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- These are the current models from BMW
- Performance orgy vs. electromobility
- Alpina B7 Biturbo – super-fast luxury
- Species protection for the twelve-donor
- Lambo’s great base model
- Arguments against cylinder deactivation
- This is what Bentley’s first SUV looks like
- Why e-models are important
- "E-mobility is a marathon, not a sprint"
- The combustion engine is no longer worthwhile
Why BMW is sticking to the V12 despite its electric strategy
Gigantic nostrils: the BMW kidney, which is larger than other models, indicates that the M 760Li XDrive has a V12
Source: BMW
BMW boss Harald Kruger presented a 600 hp 7 Series with a V12 engine at the Geneva exhibition. Almost at the same time he announced the slow decline of the internal combustion engine. Does that fit together??
D.Doing one without leaving the other – this is the motto that brands like BMW and Mercedes can still do business today.
From the Smart to the Maybach, from the Mini to the 7 Series – the two southern German manufacturers have everything in their range with which you can make a profit anywhere in the world. From Germans with high CO2 sensitivity to Hong Kong magnates who need a twelve-cylinder for reasons of prestige, everyone should be served.
These are the current models from BMW
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The smallest of the bunch is not the youngest: BMW has had the 1 series in its portfolio since 2004. The second generation started in 2011, the last facelift (in the picture the 120d xDrive) s…tam from 2015. Once a 1 Series Coupe, the hatchback variant with two doors has been called since the beginning of 2014 …
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… simply 2 Series Coupe. Also a convertible version …
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… is at the dealers. The fact that BMW does not close itself off to new body shapes can not be seen better on any car than on the …
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… 2er Active Tourer, which the Munich-based manufacturer also brought onto the market in spring 2014 as the first van in the brand’s history. Another novelty: the family car is available from m…with three-cylinder engines and as a plug-in hybrid. The extended one followed a little later …
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… 2-seater Gran Tourer with second row of seats for up to seven passengers. The classic in the portfolio, on the other hand, is the …
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… BMW 3 Series built since 1975. The model series is now in its fifth generation, the last facelift for sedans and station wagons took place in March 2015. The 3-series al…s 330e is also available with a plug-in hybrid drive and a system output of 252 hp. The electric range is given as 40 kilometers. Also as a touring limousine…
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… there is the 3-series, which is then extended by 20 centimeters to a stately 4.82 meters. It bears the addition of Gran Turismo. This variant has been with dealers since mid-2013. As a convertible …The 3 Series is no longer available, the fresh air version was replaced in 2014 by the …
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… 4 series convertible replaced. Like the last open 3 Series, the car has a variable tin roof installed. A coupe version is also available. How little selective the segments mean…while are, shows another variant of the 4, the …
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… Gran Coupe. Easily confused with the 3 Series Gran Turismo because of the hatchback, the higher-end car is just under 20 centimeters shorter. Clearly recognizable as what he is… is, there is now in …
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… sixth generation of the 5 Series – known as the Touring station wagon and as a sedan. The last facelift is from 2013. Rather new among the 5 Series manufactured since 1977 is the ……
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… Gran Turismo, here as the current 535i, which is the first GT variant from BMW on offer in 2009. It has been operating as "Gran" since 2012 …
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… also a four-door version of the 6 Series Coupe that competed against the Mercedes CLS and Audi A7. A two-door coupe is also in the portfolio as well …
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… the 6 Series convertible, which was last given a facelift in spring 2015. While the open luxury car is more for the niche, the jacked-up fashion cars are too …the bestsellers at BMW. That counts since …
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… 2009 the BMW X1, which has been on the road for the second time since 2015. However, BMW was already devoting itself to the SUV trend a few years earlier. So in 2003 came the …
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… X3, the newest version of which is shown here (facelift from 2014). In the same year came for customers who want to apply a little less, as a little brother…r of the massive X6 …
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… the X4 on sale. Here a 35i with 360 hp drives through the picture. But the beginning of all Xs was made in 1999 by …
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… X5 as the longest-serving SUV of the Munich brand. The third edition of the model was presented in 2013, and the X5 is now also available as a socket hybrid. In the same year came… the said monster coupe …
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… X6 in a new edition in the showrooms. The first version was included in the program in 2008. The points back much further into the company’s history …
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… Z4 back, which ties in with the roadster tradition of the 507 from the 1950s – just like the predecessor Z3, which it replaced in 2003. The second edition shown rolled out in 2009. A… The core model, on the other hand, is again …
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… the 7 Series, without which BMW could not call itself a premium brand on an equal footing with Audi and Mercedes. The brand flagship gets a V12 engine again in 2016 – as the M…760Li with 600 hp and a top speed of 305 km / h. The 7 Series is also available as a plug-in hybrid (in the picture), which according to the standard consumes 2.1 liters per 100 kilometers. A purely electric car is that …
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… BMW i3, which can also be ordered with a small additional burner as a generator (range extender) for more range. The klei has been on the market since 2013…ne Stromer with the carbon body has so far been more of an image carrier, because it sells slowly – which is to be expected also for the …
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This Janus-faced engine philosophy is particularly striking in the BMW brand, which has just turned 100 years old. At the Geneva Motor Show, CEO Harald Kruger presented a 7 Series with an M-Performance seal for the first time. The cryptic name M760Li XDrive means that the luxury sedan powered by a bi-turbo V12 is a long version (Li) with all-wheel drive (XDrive).
The 6.6 liter engine with 600 HP easily shakes 50 HP more from its crank drive than the most powerful predecessor 7 Series. With 800 Newton meters (Nm) of torque on the shaft, the 2.2-ton truck accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.9 seconds. If the top speed of 250 km / h is not enough, you can unlock more with the M Driver’s Package, which is subject to a surcharge Keep racing up to 305 km / h.
Performance orgy vs. electromobility
When asked by a journalist how much CO2 the new flagship emits, Kruger had to pass and save himself from the situation with the answer "I don’t know by heart, but it is relatively high". The standard value is 294 g / km, which roughly corresponds to the amount of three BMW 116d.
Concern that such performance orgies could thwart efforts in the field of electromobility, the BMW boss dismissed with reference to the solvent and horsepower-oriented clientele in China, the USA and the Middle East with the remark "We need both".
Alpina B7 Biturbo – super-fast luxury
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BMW continues to steer clear of an M7. Fortunately, the refiner Alpina closes this gap with the 608 hp B7.
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The look of the B7 Biturbo is sporty and discreet; the 20-inch rims don’t look exaggerated either.
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One should never underestimate this sedan, which is only available in the long version and only with all-wheel drive. If you press the gas pedal down, the sedan shoots in… 3.7 seconds from zero to 100 km / h. The top speed is an unbelievable 310 km / h.
Source: Alpina
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The cockpit is super elegant: nappa leather is part of the standard equipment. There is a sports steering wheel with blue / green stitching, a leather-covered instrument panel, ceramic applications like that…like elements made of piano lacquer and precious wood.
Source: Alpina
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It is shifted with a newly tuned eight-speed sports automatic transmission. The standard consumption should be 10.4 liters per 100 kilometers. But then you can safely use the accelerator… don’t push down too hard. Incidentally, the starting price is 147,300 euros; but there is almost full equipment.
Source: Alpina
But does BMW really need engines like this V12? In fact, the Bavarians only sell 1.4 percent of their 7-series models with twelve-cylinder engines in China, while the proportion is slightly lower in the USA and Europe. In addition, 3785 V12 engines were added last year for the British subsidiary Rolls-Royce – and the trend is falling.
The twelve-cylinder engine is a German invention. The famous Maybach Zeppelin made the start in 1930: as the DS7 with seven liters and 159 hp and as the DS8 with eight liters and 200 hp. After the war, BMW was the first German manufacturer to bring a twelve-cylinder back into the race in 1987: the M70 engine in the 750i of the E32 series with 300 hp.
Species protection for the twelve-donor
In 1991 Daimler-Benz took up the gauntlet – with the 600 SE (later S600), whose 408 hp set a new record. The last V12 rolled off the production line at Jaguar in 1997, and Volkswagen no longer has a twelve-cylinder in its range after the Phaeton was phased out.
Subsidiary Audi still treats itself to a 6.3 liter W12 with 500 hp for the long version of the A8. The V12 diesel in the Q7, on the other hand, was discontinued because the cost of exhaust gas cleaning according to the Euro 6 standard would have been too expensive. In addition to the arch-rivals from southern Germany, only Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari and Lamborghini remain in the Zwolferklub.
Lambo’s great base model
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Let’s call that a great entry-level model: Lamborghini has reduced the output of the Huracan from 610 hp to 580 hp and the torque by 20 to 540 Newton meters.
Source: Ingo Barenschee
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And something else has been reduced: instead of all-wheel drive, the LP580-2 has rear-wheel drive. Nevertheless, nobody has to fear a fun brake. But on the contrary.
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The values are extremely convincing: the Huracan sprints 0.2 seconds slower than the all-wheel drive version, but shoots …
Source: Ingo Barenschee
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… in 3.4 seconds to 100 km / h, in 10.1 seconds to 200 km / h. The end is 320 km / h.
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The rear-wheel drive seems to be a perfect fit for this supercar. The four-wheel drive Huracan is designed to be slightly understeer. The steering behavior in the rear-wheel drive is now still spontaneous…taner.
Source: Ingo Barenschee
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The LP 580-2 responds more sensitively to load changes and can be perfectly aligned for the curve using the play on the accelerator pedal.
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With a dry weight of just 1389 kilograms, the rear-wheel drive car is another 33 kilograms lighter than the all-wheel-drive version.
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The Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 can be described as an entry-level model, but it is not a bargain. You have to spend 178,500 euros for the super sports car.
Source: Ingo Barenschee
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Low seating position, handy steering wheel, easily readable information – the cockpit of the Huracan seems to be perfect, only the knee of “Welt” -author Jurgen Zollter had no hold….
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While the twelve-cylinder at Ferrari in particular enjoys something like species protection for historical reasons alone, the question must be allowed as to whether BMW and Daimler really need such engines. Can’t a V8 do everything just as well as a V12 today? And why all the effort for the relatively small numbers?
Professor Stefan Pischinger, Head of the Chair for Internal Combustion Engines (VKA) at RWTH Aachen University, says that the range of performance required today can also be fully covered with a V8 and even a six-cylinder. “But a V12 already offers an even smoother engine run due to the higher ignition frequency. It is outstanding in terms of comfort and will therefore not go away. "
Arguments against cylinder deactivation
A twelve-cylinder is not worse than a V8 in terms of consumption, if you use high-tech systems such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation and fully variable valve control (with BMW “Valvetronic”). "We hardly see any differences between three- and four-cylinder engines, and it’s not just the number of cylinders that determines more or less consumption."
The cylinder deactivation, already used by Volkswagen in four-cylinder engines, is in vain at BMW and Mercedes. In the case of a VW Polo, the system leads to savings of up to one liter in the combined driving cycle. Something like this would also be possible with a V12: "Our simulations show that cylinder deactivation in a 6.0 liter engine brings about a twelve percent reduction in fuel consumption in the European driving cycle," says Pischinger.
This is what Bentley’s first SUV looks like
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4.1 seconds for the sprint from zero to 100 km / h, top speed 301 km / h. Such values are immediately associated with a sports car (for comparison: the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S brau…4.5 seconds) and not an SUV. But the Bentley Bentayga is not a normal off-road vehicle, but according to company boss Wolfgang Durheimer …
Source: Bentley
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… "The most luxurious, exclusive and fastest SUV in the world". Sure, when Bentley builds its first SUV, the car has to serve up a few superlatives.
Source: Bentley
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The fact that it is technically an Audi Q7 is often mentioned in a subordinate clause. After all, the six-liter twelve-cylinder has been completely redesigned. He sends 60…8 HP and 900 Newton meters on the 21-inch rollers.
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If a vehicle that costs around 200,000 euros is not a shame, the Bentayga can also be used off-road.
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The air suspension chassis is equipped with half a dozen trim levels, and there is also electrical roll compensation.
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At a later date, a diesel will even be offered for the Bentayga, as a V8 engine with 400 hp. That would be the brand’s first diesel engine.
Source: Bentley
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The interior of the Bentayga also has nothing to do with a rustic off-road vehicle. The driver and front passenger feel like they are in a Continental or Mulsanne, only higher.
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This also applies to the passengers in the rear, who are chauffeured on comfortable individual armchairs. The legroom, however, is at best high average.
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In terms of assistance systems and amenities, Bentley offers everything that the VW group shelf currently has to offer. From automatic parking via tablet computer as remote control for d…he infotainment system through to the automatically opening tailgate.
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Luxury has its price: The British will ask for prices in excess of 200,000 euros for their first SUV.
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A new VW Group engine with cylinder deactivation will soon make its debut in the new Bentley Bentayga. The 608 PS strong W12 switches off the six combustion chambers of the left cylinder bank in the partial load range and should also be used in the next Audi A8. According to the NEDC standard, CO2 emissions should be less than 250 g / km, which corresponds to a consumption of 10.8 liters per 100 kilometers. The new BMW V12 approved 12.6 liters.
BMW spokesman Niklas Drechsler justifies the lack of cylinder deactivation: “In our opinion, the customer pays the extra charge for the twelve-cylinder because he always wants to enjoy perfect running smoothness.
With the twelve-cylinder engine from VW, it remains to be seen how smoothly it will run with a disused cylinder bank. "
Why e-models are important
In contrast to the V12, the euphoria at BMW in the area of electromobility seems to have fizzled out a little – you hit the brakes. "Electromobility is not a sprint, but a marathon," said Harald Kruger several times at the Geneva Motor Show.
In order to be able to reduce the CO2 fleet emissions, BMW urgently needs more fuel-saving models. With the three-cylinder installed up to the 3-series, the brand has demonstrated economy. The M5 has gone from ten to eight, and the M3 from eight to six cylinders. Down to mini and 1 series, the introduction of plug-in hybrids is being prepared, which will make extremely low consumption values possible, at least in the standard cycle.
"E-mobility is a marathon, not a sprint"
BMW boss Harald Kruger has again spoken out in favor of buying incentives to promote sales of electric cars. He justifies this demand here in an interview with reporter Jens Reupert. Source: The World
An electric version of the Mini or environmentally friendly natural gas models such as the G-Tron variants at Audi, on the other hand, are in vain. And downsizing as consistently as Volvo – the Swedes only rely on turbocharged four-cylinder engines – seems completely out of the question.
The BMW electric car division i reported an increase of 66 percent in the previous year, but 30,000 cars worldwide are not many. Tesla sells roughly twice as much, Renault-Nissan brought exactly 84,750 Leaf, Zoe and Kangoo Z.E. to the customer.
When asked about the next new i-model, the responsible spokesman, Wieland Bruch, was monosyllabic: "We want to bring another model above the i3, but have not specifically set the start date."
The combustion engine is no longer worthwhile
Instead of a new i5 (as an extended version of the narrowly cut i3), BMW is initially relying on improved framework conditions, such as the expansion of the infrastructure. Harald Kruger calls for at least 35,000 charging stations and financial incentives when buying e-vehicles: "Otherwise the one million e-vehicles targeted for 2020 on German roads will not come."
However, the costs for batteries and electronics are currently falling continuously, which makes e-cars cheaper and promises wider customer groups. In the case of internal combustion engines, on the other hand, the trend is the opposite, efforts to reduce carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide make internal combustion engines more and more expensive.
“There will come a point where further improvements to the internal combustion engine are no longer worthwhile. Everyone should prepare for a change that sometimes comes faster than you think, ”said Kruger.
Under these circumstances, the biotope of the V12 is likely to become even smaller than it is today.
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