BMW ActiveHybrid family arrives in Sri Lanka
Prestige Automobile Pvt Ltd, the local agents of BMW today showcased
the full range of BMW ActiveHybrid cars, BMW ActiveHybrid 3,
ActiveHybrid 5 and ActiveHybrid 7, at their newly refurbished showroom
in Battaramulla.
 The newest generation of the BMW ActiveHybrid models takes
intelligent energy management one step further, by offering even greater
efficiency with lesser consumption without compromising on the power and
dynamics of a BMW TwinPower Turbo engine.
"The hybrid components in the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 and BMW ActiveHybrid
3 complement each other perfectly. Not only does the powerful BMW Twin
Power Turbo straight six-cylinder petrol engine now come with even more
efficient power development thanks to Efficient Dynamics, the 40KW
electric motor supplies sufficient power to drive up to 4km on
electricity alone. The kinetic energy generated is saved by the
lithium-ion high-performance battery which also supplies power to the
electric engine, as needed," said Heinz Reuter, Chairman cum Managing
Director of Prestige Automobile Pvt Ltd.
The BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is powered by a 306 hp six-cylinder in-line
engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and comes with a maximum
torque of 400Nm between 1,200 and 5,000 rpm. This is the same
award-winning unit found in the BMW 335i that is renowned for its free
reviving capability, pulling power and efficiency.
The BMW ActiveHybrid 5 brings together a BMW TwinPower Turbo
six-cylinder in-line engine, an electric drive system and an eight-speed
automatic gearbox for the first time. The drive system generates
combined output of 340hp, allows the car to be driven on electric power
alone up to 60km/h, accelerates the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 from 0-100km/h in
5.9 seconds, cuts average fuel consumption to 6.4 litres per 100
kilometres and has CO2 emissions of just 149g/km.
With system output of 354 hp and peak torque of 450 Nm, the new BMW
ActiveHybrid 7 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.7 seconds.
At the same time, the limousine posts average fuel economy of 6.8
litres per 100 km (which is 14 percent less than a conventional BMW 740
Li) and CO2 emissions of 158 g/km. It could run purely on electric power
with a maximum of 210 Nm of torque on tap.
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