BMW to showcase diesel hybrid in Geneva

BMW to showcase diesel hybrid in Geneva

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By: ROBINSON/BEINTEMA AUTOFILES

BMW will hold the World premiere of the concept car BMW Vision EfficientDynamics at the Geneva Auto Show, showing a further stage in the BMW EfficientDynamics development strategy. It’s the first time a 4-cylinder diesel engine has been combined with BMW ActiveHybrid Technology in a large Sports Activity Vehicle.

The concept study is based on a BMW X5, already efficient and dynamic and is designed to show the unique potential of technology developed as part of the BMW EfficientDynamics program.

It combines BMW's diesel expertise with the innovative BMW ActiveHybrid Technology. A further increase in efficiency is achieved by means of BMW EfficientDynamics measures in the environment of the combustion engine by optimizing energy flow and aerodynamics.

By intelligently combining a combustion engine and a generator as part of a Mild Hybrid concept, dynamic performance and efficiency are increased to an equal degree. With the extensive deployment of measures which are in some cases ready for production and were in some cases specially developed for this study, there is maximum utilization of the potential of BMW EfficientDynamics for the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emission levels up to new limits within the BMW X5 vehicle segment.

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