The 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Is Definitely Not Similar To A Toyota Prius

A new 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is a hybrid car that bears little resemblance to a Toyota Prius or other similar hybrids. Gas efficiency is what you think of when you think hybrid nevertheless the BMW hybrid is not that fuel efficient. When compared to other 7-series models, the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 will save more on fuel but it doesnt move well in stop and go traffic and the idle stop feature shuts off the power steering. It is a great advancement in motor vehicle technology but its quirkiness when driving can get annoying.

Most hybrids have a smaller gas engine simply because the car is also being powered by the electric motor but this is not true for the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Most hybrids lower gas costs while maintaining power, but BMW saw the extra power, and decided to make their cars go faster. The 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 contains a double turbo direct-injection 4.4-liter V-8 engine which is the same as the basic BMW 750i The sole variation is the inclusion of an electric motor than obtains its power from a 120-volt lithium ion battery pack. This features more horsepower than a 750i and provides much better fuel economy.

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 just like the Integrated Motor Assist System of the Honda, where it offers boost when it is quickening, and when it stops it lets the engine power down. If driving, you will have no idea that it is a hybrid aside from when you see a blue are in the fuel monitor to show that electricity is being regenerated. When you come to a stoplight, you will know its a hybrid because the engine will go quiet and the tachometer drops to zero. When you take the foot off the brake, the engine comes back on quickly which is impressive considering the size of the engine.

While youre parked at a traffic light that is really long, that is when the idle stop system is effective, but not quite as well in stop-and-go traffic. It is great to have the engine stop running as you sit there stopped, nevertheless it becomes a nuisance when it shuts down for 5 seconds at a time, and this takes some getting used to. Additionally, it takes getting used to the amount of power, because the vehicle lunges frontward with the slightest touch of the accelerator. It could possibly sound green calling this car a hybrid, but the added horsepower and not fuel efficiency is what this hybrid system has done.

As soon as you think of a hybrid, you think of fuel efficiency, and even when the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is more efficient that the standard BMW 7-series, it only gets around 20 miles per gallon. That is certainly good mileage for a top end luxury car but that is not really very good as a hybrid.

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