BMW releases a new video of the 2014 BMW i8. The new video characteristic was partly filmed in Abu Dhabi where the outset spy photos of the i8 emerged in belatedly 2010.

Dorsum in Nov, we were ane of the very few and fortunate people to receive some co-driving time in a similar production vehicle, only the car was sporting the usual psychedelic camouflage. The car spotted at Abu Dhabi seem to characteristic a matte grey pigment with a blue shade on the sides.

Developed under the Project i umbrella, Vision EfficientDynamics will make its debut as a production automobile at the end of 2013, with deliveries offset in early 2014. The EfficientDynamics Concept features a i.5 liter three-cylinder turbocharged engine producing 163 hp and 214 lb-ft of torque all on its ain.

bmw i8 According to Dr. Philip Koehn, Head of Vision EfficientDynamics projection, his engineers were looking for the smallest engine produced by BMW and fortunately, an experimental unit was institute on the premises. The diesel fuel engined is aided by two electric engines.

First one, in a rear-end placement, produces a abiding 33 horsepower and 214 lb-ft of torque. The second electric motor sits at the front of the automobile for a perfect weight distribution. The electrical unit outputs lxxx horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque. A temporary boost feature meant that for xxx seconds it could produce 112 horsepower or equally much as 139 horsepower for just ten seconds. The 1,450 kg sports machine runs from 0-62 mph in only 4.8 seconds, operation that brings information technology at the aforementioned level as the current M3.

The car will accuse from a conventional power socket in just 2.5 hours, and BMW indicated its fuel efficiency volition approach ninety miles per gallon The car will accept an electric-simply driving range of virtually 31 miles, while diesel power extends the full range of the vehicle to up to 435 miles.

BMW i8 launches in 2014.