We have received some information from a highly reliable source. This information explains how the Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept relates to future offerings from BMW. This information provides an inside look to what we can expect for the foreseeable future and how BMW will bring new technologies and designs to market well ahead of earlier estimates.
With Vision Efficient Dynamics BMW is giving an insight into not just a particular model but showing that the concept is the future of BMW. Everything you see here is not going to be exclusive to one car and it is not an interpretation of one car. Customers should benefit from the latest sustainable technology in whatever BMW they choose be it a Coupe Sedan , SAV or even a Roadster , it should’nt be limited to one model.
Tucked away in our report yesterday on BMW’s exit from F1 was some explanation as to what the company will now be focusing on. And within that was a glimpse at what is in store for the Frankfurt Motorshow in September. According to Dr. Klaus Draeger, Member of the Board of Management, BMW will be debuting a concept car that will focus on BMW’s vision an efficient sports car and one that could form the basis of the much rumored Z2. Here’s the full quote from Dr. Draeger:
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important. As a responsible premium manufacturer, we want to address this issue even more extensively than before. What this means for our products is that:
They will be developed and built in line with the principle of sustainability across all development stages. Technological innovations will be accelerated even more, in order to constantly make our vehicles more efficient. You will see a product of sustainable development at the IAA in Frankfurt in a few weeks in the form of a concept car. The BMW EfficientDynamics Vision will demonstrate how efficient a sports car can be. It will also prove that sustainability does not apply to the drive train alone, but to design and materials as well.
Over the last several weeks we have been hearing interesting news in terms of what BMW is thinking about the future and future models. We all know that over 20 new models will be coming to market within the next few years but in which direction is the company moving?
Most enthusiasts are concerned about the overall increases in size and weight of BMWs in general. We have heard from several (reliable) sources this is not necessarily the direction of the future. With the possibility of new legislation being passed throughout the world to help combat pollution BMW has been investing in Efficient Dynamics to decrease emissions and make cars lighter. We have seen the first stage of the this program with stage 2 to be released shortly to the buying public in the form of hybrids.
That is not the end of the program; the team at Project-i is mandated to defy conventional thinking. And with the Vision Concept (the Z2) they will do just that in Frankfurt this September. The Z2 is not expected to hit dealers until 2013.
What once was rumor is now fact. Or so the rumors go.
Ok that aside it would seem that BMW has committed to building the Z2 roadster and coupe based off of the next generation 1 Series architecture. The car will feature all the technology you’d expect in a small sports car for the future. Turbo four cylinder engines will dominate (potentially a version of the MINI JCW 1.6L currently offered) but hybrid and full electric power will be offered according to the German magazine Auto Bilde. This technology will come directly from BMW’s much publicized Project i initiative that is currently manifested in the MINI E but will also surface in BMW and MINI’s new city cars. In fact think of the Z2 as the flagship for BMW’s Project i and its Effecient Dynamics.
The Z2 will also feature a lightweight construction that goes far beyond a piece of carbon fiber here and there. Reportedly the target weight for the roadster is a scant 2200lbs. In all it’ll be quite a statement and in some ways a return to BMW’s roots.
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Sections: Concept, Design, EfficientDynamics, F13 6 Series Coupe, F20 1 Series, F30 3 Series, Rumor, Technology, Z2 Sep 2nd, 2009 10 Comments 
