A few days after we got properly familiar with the F30 BMW 3 Series, the Bavarians go ahead and introduce this variant which seems considerably more interesting.

It is the the ActiveHybrid version of the lovely compact executive sedan. I love the figures on it and while the fuel economy is important, it’s not the key.

The overall perks of the F30 BMW 3 Series with a hybrid powertrain go well beyond the obvious dimensions of such cars.

Rather remarkably, the F30 BMW 3 Series ActiveHybrid is the most powerful version of the car you can have so far.

By mating a 335i’s TwinPower Turbo 3.0 liter inline six cylinder engine with an electric motor the final output goes up to 335 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque.

When pushed, the new power team and the eight speed automatic gearbox will get you to the same electronically limited top speed of 155 mph and it can sprint to 60 in just 4.8 seconds.

In a true power crazed stepping over the desire of the smaller people, the big 3 liter high performance 3 Series ActiveHybrid is actually tax exempt in most countries.

Ok, so the F30 hybrid version may be a bit of a poke in the eye for all the politically correct folks but it does actually offer better efficiency and less emissions.

According to the Bavarians, the new version of the car can manage an average of 36.7 mpg on the US cycle and you can drive it on electric power alone for up to 2.5 miles.

The only problem with the F30 BMW 3 Series ActiveHybrid is that it has a starting price of $49.300 USD and that’s not including destination.

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Here we got a really cool tuning kit for BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo which have been made by the tuners from AC Schnitzer and it is not cool only because this car looks awesome but it is also cool because this car has some good upgrades made at the engine.

The engine of this BMW 5 Series GT by AC Schnitzer is based on the six cylinder engine from the 530d which was able to develop up to 245 horsepower but after the tuners from AC Schnitzer made their job, this BMW 5 Series GT by AC Schnitzer is able to develop up to 286 horsepower.

Talking about the aspect of this BMW 5 Series GT by AC Schnitzer, it comes with sports rear silencer, chromed Sports Trim tailpipe trims, chromed racing tailpipe trim, front and rear spoilers, bonnet vents with chromed center web, side skirts and 19” or 20” alloy forged wheels.

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This is probably the first time when we talk about a BMW motorcycle concept. I have to tell you that this is the most amazing concept on two wheels that is able to become reality in the near future because at the base of this concept, is a normal motorcycle.

BMW didn’t said exactly how much horsepower is going to release this concept but it will be the same as a 1.3 liter engine releases; this means over 150 horsepower. The torque wasn’t aso releaved but it will be somewhere at 96 lb-ft at 2,000 RPM. The redline of BMW Six Cylinder Motorcycle Concept is at 9,000 RPM.

Other sources says that it will have a 1.6 liter inline six cylinder engine. Anyway, I’m sure that BMW Six Cylinder Motorcycle Concept will release very much power that will certainly surprise us. The photos with BMW Six Cylinder Motorcycle Concept were not released long time ago so we wait for some more informations about it.

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