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A new 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 happens to be a hybrid that will never remind you of a Prius in every shape or form. Fuel efficiency is exactly what you think of when you think hybrid however the BMW hybrid is not that fuel efficient. While the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 is going to save on fuel when compared with its other 7-series siblings, its ride in stop and go traffic is iffy and the power steering gets turned off in idle stop. It's really a great development in automobile technology but its quirkiness when driving can get annoying.

Almost all hybrids have a smaller gas engine simply because the car is also being powered by the electric motor but this is not true for the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Most hybrids lower gas costs even while maintaining power, but BMW saw the extra power, and decided to make their cars go faster. The 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 has the same engine, a twin turbo direct-injection 4.4-liter V-8, as the regular BMW 750i. In contrast to the BMW 750i, the ActiveHybrid 7 features a 120-volt lithium ion battery supply. The hybrid provides you with much better fuel consumption than the regular 750i but provide even more horsepower.

A lot of hybrids have the capacity to switch to all-electric mode but the ActiveHybrid 7 does not do that. As a substitute, the system will include some boost during acceleration and the engine will shut down at a stop which is like the Integrated Motor Assist System of the Honda. As being a driver, you would not assume the ActiveHybrid 7 is a hybrid until you see a blue area on the fuel gauge indicating that electricity is being regenerated. However when you arrive at a stop, you'll feel the engine go silent and the tach needle go to zero. Taking into consideration the size of the engine, it is shocking how smooth the engine returns to life, when you take your foot off of the brake.

The idle stop platform is pretty impressive if you are at a traffic light but it can't be the same when you are stuck in stop-and-go traffic. For unkown reasons, the car will turn off for 5 seconds at a time even in stop-and-go traffic. Additionally, it takes getting used to the degree of power, because the vehicle lunges forward with the slightest touch of the accelerator. It might sound green calling this automobile a hybrid, but the added horsepower and not fuel efficiency is what this hybrid system has done.

The 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 comes with the greatest gas mileage in the BMW 7 series family however it only gets 20 miles per gallon. Even though that is great for a luxury sport vehicle that's not all that much for a hybrid.

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