At the upcoming Auto Shanghai show, BMW – in collaboration with Brilliance Automotive – is set to debut a concept of a premium-segment plug-in hybrid sedan developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market. The prototype is based on the long-wheelbase version of the F10 5 Series Sedan and is made in Shenyang.
The car will feature a drive parallel hybrid drive set-up consisting of a 215 hp combustion engine – featuring BMW TwinPower Turbo technology – and an electrical motor offering 70 kW, thereby ensuring characteristic BMW driving dynamics as well as ground-breaking efficiency.
The electrical motor draws its energy from a high-voltage battery housed in the luggage compartment, which can be charged via the mains power supply. When running purely on electrical power, the vehicle can travel emission-free for up to 75 km at a constant speed of 60 kph, and the engine provides a minimum additional range of 400 km, which is in line with the driving profile of Chinese customers in the premium segment.
Indeed, the car is tailored closely towards the demands of the Chinese automotive market, providing ride comfort, luxurious ambience and interior space at the same level as the fossil fuel-only LWB version of the 5 Series sedan sold there. Series production of the vehicle is set to begin in China in 2013.
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i wonder why chinese market always needs LWB version with extra comfort. somebody can explain that to me?
Comfort and prestige. And not all Chinamen are 4′ tall.
asked an honest question also got thumb-downed… sigh…
First off, Mainland Chinese has the similiar taste with Americans when it comes to the vehicle size in part cuz both China and the US have a sizable territory where everything big in size is fine and dandy.
Secondly, the vast majority of mainland Chinese are northlanders, unlike the Malaysian Chinese that Cantonese and hakka make up. The mainlanders are taller and bigger in particular the North Chinese prefer evergthing big, note the BWM Brilliance JV is located in Shenyang, a captial in Northeast China
HYBRID WARS from this year onwards :):]……!!!!!!!
Shame on Malaysia..still promoting gasoline guzzler with latest launch of 640i. So far only 2 hybrid cars available in Malaysia after 6 months of announcement on the import duties incentive. Even China is going on environmental friendly car just like the developed country already.
If not mistaken, China has more environmental policies in practice than US.
Wow!
BMW + Hybrid..