New BMW M3 Sedan, BMW M4 Coupe Official Specs.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span id="goog_932237953"></span><span id="goog_932237954"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing an all-new interpretation of the high-performance sports car – and carrying the BMW M philosophy over into the fifth generation of the M3. More than 40,000 examples of the fourth-generation BMW M3 Coupe were built, and now the BMW M4 Coupe is poised to continue this history of success. The “M4” badge is a reference to the model series that provides the basis for the new M model. And for the first time, the Coupe will be introduced at the same time as the four-door variant, which logic dictates will be christened the BMW M3.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrgt7k2dS8xIJuYFQ-ed1GIzw48HHk_D9jbPiwEcCE3x9TLUJ7ae0iNNt8VtKq1xdSCAeNocZ1vOgoeD5ucyX4xx9iSkE9O_Ii9OELIhyKUHgoFc-bIY3xiFTGPRo19G8QRxR48KlYeQP/s1600/P90134006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrgt7k2dS8xIJuYFQ-ed1GIzw48HHk_D9jbPiwEcCE3x9TLUJ7ae0iNNt8VtKq1xdSCAeNocZ1vOgoeD5ucyX4xx9iSkE9O_Ii9OELIhyKUHgoFc-bIY3xiFTGPRo19G8QRxR48KlYeQP/s640/P90134006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“Four generations of the BMW M3 have blended motor sport genes and uncompromised everyday usability within an emotionally rich overall concept;” explains Dr Friedrich Nitschke, President BMW M GmbH. “The BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe represent an ongoing commitment to this philosophy. The engine is the heart of every M model, and the example fitted in the two new cars combines the virtues of a high-revving naturally aspirated unit with the strengths of turbocharger technology. An all-embracing lightweight design concept keeps the cars’ weight to just under 1,500 kilograms. The BMW M3 and BMW M4 take motor sport technology from the track to the road, and thousands of laps of the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife – the world’s most demanding race track – have readied the new models for that transition. Meticulous and passion-fuelled development work has underpinned the creation of two high-performance sports cars that set new standards in terms of overall concept, precision and agility.”</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The high-revving six-cylinder in-line engine with BMW M TwinPower Turbo technology newly developed for the new BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe produces maximum output of approximately 430 hp. Its peak torque soars far beyond 500 Newton metres (369 lb-ft), outstripping the figures recorded by the outgoing BMW M3 by well over 30 per cent. And yet the engine also achieves a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions of around 25 per cent. The weight of the cars has been reduced to just under 1,500 kilograms, which helps to ensure outstanding driving dynamics and exceptional efficiency.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2. The balance of the overall concept: <br /><br />A blend of elements working in perfect harmony delivers outstanding performance, precision and agility.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe share a low-slung and broad-set, yet finely balanced, stance on the road, highlighting the emphasis on performance capability in the emotional development of M design. Large air intakes at the front end, exposed carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components and the diffuser at the muscular rear end are far from mere design flourishes; they also fulfil functional roles in terms of aerodynamics, cooling and weight saving.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Numerous aerodynamics measures integrated into all areas of the body.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The aerodynamics concept of BMW M GmbH models has always been one of the key elements in their development. The engineers need to channel the air around the car to create the best possible platform for dynamic excellence, while also ensuring the engine, powertrain and brakes receive the requisite cooling given the significant loads they are operating under. But at the same time, the cars should also have a good Cd – an indicator of impressive efficiency at higher speeds, in particular.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Details such as the powerfully formed front apron, smooth underbody and clearly defined Gurney spoiler lip at the rear of the M3 Sedan (or integrated spoiler lip at the rear of the BMW M4 Coupe) reduce lift by an equal degree at the front and rear axle and produce optimum handling attributes. These examples underline in familiar fashion the success of M engineers in reconciling the requirements of everyday use with the demands of action on the race track. Elements like the Air Curtain and M gills with integrated Air Breather rearwards of the front wheels minimise turbulence in the front wheel arches. And, together with the smoothly sculpted exterior mirrors, they are also highly distinctive design features of the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Sophisticated cooling concept for maximum performance.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The exceptional performance potential of the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe places extremely exacting demands on temperature management in the engine and peripheral assemblies. In order to ensure optimum operating temperatures in everyday use, on short journeys around town and on the race track, the BMW M GmbH engineers have developed an extremely effective cooling system. For example, alongside the two ultra-dynamic turbocharger units, the air intake system of the six-cylinder engine also includes an indirect intercooler to cool the intake air, maximising charge pressure and engine output. As well as a main radiator, the track-ready cooling concept also comprises additional radiators for the high- and low-temperature water circuits, turbocharger and transmission oil. These ensure a consistent temperature balance and therefore unrestricted performance during hard driving. An additional electric coolant pump cools the turbocharger bearing mounts when the car is stationary.   <b> </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The powertrain gains from a wide variety of motor sport technologies.</b><br /><br />The many years of experience in motor sport clocked up by the BMW M engineers also make their presence felt in the construction of the powertrain for the new BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe. For example, the engine’s impressive torque is sent on its way by a forged crankshaft with high torsional rigidity, whose low weight also allows a significant reduction in rotating mass. The crankshaft therefore helps to optimise the engine’s responsiveness and acceleration and makes an important contribution to its high-revving character.<br /><br />The engine sends its power to the wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox as standard. This gearbox is significantly more compact than its predecessor and 12 kilograms lighter, allowing it to assist the car’s optimum – virtually 50:50 – weight distribution. As a means of increasing shift comfort, the manual gearbox uses innovative new carbon friction linings in its synchroniser rings. Dry sump lubrication provides an efficient supply of oil to all parts of the gearbox. The new gearbox also works a lot more quietly than before and blips the throttle on downshifts – previously a feature reserved for the M Double Clutch Transmission. This engagement speed control function helps to enhance stability and was originally developed by motor sport engineers.<br /><br /><b>Seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission with Launch Control.</b><br /><br />The optional seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission with DriveLogic takes a very special route to combining the apparently conflicting values of absolute sports performance and comfort. As well as changing gear automatically, in manual mode the transmission enables ultra-fast gear changes with no interruption in the flow of power. The integrated Launch Control function ensures optimum sprinting performance off the line, producing acceleration figures that would be out of range with the manual gearbox. The M Double Clutch Transmission also offers drivers extra functions, such as selectable modes which make the BMW M3 and BMW M4 more comfortable, easier on fuel or even sportier. The extra gear over the manual gearbox allows more tightly spaced ratios – and delivers the positive effects on performance and efficiency you would expect as a result.<br /><br />The material properties of carbon have allowed the engineers to follow a fundamentally new approach in the manufacture of the drive shaft. This component feeds the engine’s torque from the gearbox to the rear differential and works under extremely heavy loads – especially in high-performance vehicles. The impressive stiffness and low weight of CFRP as a material allow the drive shaft to be constructed as a single-piece unit with no centre bearing. As well as a weight saving of 40 per cent over its predecessor, this leads to a reduction in rotating masses and, in turn, to sharper responses to movements of the accelerator, combined with enhanced dynamics.<br /><br />Another feature that adds fresh polish to the dynamic repertoire of the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe is the Active M Differential. Unlike the manual system used by the outgoing BMW M3, here an electric actuator constantly varies the locking effect, as required. That enables better traction, the adjustability of the car is improved, and understeer coming out of corners is dialled out to impressive effect. M Dynamic Mode – a subfunction of the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system – quenches the thirst of enthusiastic drivers for keen dynamics. While DSC intervenes as required to counteract understeer and oversteer, M Dynamic Mode allows greater wheel slip and therefore easy drifting. Owners with a taste for sporty and dynamic driving will appreciate this breadth to the cars’ handling, although DSC will still step in if the car ventures over the limits – unless it is switched off completely. Whichever setting the driver chooses, he or she remains responsible for the car’s stability.<br /><br /><b>Aluminium suspension elements ensure sharper dynamics.</b><br /><br />The core expertise of BMW M GmbH resides in creating cars that offer impressive steering precision, on-the-limit adjustability, agility and driving feeling, together with unbeatable traction and outstanding directional stability – all without neglecting everyday usability. In order to blend these attributes with the significantly increased performance capability of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe, the axles of the outgoing BMW M3 have undergone further development and all relevant components have been newly designed or constructed.<br /><br />Here again, low weight and a high level of structural rigidity are essential ingredients in ensuring the cars provide an ultra-dynamic driving experience. In the double-joint spring strut front axle alone, the use of a lightweight aluminium construction for components such as control arms, wheel carriers and axle subframes saves five kilograms over a conventional steel design.<br /><br />Play-free ball joints and elastomer bearings developed specially for the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe ensure an optimum and direct transfer of forces both laterally and longitudinally. An aluminium stiffening plate, CFRP front strut brace and additional bolted joints between the axle subframe and the body sills all help to increase the rigidity of the front structure.<br /><br />Also lighter than the construction in the outgoing BMW M3 is the new five- link rear axle. All the control arms and wheel carriers are manufactured using forged aluminium, which reduces the unsprung masses of the wheel-locating components by around three kilograms compared with the previous model generation. The rigid connection between the rear axle subframe and the body – without the use of elastic rubber elements – is borrowed from motor sport and serves to further improve wheel location and therefore directional stability.<br /><br />The development of the tyres for the cars was incorporated from the outset into the construction process for the axles. For high-performance sports cars like the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe, in particular, steering feel and precision are the foremost considerations in the development of tyres for the front axle, alongside lateral stability and braking forces. At the rear axle, meanwhile, traction, lateral stability and directional stability take centre stage. For this reason, both cars will leave the factory on low-weight forged wheels with mixed-size tyres. The specially developed forged wheels make a significant contribution to the reduction in the cars’ unsprung masses and, in turn, to the optimisation of dynamic qualities and efficiency.<br /><br /><b>Electric Power Steering with three settings.</b><br /><br />The electromechanical steering system used in the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe is a new development from BMW M GmbH. It has been tuned specially to assist the cause of dynamic driving and offers the gifts of direct steering feeling and precise feedback. The integrated Servotronic function electronically adjusts the level of steering assistance according to the car’s speed, providing optimum steering characteristics at all speeds. The steering for the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe also offers the driver three steering characteristics as standard, which can be selected at the touch of a button. COMFORT, SPORT and SPORT+ modes allow the level of steering assistance to be adapted to suit the situation at hand and the driver’s personal tastes.<br /><br />The optional Adaptive M suspension likewise comes with COMFORT, SPORT and SPORT+ modes, enabling the driver to choose between a more comfortable damper setting for motorway driving, for example, a stiffer set-up for dynamic driving on country roads, and a third option that minimises wheel movements and maximises dynamic performance for use on the track.<br /><br />With their supreme dynamic attributes in mind, the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe also come as standard with BMW M compound brakes boasting impressive feel, outstanding stopping power and high resistance to fade. Far lighter than conventional equivalents, these brakes contribute to a substantial reduction in unsprung masses and therefore help to enhance dynamic performance. Even lighter BMW M carbon ceramic brakes can also be specified as an option, their further optimised performance attributes equipping them even more effectively for track use.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMig6vmEKNYx90GgkcI02yzf-RNMgcA7vxyN5YTzxs5J7TyOzdIQWPZc4WXk3Qg9AxPRVSkBpaQycBSJDkifNu9r5DdzA0TVWY8bYN46me2-R5ge8ho11F-IpJkB0OzF3hIbBwSbnQf4g/s1600/P90134430-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMig6vmEKNYx90GgkcI02yzf-RNMgcA7vxyN5YTzxs5J7TyOzdIQWPZc4WXk3Qg9AxPRVSkBpaQycBSJDkifNu9r5DdzA0TVWY8bYN46me2-R5ge8ho11F-IpJkB0OzF3hIbBwSbnQf4g/s640/P90134430-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_AAZ1qpd62HonnJfnsJwvAzbdUZLTQbzro9KE1KsHnLmnbVM4k64gNYaTigxsEdl1SJucsQzIBPPXhnbozBuQbuG_vD_dscsbeFF-ipicLj9ax3m0liE3HBq0hN9IGZwJG7_nqPP57Es/s1600/P90134429-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_AAZ1qpd62HonnJfnsJwvAzbdUZLTQbzro9KE1KsHnLmnbVM4k64gNYaTigxsEdl1SJucsQzIBPPXhnbozBuQbuG_vD_dscsbeFF-ipicLj9ax3m0liE3HBq0hN9IGZwJG7_nqPP57Es/s640/P90134429-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>3. New six-cylinder in-line engine:<br /><br />High-revving, turbocharged engine combines the best of both worlds.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe from BMW M GmbH see a return to a six-in-line engine configuration, as used on the second and third generations of this iconic sports car. The new turbocharged unit, which can develop more than 7,500 rpm, combines the best of both worlds – on the one hand a high-revving design for instant response, linear power delivery over a wide engine speed range and an unmistakable and characterful engine note, and on the other hand BMW TwinPower Turbo technology for maximised torque over a broad rpm range. A further hallmark of this engine is its outstanding efficiency.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The new engine sees a slight power upgrade over the previous V8 to approximately 430 hp, while peak torque has been increased by well over 30 per cent to substantially more than 500 Newton metres, and is maintained over a very wide rev band. The new powerplant also boasts excellent fuel consumption, with an improvement of more than 25 per cent over the previous model’s figures, while emissions are already EU6-compliant.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The BMW M TwinPower Turbo technology comprises two mono-scroll turbochargers, High Precision Direct Injection, VALVETRONIC variable valve timing and Double-VANOS seamlessly variable camshaft timing. The variable valve and camshaft timing provide fully variable control of intake valve lift. This allows the engine to deliver its power smoothly and efficiently, resulting in lower fuel consumption and emissions. At the same time, throttle response is even sharper than before.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The six-cylinder engine features a closed-deck crankcase design, which increases rigidity and allows cylinder pressures to be increased for maximised power output. And instead of liners, the cylinder bores feature a twin-wire arc-sprayed coating, which results in a significant reduction in engine weight.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />A further technical highlight is the forged, torsionally rigid crankshaft which, as well as providing increased torque-carrying capacity, is also lighter in weight. Its reduced rotating masses also improve throttle response and acceleration.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Track-ready cooling system and engine oil supply for outstanding performance.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The exceptional performance of the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe also demands an exceptionally sophisticated thermal management system for the engine and ancillary units. To ensure optimal operating temperatures both in short everyday trips around town and also when the vehicle is being driven flat out on the track, the M GmbH engineers developed a highly efficient cooling system, comprising a main radiator plus additional radiators for the high- and low-temperature circuits, turbocharger and transmission, while a temperature-stabilising electric water pump ensures that the engine can develop its full performance at all times.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The engine oil supply system, too, reflects the extensive motor sport experience of BMW M GmbH. The low-weight magnesium oil sump, for example, features a special cover to limit movement of the oil under the effects of strong dynamic lateral acceleration. Under extreme longitudinal acceleration and deceleration, an oil extraction pump and a sophisticated oil return system situated close to the turbocharger likewise help to maintain uninterrupted oil circulation. Oil is therefore supplied continuously to all engine components in all driving situations – whether in everyday motoring or during hard driving on the track.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />An engine sound in keeping with the motor sport-level performance of the BMW M3 and BMW M4 is provided by an innovative flap arrangement in the twin-pipe exhaust system. The electrically controlled flaps just before the rear silencer minimise exhaust back-pressure and produce a BMW M sound which is striking and unmistakable over the entire engine speed range, as well as giving precise feedback on engine load.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Intelligent lightweight design was a top priority in the development of the BMW M3 and BMW M4. The goal was to minimise kerb weight in order to give both models outstanding driving dynamics and exemplary efficiency. These measures have delivered impressive results. The kerb weight of the BMW M4 has been reduced to less than 1,500 kilograms, which means the new model is now around 80 kilograms lighter than a comparably equipped predecessor model – with benefits for driving dynamics and fuel consumption as well.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>BMW M3 Sedan also gets CFRP roof for first the time.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />On the outgoing models, the CFRP roof was confined to the Coupe version. Now, for the first time, the four-door BMW M3 will also include this striking design and functional feature. The CFRP roof brings weight savings of five kilograms in the case of the BMW M3 Sedan and more than six in the case of the BMW M4 Coupe. It also lowers the vehicle’s centre of gravity, which has a positive impact on driving dynamics.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />On the M4 Coupe, the contoured roofline with the central Gurney bubble continues into the boot lid, and emphasises the even sportier personality of the new model. The newly developed boot lid of this model not only provides extremely effective tail end styling but at the same time its geometry is precisely tailored for optimised aerodynamics, while the use of carbon fibre and plastics provides additional weight savings.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe also feature a CFRP propeller shaft. CFRP’s high rigidity and low weight mean that the drive shaft can be produced as a single-piece component without a centre bearing. This provides 40 per cent weight savings over the previous model, and the reduction in rotating masses results in sharper throttle response. The use of carbon in these models is a reminder that BMW is a global leader in high- strength, lightweight CFRP construction, and that it was BMW who brought out the first mass-production vehicle with a body consisting entirely of this material – the innovative BMW i3.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The CFRP strut brace in the engine compartment is a further example of how all weight-saving measures on these vehicles have also been tailored to the improvement of driving dynamics. Weighing only 1.5 kilograms, the strut brace offers superior rigidity to a comparable aluminium component, and plays a key part in the excellent steering response and precision of both vehicles.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>5. DTM support for the development process:<br /><br />Testing at the Nürburgring with Bruno Spengler and Timo Glock.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />In the development of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe, the BMW M engineers could count not only on track-honed technologies, but also on the driving talent of experienced racers. For example, BMW works drivers Bruno Spengler and Timo Glock took part in extensive testing and set- up runs on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit, focusing on assessment of the cars’ suspension, tyres and all elements of the powertrain. After taking the prototypes for a run-out over the legendary and highly demanding circuit, the two professional racing drivers were able to give the BMW M development team some valuable feedback.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />“I’m proud to have made a contribution to the set-up work on these two cars,” explained reigning DTM champion Spengler. “The development work may not be totally completed yet, but the driving experience is already sensational. The suspension has a very sporty set-up, the feedback from the front axle is extremely direct and the grip at the rear axle is phenomenal. The engine is impressive, too. The power is right there, even at low rpm, and you can sense that you’ll be able to access the output and torque over an extremely wide rev band. I’m looking forward to driving the cars again, but I’m even more excited about driving my first laps in a BMW M4 DTM.”</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Timo Glock was similarly impressed: “These two cars are capable of generating quite incredible centrifugal forces,” reported the ex-Formula One driver. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wgeZdB9b3aUe1RbfsSBiwVn-DPOmF8hfRxgI0wR-diHKn4Jhg2TJ9w2NTg6c6r2TG-IXF2kuurugotBtGU-Vto0gtKlN0VlAhSM9HC5GZiS8rcnFmn54lAxmPN78qacFPs2psR5Oe-UH/s1600/P90134415-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wgeZdB9b3aUe1RbfsSBiwVn-DPOmF8hfRxgI0wR-diHKn4Jhg2TJ9w2NTg6c6r2TG-IXF2kuurugotBtGU-Vto0gtKlN0VlAhSM9HC5GZiS8rcnFmn54lAxmPN78qacFPs2psR5Oe-UH/s640/P90134415-highRes.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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SHEET</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>ENGINE</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Inline 6 cylinder engine with two mono-scroll turbochargers</span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Direct Injection</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">VALVETRONIC</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Double-VANOS</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">closed-decked crankcase</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">twin-wire arc-spray coating (instead of liners) in cylinder bores reduce engine weight</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">430 HP (approximately)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">369+ LB-FT (500 Nm)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Higher than 7500 RPM redline</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>TURBOS</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Two mono-scroll turbochargers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Impulse charging for optimized responsiveness</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Flow-enhanced manifolds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Electric wastegate actuator</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>COOLING</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Double-flow oil recirculation pumps</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turbocharger suction system</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Main radiator plus additional radiators for the high- and low-temperature circuits, turbocharger and transmission,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Large indirect intercooler</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Low-weight magnesium oil sump</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Temperature-stabilizing electric water pump</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>WEIGHT</b> </span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Under 3,306 lb (1500kg) weight (no mention if this is curb weight and no specifics provided as to what equipment included/not included in figure)</span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to E46 M3 at ~3,400 lb curb weight</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to E92 M3 at ~3,600 lb curb weight</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to C63 AMG at ~3,900 lb curb weight</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to RS5 at ~4,000 lb curb weight</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~ 7.68 lb/hp power to weight </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to E92 M3 at 8.7</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to C63 AMG at 8.7</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to RS5 at 9.0</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">compare to E46 M3 at 10.25</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fuel consumption and emissions reduction of 25%</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CFRP drive shaft</span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">40% weight savings over previous M3</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">increased stiffness</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">reduced rotating mass for better acceleration and throttle response</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CFRP roof for both M3 and M4</span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">saves 11 pounds (5kg) on M3</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">saves more than 13.2 pounds (6kg) on M4</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CFRP roof bow</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Carbon fiber trunk for M4 (11 pounds (5kg) weight savings)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CFRP front strut brace standard (weighs just 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg))</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>TRANSMISSION</b><br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Standard 6 speed manual transmission </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">automatic throttle blips on downshift</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">more compact and quieter than predecessor E90/E92 M3 6 speed</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">26.4 pounds (12kg) lighter</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">carbon fiber friction linings in synchroniser rings</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">dry sump lubrication</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Optional 7 speed M DCT (double clutch transmission) with launch control</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Active M Differential (with constantly variable locking a la M5/M6)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Forged crankshaft</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <br /><b>STEERING</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Electric power steering specially tuned for M3/M4</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Servotronic function electronically adjusts the level of steering assistance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Three modes: Comfort, Sport, Sport+</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>SUSPENSION / CHASSIS</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Optional Adaptive M suspension (with Comfort, Sport, Sport+ modes)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CFRP front strut brace</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Double-joint spring strut front axle (saves 11 pounds)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">New five-link rear axle made from forged aluminum (saves 6.6 pounds)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aluminum suspension</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aluminium stiffening plate</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rear axle subframe fixed directly to body (bolted joints between the axle subframe and the body sills, without use of elastic rubber elements).</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>WHEELS / BRAKES</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lightweight forged wheels standard</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Staggered tire sizes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">M compound brakes standard (in blue)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">M carbon ceramic brakes optional (in gold)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>EXHAUST</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Exhaust features electrically controlled flaps just before rear silencer to minimize exhaust back-pressure as well as giving precise feedback on engine load.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>AERO</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">50:50 weight distribution</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Air Curtain</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">M gills with integrated Air Breather behind front wheels</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>MISC</b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">M3 and M4 to be introduced together (at Detroit NAIAS 2013 in January).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">M3 and M4 developed with help of BMW race car drivers Bruno Spengler and Timo Glock's participation in extensive testing and set- up runs on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit, focusing on assessment of the cars’ suspension, tyres and all elements of the powertrain.</span></li></ul></div>

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BMW i8 Technical Specs (Gallery)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The BMW i brand is synonymous with visionary mobility concepts and a new definition of premium quality that is strongly focused on sustainability. Following the world debut of the first production model, the BMW i3, the BMW Group’s next step will be to extend this revolutionary answer to the future challenges facing personal mobility to the sports car segment. At a driving event at the BMW Group’s Miramas test track in France, the BMW i brand is now presenting a prototype of its second production vehicle, the BMW i8. This plug-in hybrid model is the most progressive sports car of our time, extending the basic BMW i philosophy of sustainability to a new vehicle segment. (After the jump, an official gallery of the camouflaged BMW i8 plus technical data and diagrams)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoemVbvo3BJHuVbGSKit4uvOcPKbYd_JsIRuU-nJgPBLPtj1AJ6k_au-Zd1gUvitG5vCsjWQd3vNRKBuDN-d6V6P6qWtX9H0yCL-PeEgh5O9tBIOsp0T-yVyHmHFXSmfNYQtjEYfLl3JKt/s1600/P90131091-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoemVbvo3BJHuVbGSKit4uvOcPKbYd_JsIRuU-nJgPBLPtj1AJ6k_au-Zd1gUvitG5vCsjWQd3vNRKBuDN-d6V6P6qWtX9H0yCL-PeEgh5O9tBIOsp0T-yVyHmHFXSmfNYQtjEYfLl3JKt/s640/P90131091-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The BMW i8 embodies hallmark BMW driving pleasure in a revolutionary and <br />mould-breaking form. This is reflected in a highly emotive design, dynamic <br />sports car performance, and fuel consumption and emissions figures worthy <br />of a small car. Pairing an exceptionally lightweight, aerodynamically optimised <br />body with cutting-edge BMW eDrive technology, a compact, highly <br />turbocharged 1.5-litre BMW TwinPower Turbo petrol engine and intelligent <br />energy management, the BMW i8 marks the next stage in the evolution of the <br />Efficient Dynamics strategy. Its revolutionary approach achieves an <br />unprecedented balance between performance and fuel consumption. Thanks <br />to its carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) passenger cell, the BMW i8 sets <br />new standards for a plug-in hybrid vehicle in terms of low weight. It can <br />operate solely on electric power, which means no tailpipe emissions, and <br />offers the dynamic performance of a sports car, with an expected 0 – <br />100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time of 4.5 seconds. <br /><br />The BMW i8 was designed from the outset as a plug-in hybrid sports car, with <br />the emphasis on agile performance and outstanding efficiency. Its characteristic <br />BMW i LifeDrive architecture provides the best possible basis for lightweight <br />design. Its main components are the aluminium Drive module, which incorporates <br />the internal combustion engine and electric motor, the battery, the power <br />electronics and the chassis components, along with structural and crash <br />functions, and the Life module, which essentially comprises the 2+2-seater <br />CFRP passenger cell. This architecture also gives the BMW i8 a very low <br />centre of gravity and a near-perfect 50:50 axle load ratio, both of which <br />increase its agility. <br /><br /> <br />The BMW i8’s plug-in hybrid system is specific to this model. Developed and <br />produced by the BMW Group, it marks the next step in the evolution of the <br />Efficient Dynamics programme. A compact three-cylinder petrol engine with <br />BMW TwinPower Turbo technology is combined with an electric drive system <br />and a lithium-ion battery which can be recharged at a standard household <br />power socket. The 170 kW/231 hp petrol engine sends its power to the rear <br />wheels, while the 96 kW/131 hp electric motor powers the front wheels. This <br />configuration offers all-electric driving capability with a range of up to <br />35 kilometres (approx. 22 miles) and a top speed of 120 km/h (approx. <br />75 mph). With both drive systems engaged, it also offers road-hugging all-<br />wheel-drive performance with powerful acceleration and dynamic torque <br />vectoring during sporty cornering. The more powerful of the two powerplants <br />drives the rear wheels. The hybrid system supplements this with power from <br />the electric motor to deliver typical BMW driving pleasure combined with <br />groundbreaking efficiency. Calculated using the EU test cycle for plug-in <br />hybrid vehicles, the average fuel consumption of the BMW i8 at model launch <br />will be less than 2.5 litres/100 km (over 113 mpg) with CO2 emissions of less <br />than 59 grams per kilometre. <br /><br />Optimal balance between performance and fuel economy: BMW i8 <br />as an exciting evolution of the Efficient Dynamics strategy. <br />It is now more than a decade since the BMW Group launched its Efficient <br />Dynamics vehicle development strategy, whose aim is to significantly improve <br />both the performance and the efficiency of new BMW Group models. Efficient <br />Dynamics combines evolutionary advances in existing technologies with the <br />development of new and revolutionary drive concepts. Efficient Dynamics <br />solutions include efficient lightweight design and aerodynamic concepts, <br />high-performance drive systems based on TwinPower Turbo technology and <br />BMW eDrive, and intelligent management of all energy flows within the <br />vehicle. The new, revolutionary technology now being introduced on models <br />of the BMW i brand will subsequently find its way into the vehicles of the <br />BMW Group’s core brands. <br /><br />BMW i is also setting benchmarks in the quest for zero CO2 emissions in <br />urban driving. The research and development work carried out since 2007 as <br />part of project i has laid the foundations for revolutionary mobility solutions <br />strongly influenced by environmental, economic and social change around the <br />world. The BMW Group is pursuing an integrated approach, as embodied in <br />the new BMW i brand, which aims to achieve the necessary balance between <br />individual needs and the global mobility requirements of the future. The <br />BMW i focus is squarely on all-electric and plug-in hybrid mobility. <br />Groundbreaking design, intelligent lightweight engineering, typical BMW <br />driving pleasure coupled with zero emissions, intelligent energy management <br /><br /> <br />and resource- and energy-saving production processes are all combined into <br />an innovative premium-quality package. <br /><br />LifeDrive architecture with an aluminium chassis for the powertrain <br />and a CFRP passenger cell: for more excitement, lower weight and <br />optimised drag. <br />The LifeDrive architecture specially developed for BMW i vehicles offers the <br />ideal platform for turning the tide of spiralling weight while at the same time <br />achieving distinctive styling exclusive to BMW i. With a length of 4,689 mm, a <br />width of 1,942 mm and a height of 1,293 mm, the BMW i8 has the proportions <br />of a typical sports car. Its dynamic personality is also stressed by a long bonnet, <br />conspicuous aerodynamic features, an elongated roofline, short overhangs <br />and a long wheelbase of 2,800 mm. Characteristic BMW i form language <br />wraps up this groundbreaking combination of sporty performance and <br />efficiency in a charismatic 2+2-seater design. <br /><br />The BMW i8 combines a drag coefficient (Cd value) of 0.26 with outstanding <br />aerodynamic balance. The finely honed air flow around all parts of the vehicle <br />body makes for an excellent lift/drag ratio, resulting in superb driving dynamics <br />and stability. <br /><br />Intelligent lightweight design – from the overall concept down to the <br />smallest detail. <br />With its combination of the aluminium Drive module and the CFRP passenger <br />cell (Life module), the BMW i8 is also an excellent example of intelligent <br />lightweight design – one of the guiding principles of the Efficient Dynamics <br />strategy. Use of the lightweight high-tech material CFRP, which also offers <br />excellent crash performance, brings weight savings of 50 per cent over steel <br />and around 30 per cent over aluminium, with equivalent or improved strength. <br />These savings offset the weight penalty of the electric motor and the high-<br />voltage battery, giving the BMW i8 an unladen weight of less than <br />1,490 kilograms. The LifeDrive architecture also brings benefits in terms of <br />weight distribution. The battery pack is situated low down in the middle of the <br />vehicle, resulting in a low and central centre of gravity, which improves safety. <br />No other current model of a BMW Group brand has such a low centre of gravity. <br /><br />The front-rear axle load distribution maximises agility with a near-perfect <br />50:50 axle load ratio. The compact electric motor, together with the <br />transmission and power electronics, are situated in close proximity to the <br />electrically powered front axle. The highly turbocharged petrol engine, which <br />is located together with its transmission in the rear of the BMW i8, likewise <br />sends its power to the road via the shortest possible route, i.e. through the <br />rear wheels. As a finishing touch to this excellent weight distribution, the <br /><br /> <br />lithium-ion battery pack is centrally located in the vehicle, slightly forward of <br />the mid-point. In terms of crash safety, this is an ideal location for the battery, <br />which is integrated in an aluminium housing. <br /><br />The doors comprise a CFRP inner structure and an aluminium outer skin. This <br />reduces the weight of the door by 50 per cent compared with a conventional <br />design. The high-quality, naturally tanned leather of the seats highlights the <br />“next premium”, sustainable philosophy of BMW i. <br /><br />The magnesium instrument panel support saves weight on two fronts – firstly <br />through intelligent design, leading to around 30 per cent weight savings <br />compared, for example, with the BMW 6 Series. In addition, the high structural <br />rigidity provides a strengthening effect which allows the number of <br />components to be reduced, thereby lowering weight by a further 10 per cent. <br />Innovative foam plastic technology used in the air conditioning ducts brings <br />60 per cent weight savings over conventional components, while also <br />improving acoustics thanks to its sound-absorbing properties. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZPevynqxOl0m4EF0eH3yacbOVrkD9ZjbvqEUkGRuqSWuLMb7BQcFEDfX4m5RjW8GSS3fxtDvgSezifRkBsC3BWri0X7JncHhlaUzYjo1G3O8IX5UjLNoQVtAti0PHjkco5KL4tWLN7O2/s1600/P90130611-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZPevynqxOl0m4EF0eH3yacbOVrkD9ZjbvqEUkGRuqSWuLMb7BQcFEDfX4m5RjW8GSS3fxtDvgSezifRkBsC3BWri0X7JncHhlaUzYjo1G3O8IX5UjLNoQVtAti0PHjkco5KL4tWLN7O2/s640/P90130611-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd4ZYkRc-9KUt-e3fid7Y1_4AJ7YjptuL4iRF_4I9pqLJXwNDemJepgmxocEbKtq1ojPkbl2Oiz057J04kzGdEMFhPn1TUyQd0-uxJEVws06KE1ruhDqRlIKIVon0bvA-gsfnzgA3n-dT/s1600/P90130610-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd4ZYkRc-9KUt-e3fid7Y1_4AJ7YjptuL4iRF_4I9pqLJXwNDemJepgmxocEbKtq1ojPkbl2Oiz057J04kzGdEMFhPn1TUyQd0-uxJEVws06KE1ruhDqRlIKIVon0bvA-gsfnzgA3n-dT/s640/P90130610-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmJ4aKGsjNCTUFLxeGJVvwaidkSpTTJ2hyphenhyphenl6f-tiWfVr5IzAxRGImQM4Iz69VTj3pNdjOTA7qz4YgfK_oygLQtSfmUB1n-PzAXFnTovdO5pB5I2rRLgkELR7Lp-XEBKGwQUaTBh-fMcmm/s1600/P90130609-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmJ4aKGsjNCTUFLxeGJVvwaidkSpTTJ2hyphenhyphenl6f-tiWfVr5IzAxRGImQM4Iz69VTj3pNdjOTA7qz4YgfK_oygLQtSfmUB1n-PzAXFnTovdO5pB5I2rRLgkELR7Lp-XEBKGwQUaTBh-fMcmm/s640/P90130609-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguErQqKVMNc-ck29MypwfeYNK9SsD17GBMFYFHEsnaq4gcqD_Fiehc9NuOTkmIxG5y6WhWrfeiVYDbIOmG_KToqI5pUrXO2i2kwX3PkSUA_uckK0b1nElrXdbbx_55nUoB35L7sLQzQGYn/s1600/P90130608-highRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguErQqKVMNc-ck29MypwfeYNK9SsD17GBMFYFHEsnaq4gcqD_Fiehc9NuOTkmIxG5y6WhWrfeiVYDbIOmG_KToqI5pUrXO2i2kwX3PkSUA_uckK0b1nElrXdbbx_55nUoB35L7sLQzQGYn/s640/P90130608-highRes.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The fact that the power electronics and electric motor are directly connected <br />reduces the amount of wiring required, while partial use of aluminium wiring <br />brings further weight reductions. Lightweight design is also a feature of the <br />BMW i8’s chassis systems – including the wheels, where the standard-fitted <br />20-inch forged aluminium wheels combine aerodynamic design with weight <br />savings. The rigorous application of the lightweight design strategy even <br />extends to aluminium screws and bolts, which are around 45 per cent lighter <br />than corresponding steel components, with the same strength and <br />functionality. <br /><br />The BMW i8 is also the world’s first volume-produced vehicle to be equipped <br />with chemically hardened glass. This innovative technology, to date used <br />mainly in Smartphone manufacturing, results in very high strength. The <br />partition between the passenger compartment and boot of the BMW i8 <br />consists of two layers of chemically hardened glass, each of which is just <br />0.7 millimetres thick, with acoustic sheeting sandwiched between. In addition <br />to excellent acoustic properties, a further advantage of this solution is weight <br />savings of around 50 per cent compared with conventional laminated glass. <br /><br />For maximum driving pleasure and efficiency: <br />BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and electric motor developed by the <br />BMW Group. <br />The plug-in hybrid system of the BMW i8, which comprises a <br />BMW TwinPower Turbo engine combined with BMW eDrive technology, <br />offers the best of both worlds: excellent potential for improved efficiency and <br /><br /> <br />exciting, sporty driving characteristics. The BMW Group has developed not <br />only the internal combustion engine and electric motor in-house but also the <br />power electronics and the battery. This ensures that all these components <br />offer high product and quality standards, based on the outstanding capabilities <br />of the BMW Group in the field of powertrain research and development. <br /><br />The revolutionary character of the BMW i8 is emphasised by a further <br />innovation: the use of a new internal combustion engine which is making its <br />debut in this model. The BMW i8 is the first BMW production model to be <br />powered by a three-cylinder petrol engine. This highly turbocharged unit is <br />equipped with latest-generation BMW TwinPower Turbo technology. It is <br />exceptionally compact and develops maximum power of 170 kW/231 hp. The <br />resulting specific output of 113 kW/154 hp per litre of displacement is on a <br />par with high-performance sports car engines and is the highest of any engine <br />produced by the BMW Group. <br /><br />The new three-cylinder engine derives its typical characteristics from the <br />BMW six-cylinder in-line engines, to which it is closely related and which are <br />noted for their eager power delivery, revving ability and refinement. The three-<br />cylinder’s BMW TwinPower Turbo technology comprises a high-performance <br />turbocharging system and direct petrol injection with high-precision injectors <br />positioned between the valves, along with VALVETRONIC throttle-less load <br />control, which improves efficiency and response thanks to seamlessly variable <br />valve lift control. Like a six-cylinder engine, the three-cylinder unit is free of <br />first and second order inertial forces. The low roll torque, a typical feature of a <br />three-cylinder design, is further reduced by a balancer shaft, while a multi-stage <br />damper integrated in the automatic transmission ensures very smooth and <br />refined running at low rpm. BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and low <br />internal friction improve both fuel consumption and torque characteristics. <br />Accelerator response is sharp and the three-cylinder unit quickly reaches its <br />maximum torque of 320 Newton metres. <br /><br />The BMW i8’s second power source is a hybrid synchronous electric motor <br />specially developed and produced by the BMW Group for BMW i. The electric <br />motor develops maximum power of 96 kW/131 hp and produces its maximum <br />torque of around 250 Newton metres from standstill. Typical of an electric <br />motor, responsive power is instantly available when starting and this continues <br />into the higher load ranges. The linear power delivery, which extends right up <br />to the high end of the rpm range, is down to a special motor design principle <br />exclusive to BMW i. BMW eDrive technology refines and improves on the <br />principle of the permanently excited synchronous motor via a special <br />arrangement and size of the torque-producing components. This results in a <br />self-magnetising effect normally confined to reluctance motors. This <br /><br /> <br />additional excitation ensures that the electromechanical field generated when <br />current is applied remains stable even at high rpm. <br /><br />As well as providing a power boost to assist the petrol engine during <br />acceleration, the electric motor can also power the vehicle by itself. Top <br />speed is then 120 km/h (approx. 75 mph). The BMW i8 has a maximum <br />driving range in this emission-free, virtually soundless, all-electric mode of up <br />to 35 kilometres (approx. 22 miles). The motor derives its energy from the <br />lithium-ion battery which is centrally mounted underneath the floor of the <br />vehicle. The model-specific version of the high-voltage battery was developed <br />and produced by the BMW Group. It has a liquid cooling system and can be <br />recharged at a conventional household power socket, at a BMW i Wallbox or <br />at a public charging station. A full recharge takes less than three hours at a <br />household power socket and less than two hours at a BMW i Wallbox. <br /><br />The BMW i8’s vehicle concept and powertrain control system mark it out as a <br />progressive, revolutionary sports car. The BMW i8 always achieves the <br />optimal balance between performance and efficiency, whatever the driving <br />situation. When power demands allow, the high-voltage battery is recharged <br />by the electric motor. The high-voltage starter-generator, responsible for <br />starting the engine, can also be used as a generator to charge the battery, the <br />necessary power being provided by the BMW TwinPower Turbo engine. The <br />battery can also be recharged via the electric motor during overrun. These <br />various processes help to prevent depletion of the BMW i8’s battery in order <br />to maintain the electric drive power. The all-electric driving range is sufficient <br />to cover most urban driving requirements. Out of town, the BMW i8 offers <br />impressively sporty performance which is also very efficient thanks to the <br />power-boosting support for the petrol engine from the electric motor. With <br />such versatility, the BMW i8 belongs to a new generation of sports cars which <br />unites exciting performance with cutting-edge efficiency – to enhance both <br />driving pleasure and sustainability. <br /><br />Driving Experience Control and eDrive button: a choice of efficiency <br />and performance characteristics – at the touch of a button. <br />The rear wheels of the BMW i8 are driven by the petrol engine via a six-speed <br />automatic transmission. The front wheels are driven by the electric motor via <br />an integrated two-stage automatic transmission. Combined maximum power <br />and torque of 266 kW/362 hp and 570 Newton metres respectively provide <br />all-wheel-drive performance which is as dynamic as it is efficient. The <br />BMW i8’s intelligent powertrain control system ensures perfect coordination <br />of both power sources. The variable power-sharing between the internal <br />combustion engine and the electric motor makes the driver aware of the <br />sporty temperament of the BMW i8 at all times, while at the same time <br /><br /> <br />maximising the energy efficiency of the overall system. Utilising both power <br />sources, the 0 – 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time is expected to be less <br />than 4.5 seconds. Linear acceleration is maintained even at higher speeds <br />since the interplay between the two power sources efficiently absorbs any <br />power flow interruptions when shifting gears. The BMW i8 has an electronically <br />controlled top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), which can be reached and <br />maintained when the vehicle operates solely on the petrol engine. Variable <br />front-rear power splitting in line with changing driving conditions makes for <br />excitingly dynamic cornering. On entering the corner, the power split is biased <br />towards the rear wheels to improve turning precision. For more vigorous <br />acceleration out of the corner, the powertrain controller returns to the default <br />split as soon as the steering angle becomes smaller again. The BMW i8 also <br />offers the driver unusual scope to adjust the drive and suspension settings of <br />the vehicle in order to adapt the driving experience to his or her individual <br />preferences. As well as the electronic gear selector for the automatic <br />transmission, the driver can also use the Driving Experience Control switch – a <br />familiar feature of the latest BMW models – or, exclusively to the BMW i8, the <br />eDrive button. <br /><br />Using the gear selector, the driver can either select position D for automated <br />gear selection or can switch to SPORT mode. SPORT mode offers sequential <br />manual gear selection and at the same time switches to very sporty drive and <br />suspension settings. In SPORT mode, the engine and electric motor deliver <br />extra-sharp performance, accelerator response is faster and the power boost <br />from the electric motor is maximised. And to keep the battery topped up, <br />SPORT mode also activates maximum energy recuperation during overrun <br />and braking: for this, the electric motor’s generator function, which recharges <br />the battery using kinetic energy, switches to a more powerful setting. At the <br />same time, gear change times are shortened and an extra-sporty setting is <br />selected for the standard-fitted Dynamic Damper Control. Also in this mode, <br />the programmable instrument cluster supplies further driving-related <br />information in addition to the rev counter display. <br /><br />The Driving Experience Control switch on the centre console offers a choice <br />of two settings. On starting, COMFORT mode is activated, which offers a <br />balance between sporty performance and fuel efficiency, with unrestricted <br />access to all convenience functions. Alternatively, at the touch of a button, <br />ECO PRO mode can be engaged, which, on the BMW i8 as on other models, <br />supports an efficiency-optimised driving style. The powertrain controller <br />coordinates the cooperation between the petrol engine and the electric motor <br />for maximum fuel economy. On overrun, the intelligent energy management <br />system automatically decides, in line with the driving situation and vehicle <br />status, whether to recuperate braking energy or to coast with the powertrain <br /><br /> <br />disengaged. At the same time, ECO PRO mode also programs electrical <br />convenience functions such as the air conditioning, seat heating and heated <br />mirrors to operate at minimum power consumption – but without compromising <br />safety. The maximum driving range of the BMW i8 on a full fuel tank and with <br />a fully charged battery is over 500 kilometres (310 miles) in COMFORT <br />mode. In ECO PRO mode, this can be increased by up to 20 per cent. <br /><br />The BMW i8’s ECO PRO mode can also be used during all-electric operation. <br />The vehicle is then powered solely by the electric motor. Only if the battery <br />charge drops below a given level, or under sudden intense throttle application <br />(kickdown), is the internal combustion engine automatically activated. <br /><br />The driving mode selected at a given moment is indicated to the driver on the <br />programmable instrument cluster by a distinctive colour and by a different, <br />mode-specific set of driving information. The three-dimensional appearance <br />of the display adds to the futuristic look and feel of the vehicle as a whole. <br /><br />High-quality chassis technology, DSC and Dynamic Damper Control <br />as standard. <br />The high-end chassis and suspension technology of the BMW i8 is based on <br />a double-track control arm front axle and a five-link rear axle, whose aluminium <br />components and geometry are specially configured for intelligent weight <br />savings. The electromechanical power steering offers easy manoeuvring in <br />town and typical sports car-style high-speed steering precision. Also standard <br />is Dynamic Damper Control: the electronically operated dampers change their <br />characteristics according to the selected driving mode to deliver the desired <br />vehicle dynamics. <br /><br />The DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) stability system includes the Anti-lock <br />Braking System (ABS), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), Dynamic Brake <br />Control (DBC), Brake Assist, Brake Standby, Start-Off Assistant, Fading <br />Compensation and the Brake Drying function. The push button-activated <br />Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) system raises the DSC thresholds, allowing <br />some controlled drive wheel slippage for easier start-off on snow or loose <br />ground, or for extra-dynamic cornering. </span><br /><br /> <br /><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td colspan="3" style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BMW i8</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Body</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">No. of doors/seats</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2 / 4</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Length/width/height (unladen)</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">mm</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">4689 / 1942 / 1293</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wheelbase</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">mm</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2800</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Weight, unladen (DIN)</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">kg</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">< 1490</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Air resistance</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cd</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">0.26</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drive system</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 16.8pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.8pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Technology combustion engine</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 16.8pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BMW TwinPower Turbo technology: turbocharger, High Precision Direct Petrol Injection, VALVETRONIC fully variable valve control</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Config/No of cyls/valves</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In-line / 3 / 4</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 4.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 4.1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Capacity, effective</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 4.1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">cm3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 4.1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1499</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Output</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">kW/hp</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">170 / 231</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Torque</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Nm</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">320</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 16.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Technology electric motor</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 16.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BMW eDrive technology: hybrid synchronous motor with power electronics, integrated charging module and generator mode for recuperation</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Output</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">kW/hp</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">96 / 131</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Torque</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Nm</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">250</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">System output</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">kW/hp</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">266 / 362</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Torque</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Nm</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">570</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">High-voltage battery</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Storage technology</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lithium-ion</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Driving dynamics</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 12.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 12.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drive concept</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hybrid-specific all-wheel drive, combustion engine driving the rear wheels, electric motor driving the front wheels</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 7.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Tyres front/rear</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">195/50 R20 / 215/45 R20</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 7.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rims front/rear</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">7J x 20 light-alloy / 7.5J x 20 light-alloy</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Transmission</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 7.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Type of transmission combustion engine</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">6-speed automatic</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 7.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;"> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 185.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Type of transmission electric motor</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 7.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Automatic, two-stage</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Performance</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Acceleration 0–100 km/h</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">s</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></= 4.5</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">80–120 km/h</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">s</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">< 4.5</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Top speed</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">km/h</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">250</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Top speed electric</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">km/h</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">120</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Range</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">km</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">> 500</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Range electric</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">km</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">approx 35</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;"> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.3pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.15pt;" valign="top" width="492"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Consumption in EU cycle</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 35;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Combined</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.35pt;" valign="top" width="83"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ltr/100 km</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 3.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.75pt;" valign="top" width="245"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></= 2.5</span></div></td> </tr><tr style="height: 3.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 36; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 3.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 123.05pt;" valign="top" width="164"> <div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CO2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; 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