Spy Photo – Possible BMW i5/i7 Hybrid Sedan

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BMW insiders say  that a hybrid or electric sedan will play an important role in the BMW i sub brand. This vehicle is rumored to be t he BMW i5, a midsized four-door sedan with coupe-like design cues, using the BMW i8 engine. A prototype of this vehicle has been photographed in Germany. For now, it is a BMW ActiveHybrid 7 that undergone some exterior changes.

The spy photographer, the prototype was equipped with electric wheel-hub motors at the front, and was running, on very narrow tires without electric motors at the rear. The body panel also went through some changes and the prototype features modified front fenders that could potentially disguise the powerplant changes under the hood. The electric wheel-hub motors potentially indicate that a range-extended electric drivetrain is featured underneath the car, but as always, this could simply be just another test bed for whatever products BMW is “cooking.”

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