BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Specs and Price, Best Performance Car

In the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 , united performance means increased efficiency. For the first time, the interplay of all hybrid components is controlled by the intelligent Energy Management system and individually calculated for every journey. The latest technology makes it possible to drive using only electric power for three kilometres at up to 60 km/h.

Additionally, the combination of the electric motor and the BMW TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder petrol engine offers typical BMW driving dynamics, while fuel consumption and emissions also impress. For a high system output of 260 kW (340 hp), the car consumes, on average, just 6 – 7 litres per 100 km and emits to 149-163 g of CO 2 per kilometre . In short, the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 is an outstanding example of how you can continue enjoying driving pleasure to the full well into the future.

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If you’re a competitor or an official at this year’s London Olympics, there’s a good chance you’ll be ferried around at some stage in a BMW 5-Series. BMW is the Games’ Official Automotive Partner and is providing 727 5s as part of a 4,000-strong fleet of cars that will provide transport within and between venues for the busy people who are expected to make the whole thing work.

London 2012 aims to be the first sustainable Games and LOCOG, the London organising committee, set BMW tough fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions targets for the fleet of 62.4mpg and 120g/km. In fact, the company has been able to better these benchmarks and the Olympic cars will have an average fuel consumption in official tests of 64.5mpg and CO2 emissions of 116g/km; that’s roughly on a par with a Ford Ka, even though the fleet will have an average power output of 157bhp and contain large numbers of big cars such as the 5-Series and even some SUVs.

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The bulk of the 5s - 707 of the 727 - will be the highly economical 520d EfficientDynamics, which, with its turbocharged two-litre diesel engine, emits just 119g/km of CO2 and has an official combined cycle fuel consumption of 62.8mpg, which probably makes it just about the most efficient car in its bracket. Twenty, though, will be petrol-electric hybrids in the form of the ActiveHybrid 5 model, which emits 149g/km of CO2 and can travel 44.1 miles on a single gallon, at least according official tests.

BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Specs and Price

• Engine: 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder petrol engine paired with electric motor
• Transmission: eight-speed automatic
• Power: 306 PS at 5,800 rpm + 40kW (electric motor)
• Torque: 400 Nm between 1,200 and 4,000 rpm
• Fuel consumption (combined cycle): 44.1 mpg
• CO2 emissions: 149 g/km
• Top speed: 155 mph (artificially limited)
• Acceleration (0-62 mph): 5.9 seconds
• Price: £46,855