Video: Catch a glimpse of the BMW i8 in the Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol trailer
If you’ve already seen Transformers: Dark of the Moon or are going to see it tonight, then you have/will probably catch a glimpse of the new BMW i8 Vision EfficientDynamics during the Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol trailer.
‘Mission Impossible: The Ghost Protocol’ is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 16, 2011. Tom Cruise will be returning for the fourth installment but will be joined by Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner, who is reported to replace Tom Cruise in the series.
Sales of the BMW i8 will start in 2013, following the debut of the BMW i3.
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Refresher: Power for the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics prototype comes from a 1.5L 3-cylinder turbo diesel engine mated to a hybrid synchronous motor at the front axle and a full-hybrid engine at the rear axle. Jointly the system will produce an output of 328-hp. 0-62 mph comes in just 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. Fuel-economy is estimated at 63 mpg and the concept can provide 31 miles of zero-emissions driving. The production version of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics will be known as the BMW i8 go on sale in 2013.
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Prototype (BMW i8):
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Prototype (BMW i8):
– By: Omar Rana
