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BMW set out to build a fuel-efficient hybrid car with the performance of its M sport models. How close did they get? Pretty darn close. Just be sure to keep the doors shut

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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car
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With its Vision EfficientDynamics concept, BMW projects how its hybrid and engine-efficiency technologies might couple with the company's Formula One racing tech and avant-garde design. BMW says the resulting two-door, diesel-electric sports car pulls fuel efficiency of 63 mpg while getting from zero to 60 mph in a quick 4.8 seconds.
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The Vision EfficientDynamics concept puts power to all four wheels by a three-cylinder turbodiesel engine displacing 1.5 liters, and two electric motors -- one at each axle. Total output is 356 horsepower and 590 pounds-feet of torque. BMW says the plug-in hybrid can travel 31 miles in all-electric mode.
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riod121

09/17/09 at 8:02 am

I want one! When will the car companies do what we want, which is use the concept design for the model for the rest. I mean its the only thing that makes sense, it will both drive up sales and keep people waiting for the next model with hardly any marketing.

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