Since 2009, BMW has been teasing us with their ideas on the company's green car future. Now, we finally have a green car to talk about. BMW has a prototype electric car, the i3...and also a sports electric car, the i8 (below)
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Both cars are rear wheel drive, as they are from BMW...and seat up to four people. The concept cars are said to be about 90% of what the actual car will look like, so it's not so much a vision of the future anymore.
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The i3 (above) will be an amazing vehicle, with a total weight of 2,755 lbs which is 595 lbs lighter than the Nissan Leaf! 0-60 mph will take less than 8 seconds, and can be charged to 80% in an hour. The i8 will also be awesome with a 0-60 time in the upper 4 second range, and with its gas engine parallel it will use less than .79 gallons of gas per 62 miles! The gas engine is a high performance three cylinder which extends the range and the power of the i8. Top speed: 155 mph
BMW's futuristic cars were once only visions from batmobiles and Judge Dred mobiles until these came along.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I'm ready for an electric car yet.
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