for now if the fastest hybrid in the world hi I’m Miranda light stone with
world hi I’m Miranda light stone with
world hi I’m Miranda light stone with watchmojo.com and this is BMWs
watchmojo.com and this is BMWs
watchmojo.com and this is BMWs game-changer
game-changer
game-changer the act of hybrid 7 driving the act of
the act of hybrid 7 driving the act of
the act of hybrid 7 driving the act of hybrid 7 is very much like driving a
hybrid 7 is very much like driving a
hybrid 7 is very much like driving a regular 7 Series except you have this
regular 7 Series except you have this
regular 7 Series except you have this electric motor that’s actually giving
electric motor that’s actually giving
electric motor that’s actually giving you a boost on your combustion engine
you a boost on your combustion engine
you a boost on your combustion engine you’re also saving on gas thanks to the
you’re also saving on gas thanks to the
you’re also saving on gas thanks to the electric component now the way the
electric component now the way the
electric component now the way the hybrid works is that you charge it when
hybrid works is that you charge it when
hybrid works is that you charge it when you brake and when you lift your foot
you brake and when you lift your foot
you brake and when you lift your foot off the accelerator so you’re always
off the accelerator so you’re always
off the accelerator so you’re always giving the electric motor kinetic energy
giving the electric motor kinetic energy
giving the electric motor kinetic energy and when you come to a stop either at a
and when you come to a stop either at a
and when you come to a stop either at a traffic jam or at a light the engine
traffic jam or at a light the engine
traffic jam or at a light the engine actually turns off what the motor does
actually turns off what the motor does
actually turns off what the motor does is it stops the combustion engine and
is it stops the combustion engine and
is it stops the combustion engine and you’re running fully on electric once
you’re running fully on electric once
you’re running fully on electric once you press the accelerator to go the
you press the accelerator to go the
you press the accelerator to go the engine restarts and you once again
engine restarts and you once again
engine restarts and you once again running on combustion as far as in-car
running on combustion as far as in-car
running on combustion as far as in-car technology goes with the active hybrid 7
technology goes with the active hybrid 7
technology goes with the active hybrid 7 it’s really not that different from a 7
it’s really not that different from a 7
it’s really not that different from a 7 Series
Series
Series there’s optional night vision blind spot
there’s optional night vision blind spot
there’s optional night vision blind spot detection lane departure warning and
detection lane departure warning and
detection lane departure warning and laser-guided cruise control so even
laser-guided cruise control so even
laser-guided cruise control so even though it’s during the day it’s
though it’s during the day it’s
though it’s during the day it’s interesting to note that BMW night
interesting to note that BMW night
interesting to note that BMW night vision actually works 300 metres away to
vision actually works 300 metres away to
vision actually works 300 metres away to detect anything that’s hot so it’ll show
detect anything that’s hot so it’ll show
detect anything that’s hot so it’ll show you if there are creatures in the road
you if there are creatures in the road
you if there are creatures in the road and it has a pedestrian detector which
and it has a pedestrian detector which
and it has a pedestrian detector which will actually give you a warning signal
will actually give you a warning signal
will actually give you a warning signal to let you know that there’s a person up
to let you know that there’s a person up
to let you know that there’s a person up ahead so that you won’t hit them the
ahead so that you won’t hit them the
ahead so that you won’t hit them the electric motor on the activehybrid 7
electric motor on the activehybrid 7
electric motor on the activehybrid 7 increases the fuel efficiency by about
increases the fuel efficiency by about
increases the fuel efficiency by about 18% when compared to the regular 750
18% when compared to the regular 750
18% when compared to the regular 750 that’s pretty good for a car of this
that’s pretty good for a car of this
that’s pretty good for a car of this size and with this much power with 455
size and with this much power with 455
size and with this much power with 455 horsepower in a v8 engine they’re
horsepower in a v8 engine they’re
horsepower in a v8 engine they’re getting about a combined miles per
getting about a combined miles per
getting about a combined miles per gallon of in the mid 20s maybe 26 25
gallon of in the mid 20s maybe 26 25
gallon of in the mid 20s maybe 26 25 it’s no Toyota Prius what you are saving
it’s no Toyota Prius what you are saving
it’s no Toyota Prius what you are saving money on gas driving the act of hybrid 7
money on gas driving the act of hybrid 7
money on gas driving the act of hybrid 7 isn’t as smooth as I’d like it to be
isn’t as smooth as I’d like it to be
isn’t as smooth as I’d like it to be when you take your foot off the
when you take your foot off the
when you take your foot off the accelerator to come to a stop the car
accelerator to come to a stop the car
accelerator to come to a stop the car slows down as if it’s in mud because
slows down as if it’s in mud because
slows down as if it’s in mud because it’s pulling from the kinetic energy and
it’s pulling from the kinetic energy and
it’s pulling from the kinetic energy and when you brake it’s so severe you almost
when you brake it’s so severe you almost
when you brake it’s so severe you almost wonder if you’re braking too hard but
wonder if you’re braking too hard but
wonder if you’re braking too hard but again it’s the electric motor pulling
again it’s the electric motor pulling
again it’s the electric motor pulling from the
from the
from the energy to prove to use a lag that the
energy to prove to use a lag that the
energy to prove to use a lag that the electric motor has on the active hybrid
electric motor has on the active hybrid
electric motor has on the active hybrid 7 I’m going to come to a complete stop
which is now stop the combustion engine
which is now stop the combustion engine the car is now running full electric
the car is now running full electric
the car is now running full electric there’s no motor running just electric
there’s no motor running just electric
there’s no motor running just electric now if I want to leave the stop light or
now if I want to leave the stop light or
now if I want to leave the stop light or a stop sign wherever I am they can shut
a stop sign wherever I am they can shut
a stop sign wherever I am they can shut off the brake
off the brake
off the brake the engine has to start again and then I
the engine has to start again and then I
the engine has to start again and then I can go so you have to account for those
can go so you have to account for those
can go so you have to account for those 2 to 3 seconds that it takes you to
2 to 3 seconds that it takes you to
2 to 3 seconds that it takes you to start the car again and get going fast
start the car again and get going fast
start the car again and get going fast and fuel-efficient the act of hybrid 7
and fuel-efficient the act of hybrid 7
and fuel-efficient the act of hybrid 7 is an engineering feat BMW can be proud
is an engineering feat BMW can be proud
is an engineering feat BMW can be proud of
of
of let’s just hope the technology trickles
let’s just hope the technology trickles
let’s just hope the technology trickles down into more affordable models in the
down into more affordable models in the
down into more affordable models in the near future
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