Filed under: Hybrid, BMW, Geneva Motor Show
Late last month, BMW officially revealed its next generation 5 series sedan in Munich and the opening salvo of powertrains includes the usual array of gas and diesel 6- and 8- cylinder engines. However, with the recent launches of the ActiveHybrid X6 and 7, no one expects it to stay that way for long. BMW officials have acknowledged their intent to expand hybrid capability to other models in the lineup going forward and, as the next redesign, the 5 would be the logical choice.
We’re not sure if the new 5 will show up at the Detroit show next month, but it will surely appear by the Geneva Show in March. At that time, the ActiveHybrid 5 will probably debut as a concept with the production version possibly arriving by the end of the year. At this point, it appears unlikely that we will see any more BMW applications of the two-mode hybrid system used in the X6 (with the possible exception of the X5). Instead, the modular mild hybrid from the 7 is the likely candidate since it delivers much of the benefit at a lower cost and smaller packaging size.
[Source: BMWBlog]
Rumormill: BMW ActiveHybrid 5 could debut as concept at Geneva originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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