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Posted by Editor on 14th January 2012 at 06:00 PM
BMW Group at the 2012 NAIAS Detroit
Enlisting the help of several Olympic athletes including Janet Evans and Apolo Ohno, BMW unveiled its the i3 Concept and ActiveHybrid 3 and ActiveHybrid 5 sedans, the new hybrid versions of the automaker's ubiquitous 3-series and 5-series vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show.

The ActiveHybrid 3 will be powered by a 6-cylinder twin-turbo 3.0-liter engine producing 306 horsepower, but this will be combined with a 54-horsepower electric motor for a total of 340 horsepower. The ActiveHybrid 3 gets 36 miles per gallon and comes with an 8-speed automatic transmission.


Shotlist:
GV's of the BMW booth with focus on the following models:

BMW 3 Series Sedan, BMW i8, BMW i3, BMW 335i, BMW ActiveHybrid 3, BMW ActiveHybrid 5, BMW 640i, BMW M5,

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