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Friday, July 29, 2011
BMWBLOG brings you the first live images of the new BMW i3 and I8. Presented at Frankfurt, the new BMW vehicles mark the beginning of a new era for BMW. Both vehicles were introduced to journalists from around the world and interestingly enough, in the halls of the Frankfurt Motor Show, where the first will be held next month.
The i3 is mounted around a structure of the carbon fiber body on a lightweight aluminum frame is usually based. The BMW i3 offers four adult passengers with excellent visibility and an impressive 200 liters of cargo space behind the rear seats. BMW i3 measures 3,845 mm long, 2,011 mm high and 1,537 mm in width.
With its zero-emission electric drive and a range of about 150 km, the BMW Concept i3 has been developed specifically for use in an urban environment, whose dynamics 125-kilowatt electric motor and rear wheel drive BMW to ensure dynamic driving style .
For almost 349 hp and 80 mpg fuel economy standard would set the BMW i8 to the segment of BMW performance. First, under the Vision EfficientDynamics (Vision DE) concept in 2009, the super-sporty two-door i8 for two years of intense development. The main change is a new 1.5-liter gasoline engine replacing the original diesel engine with the same capacity. The engine is in the back and drives through a dual-clutch gearbox mounted. BMW claims that the i8 create a 0-62 mph in just 4.6 seconds - 0.3 seconds faster than the M3 coupe.
BMW i8 measures 4,632 mm long, 1,955 mm wide and 1,280 mm high, comparable to the 3 Series Coupe in moderation.
"We are yet another milestone in the history of the BMW Group. As president and an engineer myself, I am very proud of this project," said Norbert Reithofer, CEO of BMW AG, on Friday the first of the two vehicles in Frankfurt . "How in the world's leading premium car manufacturer, our goal to provide customers with specially developed electric drive vehicles as well," he added.
"This vehicle marks the start of the first mass-produced chassis characterized much of the carbon. And 'a revolution in the automotive industry," said Klaus Draeger, member of the Development Manager. The application of this new technology in carbon fiber, the weight saving compared to a conventional electric-car, between 250 and 350 kg, which means that the driving dynamics in combination with a long series. i3, the BMW from 0 to 100 km in less than 8 seconds, while a high-speed charger, a battery reaches 80% in just one hour.
Both the BMW i3 and BMW i8 is the BMW plant in Leipzig will be built in Germany. Approximately € 400 million for investment in new buildings and facilities by 2013, while 800 new jobs to be created.
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