2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW uphold the conceptual design of environmentally friendly cars will be a four-door sedan, three-cylinder hybrid.

Power Systems

Let’s take a look at a small engine, what in the end, including: a capacity of 1.5 liters, containing the 163-horsepower 3 cylinder direct injection turbo diesel engine, two single-axis electric motor.

A group of lithium-ion batteries, coupled with a software controller. The software controller can combine two kinds of modulation and power dynamics of the system, so the engine achieve 356 horsepower and 590 pound-feet torque force.

BMW officials say in this new energy-saving drive system, the car can be top speed to 155 mph in 4.8 seconds and the car to accelerate to 60 mph. Fuel consumption is as low as 63 miles per gallon, carbon dioxide emissions be reduced to 99 grams per mile.

Battery-driven system

Rely solely on battery power to drive, household 220-volt power supply to recharge the battery, charging time is forecast to be 2.5 hours. If you use 380-volt charge, BMW said that 44 minutes can be recharged.

Exterior parameters

Car body length 181.1 inches (about 4.6 meters), width 74.8 inches (about 1.90 meters), vehicle height 48.8 inches (about 1.24 meters) and weighs 3076 pounds (about 1395 kilograms). The trunk volume is 5.3 cubic feet (about 150 liters) can hold two golf bags.

The concept car is designed to light the obvious characteristics of the body, its shell metal aluminum, roof and door package with chrome polycarbonate glass, chairs for the Kevlar frame design. Car LED lighting can be adjusted according to the environment color, its headlights and tail lights are closely related to the external ambient lighting, and adjust color and intensity of the latter. The car also has head-up display and night vision devices.