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BMW Unveils Triple Threat Plug-In Sports Car – Auto – FOXNews.com — I’ll take one of these.
It’s a diesel, a hybrid, a plug-in, a three-cylinder–and a tour de force, perhaps?BMW’s Vision EfficientDynamics concept has been the subject of rumor and innuendo for weeks, but now the German car company is setting the stage for its 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show display with new details of its concept. As the name implies, this concept car grafts fashionable green technology on the body of a 2 2 sports car. The promise: BMW M-car performance from a vehicle with a three-cylinder diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Like all autoshow cars it will never be available at the local dealer.
Better to buy a Prius and get my share of rare earth metals!
Could you please change the headline to be accurate, stating that it’s a concept piece of shit that will never be actually built so I don’t have to waste my time clicking around here.
I like it but if I have to click to a Fox Snooze web site, I’ll wait later for the real story.
Concept cars are usually cool but you can never have one.
It amazes me how people here instead of marveling at new technology that is better, instead get impressed by cutting fuel use by 5%.
Most people would rather see this fuel savings used for a bigger car, or faster, or heavier, etc.
And on last week’s comparison of a hybrid and full electric. Turns out the hybrids and windmills use rare earth metals that could start a shortage. Perhaps the full electric is better after all.
BMW actually has a very good track record of bringing trade-show concepts, if not the exact cars themselves, to the streets. A cer very much like this one will almost certainly be on the roads in a few years.
It’s not a convertible = it’s not a sports car.
#5 MikeN
“Most people would rather see this fuel savings used for a bigger car, or faster, or heavier, etc.”
Heavier cars. Really?
So you go to the car sales room and ask to look at their heaviest car. This prius is crap – its too light. Can I have it with some concrete blocks instead of seats please. Thanks.
I’d get one of those.
#3 I like this post, but I have to endure your naggin’ baby cryin’. Oh well, the things we have to do to leave an opinion.
BMW??? I looks like it was made by Mattel.
hhmmm Hot Wheels! lets paint the roads orange!
Diesels are more efficient then gas, so why not until “now” haven’t they been used in a hybrid to get the best of both worlds?
If this was just another “VAPOR-WARE” press release maybe BMW will be beat other car companies to the market if they actual do apply the technology in a product line.
Below are some other technological advances yet to make to the market. My fav is Meat—It’s What’s for Dinner.
Engineer builds diesel-gas hybrid engine
Drink Beer, Make Fuel
LA Doctor uses Patient’s Blubber to Fuel his SUV
Ford’s 65 MPG ‘Clean Diesel’ Car We Can’t Have In The States
VW rolls out a Plug-In Diesel Hybrid
Car Buyers Pick Diesels Over Hybrids
How about a diesel-hybrid M&M?
John,
I posted a comment with 8 links. 7 of the 8 where to previous DU posts. The comment was flagged by the Sites SPAM filter.
It said to contact the admin by email, yea right.
The error message said you would restore once you validate it’s not spam. It’s not SPAM, maybe it’s ham, but it’s not SPAM.
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Tesla should have waited and bought the NUMMI plant in Fremont.
Looks like the way to defeat JCD bogus spam filter is multiple postings (reference to #11).
Diesels are more efficient then gas, so why not use that in a hybrid to get the best of both worlds.
Seems like BMW will be beating allot of other car companies to the market if they actual do apply the technology in a product line.
Engineer builds diesel-gas hybrid engine
W.T.O. Approves $295 Million in Sanctions Against U.S.
to be continued..
Continued from #13.
Drink Beer, Make Fuel
LA Doctor uses Patient’s Blubber to Fuel his SUV
Ford’s 65 MPG ‘Clean Diesel’ Car We Can’t Have In The States
to be continued..
Continued from #14.
VW rolls out a Plug-In Diesel Hybrid
Car Buyers Pick Diesels Over Hybrids
How about a diesel-hybrid M&M?
The end.
Please, American car companies, this is the future.
Electric motors are immediate torque.
Imagine a C10 Corvette with a V8(that can deactivate 4 cylinders) plus an electric motor.
Each wheel mounted electric motor provides 100 hp(stretch the possible) and the gas motor gives up to 500 hp.
You could build and sell a car with good fuel economy and 700+hp for under 50k.
Scale this down for everyone else and tons of Americans would, once again, be willing to buy American cars.
How much do electric cars cost?
The Volt will probably have a battery back costing more than the value of the car once the first pack wears down.
Not much cargo room and major sticker shock.
And I thought that BMW had hit a real home run with this new concept:
http://failblog.org/2009/08/27/bmw-fail/