Yesterday, we showed you the first photo of this car, leaked from within the pages of German magazine Auto Bild. Today, BMW came forward with the official reveal of the car that will eventually become their first ever front-wheel drive hatchback.
The Active Tourer is basically an MPV with luxury ambitions, which will likely enter production as the 1-Series Gran Turismo. When this happens, it will go up against cars the like the Mercedes Benz B-Class or the Audi A3 Sportback.
As a concept, it will be shown at BMW’s stand at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, where it will actually be shown as an plug-in hybrid, combining the recently unveiled 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder petrol with a synchronous electric motor that motivates the rear wheels. Combined, the two push the car along with 190 PS (188 hp), enough for zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under 8 seconds and a top speed of about 200km/h (124mph).
Proportionally, the concept Active Tourer is a tall-ish machine, measuring 4,350mm (171.2-inches) in length, 1,834mm (72.2-inches) in width and 1,560mm (61.4-inches) in height. This makes it about the same length and height as the B-Class, but slightly wider.
As a production car, the MPV will have different mirrors and wheels than the concept. The rest of the exterior won’t change much, but the interior will be dulled up a bit.
autoevolution will be attending the Paris Motor Show 2012, so stay tuned for some real up close and personal shots of the vehicles, as well as for first-hand details of the motorized contraptions presented at the event.
As a concept, it will be shown at BMW’s stand at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, where it will actually be shown as an plug-in hybrid, combining the recently unveiled 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder petrol with a synchronous electric motor that motivates the rear wheels. Combined, the two push the car along with 190 PS (188 hp), enough for zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under 8 seconds and a top speed of about 200km/h (124mph).
Proportionally, the concept Active Tourer is a tall-ish machine, measuring 4,350mm (171.2-inches) in length, 1,834mm (72.2-inches) in width and 1,560mm (61.4-inches) in height. This makes it about the same length and height as the B-Class, but slightly wider.
As a production car, the MPV will have different mirrors and wheels than the concept. The rest of the exterior won’t change much, but the interior will be dulled up a bit.
autoevolution will be attending the Paris Motor Show 2012, so stay tuned for some real up close and personal shots of the vehicles, as well as for first-hand details of the motorized contraptions presented at the event.