2011 BMW i8 Concept

I8 The concept combines the advantages of two different drive systems. As a plug-in hybrid will be benefited by an electric motor and an engine for maximum efficiency with a maximum dynamic range. At the front, the electric motor taken by the BMW Concept i3 and modified for use in the process of the BMW Concept Makes Hybrid i8 164 kW/220 hp, while developed three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine to 300 Nm (221 ​​lb .- ft.) of torque drives the rear axle. Together, the two drive units move the vehicle a top speed of 250 kph (155 mph). Since the electric motor, the gasoline 1.5-liter three-cylinder was developed entirely in-house by the BMW Group and is on the cutting edge of technology in the design of conventional engines. Acceleration from 0 to 100 kmh (62 mph) in less than five seconds with a consumption in the European cycle of less than three liters per 100 kilometers (about 94 mpg imp) combined figures are currently on the ability of a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine comparable performance. After loading pattern and the type of route, it is even possible to improve these figures.

The hybrid concept means that the BMW Concept i8 can run purely electrically. The energy that lends installed by the application system design battery between the front and rear axle modules for the electric motor on the front axle of the BMW Concept i8 delivered an all-electric range of about 35 kilometers (20 miles). The battery can be recharged in two hours in a standard outlet.