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Subscribe to this threadBMW might enter the hybrid pool with next-gen 5-series
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rgseidl @ Apr 12th 2007 4:53PM
BMW has been working with GM and DCX on a two-mode full-hybrid system, primarily for the US market. The message here is, BMW might put its gasoline full hybrid plans on ice if it turns out that clean diesel will give US consumers similar benefits at a lower price point.
The only reason BMW - or anyone else - would ever marry a diesel engine with a fully hybrid system in a LDV is to make a political/PR point. The approach is not just stupendously expensive but also heavy, bulky and the torque curves don't complement one another well.
That said, diesel microhybrids are a completely different story. Indeed, BMW has already introduced idle stop and intelligent alternator functionality on its European 1 and 5 series.