BMW Announces Price For Hybrid 5 Series

Tue, 04 Oct 2011

BMW has revealed that its hybrid 5 Series saloon – the ActiveHybrid 5 – will cost £46,860 when it arrives in UK dealerships in February.

The ActiveHybrid 5 comes with the 535i’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol engine mated to a 53bhp electric motor, giving it a combined output of 335bhp.

The green car has average economy of 44.1mpg and CO2 emissions of 149g/km, which according to BMW makes it 16 per cent more efficient than the 535i, and can travel up to 2.4 miles at speeds of 37mph on electric power alone.

It comes with stop-start technology, satellite navigation and four-zone climate control as standard, and also features an energy management system that uses data from the car's sat-nav to make the best use of energy reserves.

As well as being more efficient than its 535i sibling, the ActiveHybrid 5’s is also quicker off the blocks with its eight-speed automatic gearbox propelling it from 0-62mph in just 5.9 seconds – 0.2 seconds faster than a 535i automatic.

The only downside is that boot capacity is cut by 145 litres, to 375 litres, to accommodate the car's larger battery housing.
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