as hybrid. We recently spent a few days with a BMW ActiveHybrid 5 to see if it lives up to the promise and share our first impressions.
The car was borrowed from BMW for a fee. The German carmaker’s latest foray into the world of hybrids behaves a lot like the slick 535i we tested in 2010, and it uses the same smooth-and-punchy turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six-cylinder engine. With its electric drive motor, combined horsepower cli…
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In the luxury segment, hybrids have often been used as a way to offer increased performance without sacrificing fuel economy. An example of this was Lexus. The previous generation GS 450h was pitched as a performance model. They’ve been trending away from this though, changing approach with hybrid versions of the new GS and upcoming ES.
BMW has announced the ActiveHybrid 3, and fitting for BMW, it has a performance twist. In fact, 0-60 times are faster than any of the other models in the lineu…
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The BMW ActiveHybrid 5 made its debut today on the floor of the Tokyo Motor Show. Long rumored and finally confirmed in September, the Tokyo Motor Show is the first chance we’ve had to check BMW’s latest hybrid out in person.
The ActiveHybrid 5 is Bimmer’s first hybrid employing an I-6 as its internal combustion engine; all of its previous hybrids like the recently deceased X6 ActiveHybrid used a twin-turbo V-8.The ActiveHybrid 5 on the other hand is powered by the turbocharged 3.0-liter I-6 from …
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Following the debut of the 2012 BMW 3-Series last Friday, BMW has now released some more details on the new 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3, which will go on sale in late 2012.
The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is powered by the N55 300-hp 6-clyinder engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology (that’s the same engine in the 2012 BMW 335i). The engine is mated an 8-speed automatic transmission and an electric-motor that makes 55-hp. Together, the engine and the hybrid system produce 335-hp with a maximum torque of…
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As Apple fans lineup outside Apple Stores around the world to get their hands on the new iPhone 4S, BMW fans are eagerly sitting at their computers staring at pictures of the all new 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan. The new 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan, the 6th generation 3-Series, will be arriving in U.S. showrooms in February 2012 as 2012 model (we previously referred to it as a 2013 model).
As you can tell from the pictures, the new BMW 3-Series has been totally redesigned for the 2012 model year and we’re l…
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BMW’s 2012 3 Series may be getting an additional variant soon after its release with ActiveHybrid technology.
The latest rumor is that the ActiveHybrid will be in all of the 3 Series with the exception of the inline six 335i, including its four-cylinder with forced-induction.
An extra 15 horsepower comes with the moto…
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We've brought you plenty of news on BMW's upcoming iteration of its bread-and-butter 3-Series, but our spies have just snagged what they believe to be an early prototype of the hybrid version that will join the recently announced ActiveHybrid 5 and the already available ActiveHybrid X6 and 7. While the prototype model captured on the 'Ring looks pretty much stock, our man with the long lens tells us that it features the mandatory hybrid stickers to warn emergency crews about the car's el…
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We knew it was coming, having spied a prototype testing in California, but now we have full details on the BMW ActiveHybrid 5. Based on the 535i luxury sedan, the ActiveHybrid is the first BMW hybrid with an inline-six engine. The ActiveHybrid employs the same direct-injection, turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine as the 535i, producing 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque. It is coupled to an eight-speed automatic transmission which has an integrated electric motor/generator. The motor is rated for 55 …
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With this 535i-based gas-electric, BMW finally moves toward mainstream hybrid appeal.
BMW’s earlier steps into hybridization haven’t been the most decisive. The hybrid vehicles it has offered so far start at nearly $90,000 and don’t quite have the impressive fuel-economy numbers commonly associated with hybrids. The hybrid 7-series is rated by the EPA at 17 mpg in the city and 24 on the highway; the now-cancelled X6 hybrid, 17/19. (The upcoming i8 plug-in hybrid sports car will certainly better th…
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Here is first time that a BMW inline six has been mated to a BMW ActiveHybrid system – meet the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5. Based on the BMW 535i Sedan, the ActiveHybrid 5 puts together BMW’s 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo inline 6-cylinder engine, an electric drive system and an 8-speed automatic transmission for the first time.
The 3.0-liter engine, which develops 300 hp and peak torque of 300 lb-ft, is mated to a 55-hp (155 lb-ft of torque) electric motor with power supplied by a lithium-ion batter…
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