BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics to Star in Mission: Impossible 4
The Bavarian automaker, BMW, and the Mission Impossible crew have teamed up to deliver a hi-tech and eco-friendly installment of the famous franchise – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol– set to hit theaters in December.
Along with the already-established-Mission Impossible-star Tom Cruise, who plays the role of the franchise’s hero Ethan Hunt, the cast of the latest Mission movie includes other Hollywood heavy names such as Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and Tom Wilkinson; however, the one name that has the major impact on the audience and car fanatics world-wide is the BMW 6-Series Convertible and Vision Efficient Dynamics concept vehicle.
As the Kremlin gets bombed, Ethan Hunt will have at his disposal the great electrical hottie with a futuristic design to move around and capture the terrorists – the BMW VED full-hybrid plug-in, which in concept form gets roughly 63 miles to the gallon, with a 3-cylinder 1.5-liter turbodiesel engine and an electric motor situated on each axle, generating 351HP and 590 lb.-ft (800 Nm) of torque. It can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds, and can hit a top speed of 155 mph, while averaging 63 mpg (3.7 liters / 100 km). On electric mode, the car can be driven for up to 31 miles. It has regenerative braking capacity to recharge the 98 lithium-polymer batteries, and a thermoelectric generator for the on-board power supply. Importantly enough, this concept previews the i8 model which will be launched in 2014.
[Source: www.amansworldonline.com]
Date posted: July 27, 2011
