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BMW To Build Hybrid Super Car

BMW AG will build its first hybrid supercar, with an expected launch coming in 2013.

The Vision Efficient Dynamics model, which accelerates to 100 kph (62 miles) in 4.8 seconds will emit just 99 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. BMW didn't give a price for the vehicle.

The hybrid sports car, says BMW, will have a similar acceleration rate to BMW's M6 supercar, while emitting just 30 percent of the M6 coupe's CO2 per kilometer.

The hybrid supercar and the battery-powered Megacity Vehicle, which BMW has talked about separately, are being developed by the Munich, Germany-based automaker to help meet tougher environmental regulations and to boost sales to 2 million vehicles by 2020 from 1.4 million this year. The new sports car, which has doors that open upwards, is powered by a three-cylinder diesel engine and two electric motors.

The environmentally-friendly Vision Efficient Dynamics sports car was first introduced at the Frankfurt auto show in 2009.

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2009 Frankfurt Auto Show: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Green

The Ultimate Driving Machine. That's the tag which BMW has ascribed to itself. And while the Bavarian automaker offers several sporty models, it lacks what industry insiders refer to as a "halo vehicle". That is, one model that sums up with the brand stands for. But they're said to be working on a new supercar – to rival the likes of the Audi R8 and Mercedes SLS AMG – and this could hint at the direction they could take it.

Called the Vision EfficientDynamics, we initially brought you details of the concept car a couple of weeks ago in the ramp-up to the Frankfurt Auto Show, where BMW finally took the wraps off the enticing new concept. But while its competitors continue building bigger and more powerful performance machines, BMW's concept takes a different approach. The engine is a tiny 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo-diesel, coupled to an electric motor for hybrid propulsion. Lightweight construction helps the Vision get up to sixty in just 4.8 seconds while returning 62.6 miles per gallon on the European cycle, figures which, combined, its rivals can only dream of. And so can we, but in the meantime we've got photos from the concept's debut in Frankfurt. Just click on the thumbnails below.

Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics