2012 BMW i3 Concept

BMW i3 Concept

 BMW i3 Concept – dynamic, compact, emission-free.

BMW i3 Concept

The BMW i3 Concept is an uncompromisingly sustainable vehicle designed for urban areas. Driven purely by electrical power and purpose-built to satisfy the stress of sustainable and emission-free mobility, it embodies an intelligent sort of urban transportation and commuting.

'This automotive concept uses a brand new design that showcases all of its new potentialities and potential. it's the world's initial premium electrical vehicle.' - Andreas Feist, Head of car project BMW i3.

BMW i3 Concept

BMW i3 Concept

The BMW i3 may be a well-resolved all-round concept, with each detail conceived and optimised to fulfil its eventual purpose. Central to its style is that the innovative LifeDrive design, the key to the BMW i3 Concept's charm as a light-weight, safe and spacious automotive. Innovative use of materials and intelligent light-weight style not solely enable the i3 Concept to travel long distances on one charge and supply excellent safety within the event of a collision, they additionally assist in giving the automotive its glorious driving dynamics. The secure arrangement of the battery within the Drive module provides the vehicle a awfully low centre of gravity and optimum weight distribution. the electrical motor over the rear axle - that generates output of one hundred twenty five kW/170 hp and spectacular torque of 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) from a standstill - and alittle turning circle mix to deliver pleasingly crisp driving characteristics and provides the motive force a awfully immediate expertise of the BMW i3 Concept's light-weight style. The BMW i3 Concept accelerates from zero to sixty km/h (37 mph) in below four seconds and from rest to a hundred km/h (62 mph) in but eight seconds. The extraordinarily direct sensation at the wheel is expressed in outstanding agility at low speeds and through turning manoeuvres, and makes parking in difficult things that abundant easier.

BMW i3 Concept

The spacious Life module of the BMW i3 Concept permits the vehicle's interior to boast a very new style. the mixing of all the drive parts at intervals the Drive module removes the requirement for a centre tunnel bisecting the inside, through that power would previously are transferred to the rear wheels. The BMW i3 Concept so offers considerably a lot of interior area than different vehicles wîth constant wheelbase and – through solutions like a full-width seat bench – additionally permits the inside to be tailored extraordinarily effectively to the wants of urban mobility. Added to that, a try of opposing doors and also the omission of B-pillars give an oversized entry space for passengers – and a generous read into the cutting-edge interior for admiring eyes. The BMW i3 Concept offers snug accommodation for four passengers and, with around two hundred litres of boot area, space for his or her bags still. Up front, beneath what would normally be the bonnet, the Life module provides the BMW i3 Concept a separate bags space with area for the charging cable and different things passengers would rather not carry within the passenger compartment.

BMW i3 Concept

BMW i3 Concept

The spacious Life module of the BMW i3 Concept permits the vehicle's interior to boast a completely new style. the combination of all the drive elements among the Drive module removes the necessity for a centre tunnel bisecting the inside, through that power would previously are transferred to the rear wheels. The BMW i3 Concept so offers considerably a lot of interior house than alternative vehicles with identical wheelbase and – through solutions like a full-width seat bench – additionally permits the inside to be custom-made extraordinarily effectively to the requirements of urban mobility. Added to that, a combine of opposing doors and also the omission of B-pillars give an outsized entry space for passengers – and a generous read into the cutting-edge interior for admiring eyes. The BMW i3 Concept offers comfy accommodation for four passengers and, with around two hundred litres of boot house, area for his or her baggage additionally. Up front, beneath what would normally be the bonnet, the Life module offers the BMW i3 Concept a separate baggage space with house for the charging cable and alternative things passengers would rather not carry within the passenger compartment.

BMW i3 Concept

BMW i3 Concept

Source - BMW