A 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 happens to be a hybrid that will never remind you of a Prius in any shape or form. When you visualize hybrids, you think about fuel efficiency but this BMW hybrid is absolutely not that fuel efficient. When compared to other 7-series models, the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 helps you to save more on fuel but it fails to move well in stop and go traffic and the idle stop feature shuts off the power steering. It will do a good job of incorporating raw car power with the fuel efficiency of hybrid technology but there are some quirks that get in the way.
Most hybrids have a smaller gas engine since the car is also being powered by the electric motor but this is not true for the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Although the common hybrid uses the energy generated by the electric motor to cut down fuel consumption, BMW uses it to make the car move faster. Like the standard BMW 750i, the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 has a twin turbo direct-injection 4.4-liter V-8 engine. The only real distinction is the addition of an electric motor than obtains its power from a 120-volt lithium ion battery pack. This makes the gasoline economy of the ActiveHybrid 7 much better than the 750i, and with a lot more horsepower in addition.
The ActiveHybrid 7 should basically be regarded as a mild hybrid system since the car is not able to drive completely under electric power. It is like the Integrated Motor Assist System of the Honda, where it creates boost when it is accelerating, and when it stops it lets the engine power down. If you happen to be in the driver's seat, you simply won't even know that you are in a hybrid, but it has a blue area in the fuel gauge, which shows when the car is having electricity regenerated by its momentum. But when you come to a stop, you'll feel the engine go silent and the tach needle go to zero. Inspite of the size of the engine, the vehicle starts up very smoothly when you take the foot off the brake pedal.
The idle stop platform is pretty impressive when you are at a traffic light but it can't be the same when you are stuck in stop-and-go traffic. For unkown reasons, your car will shut down for 5 seconds at a time even in stop-and-go traffic. The performance of your car may also take some getting used to because it tends to lunge forward even with a slight tap on the accelerator. How the car is designed, it is not a green car but yet a car that uses the hybrid system to add more power while improving fuel efficiency somewhat.
When you imagine a hybrid, you think of fuel efficiency, and while the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is more efficient that the standard BMW 7-series, it only gets around 20 miles per gallon. Even though that is ideal for a luxury sport vehicle that is not all that much for a hybrid.
Most hybrids have a smaller gas engine since the car is also being powered by the electric motor but this is not true for the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Although the common hybrid uses the energy generated by the electric motor to cut down fuel consumption, BMW uses it to make the car move faster. Like the standard BMW 750i, the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 has a twin turbo direct-injection 4.4-liter V-8 engine. The only real distinction is the addition of an electric motor than obtains its power from a 120-volt lithium ion battery pack. This makes the gasoline economy of the ActiveHybrid 7 much better than the 750i, and with a lot more horsepower in addition.
The ActiveHybrid 7 should basically be regarded as a mild hybrid system since the car is not able to drive completely under electric power. It is like the Integrated Motor Assist System of the Honda, where it creates boost when it is accelerating, and when it stops it lets the engine power down. If you happen to be in the driver's seat, you simply won't even know that you are in a hybrid, but it has a blue area in the fuel gauge, which shows when the car is having electricity regenerated by its momentum. But when you come to a stop, you'll feel the engine go silent and the tach needle go to zero. Inspite of the size of the engine, the vehicle starts up very smoothly when you take the foot off the brake pedal.
The idle stop platform is pretty impressive when you are at a traffic light but it can't be the same when you are stuck in stop-and-go traffic. For unkown reasons, your car will shut down for 5 seconds at a time even in stop-and-go traffic. The performance of your car may also take some getting used to because it tends to lunge forward even with a slight tap on the accelerator. How the car is designed, it is not a green car but yet a car that uses the hybrid system to add more power while improving fuel efficiency somewhat.
When you imagine a hybrid, you think of fuel efficiency, and while the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is more efficient that the standard BMW 7-series, it only gets around 20 miles per gallon. Even though that is ideal for a luxury sport vehicle that is not all that much for a hybrid.
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