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BMW Tourer Concept Active sign 1 Series GT

 All times there is talk of a front wheel drive MPV-like BMW. And that starts in Paris very concrete to take shape. BMW is presenting this Active Tourer Concept, a preview of the upcoming 1-Series GT.

BMW has cleverly concealed secret. Although we know that for a while in Munich on an MPV-like 1 series with front wheel drive is being betrayed the spyshots hardly anything of the design. And thus, this Active Tourer Concept considerable surprise. In a positive sense if you ask us. The design follows without doubt the design direction BMW a few years ago into storage, translated in a compact MPV. Tough, sporty and dynamic you can simply call. It is hoped that the production model, that next year on the market, many of the sporting elements will be preserved.

Interior

Spatial
The Active Tourer Concept is 4,353 mm long, 1,834 mm wide and 1,560 mm high. The length and height are therefore identical to those of the big competitor from Stuttgart: the B-Class. And thus it is immediately clear to whom BMW aims its arrows. The wheelbase measures 2.67 meters and is also exactly the same length as the B-Class. According to BMW wheelbase translates located inside a spacious interior including the rear passengers have no reason to complain. Practical ingenuity comes in the form of the Travel & Comfort system which consists of a vertical click track in the back of the front seats. There you wish to take a folding table or even a tablet engage. Also a feature that you see is the little big glass roof with a push of the button is to darken. We know it includes the new Mercedes SLK, but do it in this segment have not seen before. Instead of a set of instruments with analogue counters in the concept car BMW has a 10.2 inch color display mounted where the counters and other information are displayed. A second screen, which is 8 inches, the famous iDrive systems including navigation and entertainment system again.

Three cylinders and front wheel drive
In the BMW Active Tourer Concept breaks with a long-held tradition: rear-wheel drive. This concept is in fact purely on its front wheel drive. The drive itself is equally contemporary. Not only because the Active Tourer Concept a plug-in hybrid, but also because there is a 1.5-liter three-cylinder under the hood lurks. Motor which is part of a new generation of engines that are modular BMW are made up of cylinders with a capacity of 0.5 liters. The engine features BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and is derived from the familiar 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine with the same technique. Make do the BMW and knowing not that evident from the figures. The drivetrain is good for a combined output of 190 hp which Active Tourer Concept in 8 seconds to 100 km / h sprint and top speed is able to achieve 200 km / h. And all that with a consumption of only 2.5 l/100 km and CO2 emissions of 60 g / km. It should be noted that these figures only can be achieved if you make full use of the 30-km radius of the battery pack.

Class B and A2
As you know, the Active Tourer Concept is not a pure concept or distant future. The model is indeed next year at the dealers. BMW drill a new segment for the manufacturer and it will soon be attacking the Mercedes B-Class and upcoming brand new Audi A2.