BMW Hybrid Car SAV Highlights
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG or BMW, as most of us know it, is a German automobile manufacturer. BMW is a leading automobile company that sells a wide range of vehicles, including hybrid cars. The new BMW hybrid car is the BMW X5 SAV.
BMW started out building aircraft engines and eventually moved on to motorcycles and then automobiles. BMW has a strong understanding of the technology and advancements that have happened during the automobiles history.
The BMW hybrid car is nothing short of its competition. It offers what consumers want – gasoline savings and less pollution. Here is a run down of the BMW X5 SAV hybrid:
- Introduced in Spring 2004.
- Features a combustion engine with power assistance from an electric motor.
- Produces a 479.35 ft-lbs of low end torque.
- Has increased performance over the gasoline version of the same model.
- Gas mileage improved over non-hybrid model is 15 to 20%.
- Has features and extras same of that of the non-hybrid vehicle.
- Considered a luxury answer to the demand for hybrid cars.
- Four exhaust pipes on the X5 M version yet to be released, which is unique to this vehicle.
BMW is working on developing a transmission which is incorporated into the engine to allow for less weight. In a SAV or SUV, as we call it in the Untied States, weight is a big factor in how the vehicle performs. Less weight in a SUV means more power and that has been quite a struggle for hybrid SUV manufacturers. BMW, though, seems to have done quite well with their X5 model as it far out performs their gasoline powered model.
BMW is also working on vehicles using hydrogen power, which is to be a part of their hybrid 7 series with introduction planned for 2010.
With the new interest in hybrid cars, it is no surprise BMW is working so hard to provide the luxury car market with amazing electric vehicles. The BMW X5 SAV is the answer to luxury car buyers who are looking for that luxury SAV. It has overcome the past problems with performance to introduce a SAV that performs, saves gas and is good for the environment – something consumers have been longing for.