[Frosty]

.... they might tie in their carbon tech as in hte i-project...

perhaps this will be a more acccessable sub $100k all carbon body?

[SCOTT26]

It will use the drivetrain from the BMW Concept Active 5 until the original concept drivetrain is mastered for production.

It will use the same shape and still be a four seater.
There is no plans for an "M" as yet.

[mkoesel]

Okay so what we are talking about - in initial form - is essentially a would-be "6 Series ActiveHybrid" but with different styling, plus some other tricks and tech that fall under the "Efficient Dynamics" umbrella.

It'll be a cool car, but I think the hype around this car is already getting out of hand, and it seems to me there will be some inevitable "WTF?" when details are released. I am sure BMW can find customers for this. However, I just don't get the feeling it is a game changer like the Megacity is shaping up to be. But, I am going to hold off passing too much judgment until more information trickles out in the coming years.

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

It will use the drivetrain from the BMW Concept Active 5 until the original concept drivetrain is mastered for production.

It will use the same shape and still be a four seater.
There is no plans for an "M" as yet.

[katsudon]

it'll maintain the concept shape?!!! will it maintain the lighting?!

man... this is gonna be the hottest green car ever built! and it'll be one of the hottest cars on the road!

exciting!

[IancoleTX]

OK, awesome, but instead of a pointless, expensive, and complicated hybrid system (when BMW can't even line up a high pressure fuel pump that won't break), make it a high pressure N55 with a 6MT option. This hybrid crap is just squandering otherwise promising ideas.. see the CR-Z.

[Richbot]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Okay so what we are talking about - in initial form - is essentially a would-be "6 Series ActiveHybrid" but with different styling, plus some other tricks and tech that fall under the "Efficient Dynamics" umbrella.

It'll be a cool car, but I think the hype around this car is already getting out of hand, and it seems to me there will be some inevitable "WTF?" when details are released. I am sure BMW can find customers for this. However, I just don't get the feeling it is a game changer like the Megacity is shaping up to be. But, I am going to hold off passing too much judgment until more information trickles out in the coming years.

That depends what it weighs. If it's a real 4-seater under or around 3,000 pounds with a 300hp drivetrain it's going to define its own segment, because there's nothing else out there like that. I get the feeling that this one isn't going to be another F01 platform engineering exercise like half the BMW lineup has become lately.

[RC3]

[bimmermama]

so awesome! I hope they go all the way with production... no cutting corners!