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BMW took advantage of California's proclivity for greenwashing to give its ActiveHybrid models their North American debuts at the
LA Auto Show. Just for good measure they also brought along the incredible
Vision Efficient Dynamics sustainable supercar concept. While we know a great deal about BMW's first true hybrid, the
X6 ActiveHybrid, from our first drive, we still had to admire its incredible combination of horsepower and technology, even if the mileage isn't really spectacular enough to warrant a truly green halo.
The
BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid is a mild hybrid with the electric motor filling one of three roles while in motion. It alternates between being a motivator, a generator and a booster depending on load and demand. It can go 37 mph on the motor alone, it gets 20% better overall mileage than the straight gas engine, and it does the 0-60 trot in just 4.7 seconds thanks to its 455 horsepower and 515 lb-ft of torque. BMW's Peter Miles did add one bit of information to the Active 7 equation when he announced pricing. The regular wheelbase model will start at $103,125 while the long-wheelbase "L" model will start at $107,025.
The last car in the BMW eco show was the Vision concept. And never before has the phrase, "last but not least," been more appropriate. This thing looks like it could have come out of
Minority Report, yet it has so much real world promise. We'll never see this car in production, of course, but don't be surprised to see many of its elements in future BMW models. We're still trying to decide whether we'd take this or the
swoopy e-tron concept next door at Audi's stand, but why not have both?
Check out our gallery of live shots from LA by clicking below, or the official 7 Series pricing press release after the jump.
[Source: BMW]
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