BMW has already set the benchmarks on the hybrid and full-electric segment, by bringing forward the highly-technological BMW i3 and BMW i8 plug-in hybrid. But the technology development on that matter, especially from the North American Tesla automaker, is forcing the German based carmaker to come up with even more evolutionary models.

Following the success that it had over the past few years with its diesel engines in Europe, and stating some sources from Autocar magazine, the BMW`s tuner Alpina is also planning to introduce high-performance hybrid prototypes that will keep the battle opened.

Perhaps, an Alpina hybrid prototype might be just around the corner, a logical excuse to mark 50 years of existence on the market.

An Alpina hybrid also suits Andy Bovensiepen, the CEO at Alpina, who stated in a press release that the idea of creating such a vehicle first came from the customers` needs of driving fast, high-performance and friendly environmentally Alpina models, that would also compete with other already successful hybrid cars.

”And hybrid technology hasn’t been good enough for that up to now. The danger is that the car is terrific for 200 miles, but then the small battery runs out and for the rest of the journey you have a disappointing drive. If we have a good technical base of a car from BMW and we also see the sales figures taking off, then we could have a car ready within two years”, he also concluded.

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New rumors have been appearing regarding the new BMW i100 Coupe ActiveHybrid. The electric sports car will be launched in the year 2013 and is considered to rival the e-Tron from Audi and the E-Cell from Mercedes.

The BMW i100 Coupe ActiveHybrid will have between 165hp and 185hp from a three cylinder direct injection engine with two additional electric motors that will supply 100hp more. The U.S. is said to get a four cylinder version, rather than a three cylinder one. No arguments here.

There will also be an M version of the i100 which will feature a six cylinder engine taken from the M3 and high performance capacitators.

Further on the specs list, the i100 Coupe will have a maximim electric range of 50 kilometers, with a minimum one of about 15 kilometers. Thanks to the above engines, the model will reach 60mph in 4.8 seconds and will have a maximum speed of 155mph (250kmh) which will be limited electronically, so more speed is within reach with the right tinkering. The BMW i100 Coupe will benefit from the Vision EfficientDynamics and will have a fuel consumption of 3.7 liters.

35,000 units are planned to be sold by BMW, each having an estimated price of $130,000. More info will be had at the 2011 Motor Show hosted in Frankfurt, where the BMW i100 Coupe is rumored to show up.

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If someone would ask me my favorite ActiveHybrid after something like 6 months, it would probably be this BMW ActiveHybrid 5 because I love the BMW 5 Series but at the same time I love the hybrids built by BMW so this would be in the top of my favorite BMW cars.

I also know that there is just one week left until the release at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. I would also like to tell you that at the moment, this BMW ActiveHybrid 5 remains a concept comparing to BMW ActiveHybrid 7 or BMW ActiveHybrid X6.

People are expecting from this BMW ActiveHybrid 5 to come with a 3.0 liter turbocharged straight-six engine and of course that if it is a hybrid, that engine is combined with a 40 kW electric engine which makes this car to be a perfect city car but also a good car to travel with.

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