Rumors: BMW Vision ED Concept Slated for 2012 as M1 Green Drive

A mean, green, R8-fighting machine?

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nederina nederina
PLEASE BMW!! PLEASE!! And Make it a straight six or a V8!
September 25, 2009 3:08 pm
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Renegade Renegade
Just put metal doors on the car dammit.
September 25, 2009 3:21 pm
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jerry05cod4 jerry05cod4
how can bmw say "go" to this car and axe the most beautiful car they've ever produced, the CS Concept... wtf!
September 25, 2009 3:53 pm
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eeoikari eeoikari
M1 will be a beautiful car, if it will be like the M1 renderings made based on Vision Efficient Dynamics concept. Performance figures of VED are impressive, but I-3 engine just doesn't sound like BMW. If you are going to make M1, make it with V8, at least. To me this picture, presented in BMW Blog's website, just looks perfect: http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/09/23/rumor-is-the-bmw-m1-back-in-play/
September 25, 2009 4:26 pm
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scratchy996 scratchy996
the IC engine acts like as generator for the electric motors. whats the point of introducing a V8 into a car that's supposed to be green ?
September 26, 2009 2:20 pm
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eeoikari eeoikari
The IC and the electric motors work together, the IC is not only a charger. Surely the performance figures are already impressive from this powertrain, maybe it can give even more. For an "image" car these figures are more than sufficient considering how the power is produced. As an R8 fighter though, it needs more power, but that is if it's BMW intention.
September 26, 2009 5:09 pm
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X6M X6M
Yes, and just make it mean!!
September 25, 2009 4:54 pm
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GuyOh GuyOh
omg! bmw build it!!!!!!
September 25, 2009 6:40 pm
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joshg_5 joshg_5
WTF, why don't they put this technology on a 3-series platform, or something that MOST people can afford and would buy. "Green" tech should be instilled in vehicles for the majority. This would be a great car if they put some M5/6 V-10 power in it!
September 25, 2009 6:55 pm
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scratchy996 scratchy996
because people could not afford to buy this if it was in a 3 series. the technology is new and expensive, that's why they put it in an expensive car until they can make it affordable for mainstream cars.
September 26, 2009 2:22 pm
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out4ride out4ride
To rival R8 in what fuel efficency? Is that all you guys can come up with? Why follow VW with diesel-hybrid? Just make a car that can stand up to R8 unless you don't care. All this Vision of efficency, dynamics what's next wind power? I don't get it. What happens to ultimate driving machine? All we get is Visions.
September 25, 2009 7:47 pm
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M! M!
please dont fall into WCF's traps. no where does BMW state that this is a rival to R8. WCF said that.
September 26, 2009 5:15 am
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Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
joshg, the engine is coming to the 1 and 3 series apparently. All these comments about make it with a V8 and stuff... don't you think they'd have done that already? The point of this is to show BMW wants us to rethink performance driving as a sustainable pursuit. They are MUCH more likely to make a hybrid halo model than just attempt to copy the R8 route.
September 25, 2009 8:00 pm
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joshg_5 joshg_5
Good to know, I'm looking forward to that. But keep in mind, I said a V-10! lol ;)
September 26, 2009 1:41 am
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scratchy996 scratchy996
i think BMW proved what they can do with a internal combustion V engine when they built the engine in the McLaren F1. now they are going a different route.
September 26, 2009 2:25 pm
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M! M!
BMW needs an image car / Q car. since the departure of the Z8 the designs of BMW has been lost. this M1 green Drive will pave their way.
September 26, 2009 5:14 am
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September 25, 2009 10:04 am By Michael Gauthier


Filed Under: BMW, Concept Car, German, Hybrid, Rumours
Tags: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept , EfficientDynamics , 3-cylinder , BMW Vision ED Concept , 2012 BMW M1 , BMW M1 , BMW M1 green drive

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