BMW’s “green fleet” was
represented at the 2014 Paris Motor Show not only by the BMW i3 and i8, but also by the BMW X5 eDrive Hybrid. With just a few months
before its market debut, the plug-in hybrid X5 continues its auto show circuit
and lands in Paris.
The X5 xDrive40e is the first hybrid X5 to be
offered and it was previewed last year at the Frankfurt Auto Show.
The
plugin hybrid will featured a four-cylinder petrol engine with turbocharging technology which
generates, along with an electric motor, an output of 200 kW (272 hp). The
standard sprint to 100 km/h is achieved by the BMW X5 xDrive40e in less than
7.0 seconds. Up to 120 km/h of pure electric drive is possible thanks to the 70
kW electric motor.
The seamless transition between
electric, combined electric-petrol and pure petrol is remarkably smooth.
Visually,
the plugin hybrid differs from the “regular X5″ mainly through an additional
opening at the front left fender where the engineers placed a power connector
for charging the high-voltage battery, which is housed in the rear of the
vehicle.
To manage battery capacity
BMW has created three drive modes for the X5 eDrive, Intelligent Hybrid, Pure
Electric, and Save Battery. It is the Save Battery mode that highlights how BMW
expects the vehicle to be used. Going into Save Battery mode restricts the use
of battery capacity – allowing for a reserve to complete a journey in pure
electric mode inside a city core for example.
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