Don'tblogaboutthis...

[ree]

 

[bmer]

Another Z-prototype by BMW Technik?

 

[NarutoRamen]

Can we have a decent front shot? We ALL know what the ass end of the 6er looks like.

 

[Shining Star]

 

[Giannis]

Is it me, or did I hear not an internal combustion engine?

 

[SKY]

^Well, it won´t be a petrol engine, that´s for sure. Maybe the car is going so slow that the small diesel engine hasn´t even turned on.

 

[donkeykong]

BMW Frankenstein test mule latest video - named i100 Coupe ActiveHybrid

BMW teaser site DontBlogAboutThis.com, has released another video featuring their silent 6-Series test mule with the front end design of the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept.

As previously reported, the 2+2 seater internally code named Project 442 will be named the BMW i100 Coupe ActiveHybrid.
We previously speculated the Frankenstein mule could be powered by a plug-in hybrid engine, perhaps the same 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turbo diesel hybrid from the VED Concept. It had a total system output of 356 PS (262 kW / 351 hp) and maximum torque 800Nm (590 lb-ft). Made from advanced lightweight construction, the VED Concept achieved 3.76 liters/100km (62.6 mpg US) fuel consumption while emitting 99 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
If reports of a 2013 introduction are correct, the existance of i100 powertrain mules seems right on target. Autobild also states that the i100 is expected to break the 100,000 euro price bracket with 35,000 units targeted.

Source: dontblogaboutthis.com


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[south]

^ They got this information from Autobild. 35,000 units is a lot if you ask me.


Best regards,
south

 

[rollo]

Sure is South at that price.

 

[Mr Robert]

Maybe half of that at half the price.

Strange looking rear axle arrangement, by the way...

 

[S'Pimp]

 

[south]

An E89 Z4 mule?


Best regards,
south

 

[S'Pimp]

sure?

 

[south]

An E89 Z4 mule with VED drivetrain?


Best regards,
south

 

[Dave1984]

35,000 units is a lot if you ask me.

Total sales of 35,000 units in 7 years (a typical lifespan of a BMW model) = 5,000 per year, or 416 every month around the whole globe. I think that's feasible.

 

[Mr Robert]

Total sales of 35,000 units in 7 years (a typical lifespan of a BMW model) = 5,000 per year, or 416 every month around the whole globe. I think that's feasible.

Maybe. It would be nice

 

[rollo]

If it 35K units is a 7 year number, maybe at that price-point. Certainly doesn't read like a multi-year forecast. In fact, I can't ever remember seeing unit forecasts for a new car being expressed in terms of anything but an annual expectation.

 

[Giannis]

When will BMW come up with a name, and then not change it the following day?

I have heard, i100, i1000, i2000, 1001, 2001, 2341234434002283,3454329
and then Z1, Z2, Z5, Z6, Z8 and then Z9
and that's without counting their M versions which come with pumped up batteries and 150kg more in Li-ion power...

 

[SCOTT27]

The big secret is that you are looking at a fully operational concept of the Vision Efficient Dynamics in the intention BMW set out to do.
The car has been tested by selected groups of journalists over the last few weeks at BMW's Miramas facility.
Their drive reports are under embargo and will be coming to coincide with the reveal.

 

[SKY]

The big secret is that you are looking at a fully operational concept of the Vision Efficient Dynamics in the intention BMW set out to do.
The car has been tested by selected groups of journalists over the last few weeks at BMW's Miramas facility.
Their drive reports are under embargo and will be coming to coincide with the reveal.

When will we see it?.