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TRACTION IN EVERY DRIVING SITUATION.

All-wheel drive for full traction.

The BMW i can deploy its reserves

of power through all four wheels for added traction and control. It uses

the high-torque output of the electric motor at the front axle and the

performance of the petrol engine at the rear axle, which arrives via the

six-speed Steptronic transmission. This arrangement provides the

optimum drive configuration in any given situation.

The BMW i can also run on pure electric power. However, there are

advantages in the combination of both drives complementing each other

perfectly and playing to their strengths. When you are entering a corner,

for instance, the ratio of torque between the front and rear wheels can

be altered to give a stronger rearward bias, which increases precision as

you turn in. Also, on wet and dry roads, the driver has maximum traction

available across all four wheels when accelerating and this results in even

greater stability right up to the limit. In winter, too, the driver benefits from

the axles being powered independently because the four intelligently

driven wheels increase traction and the safety on icy roads. It all makes

acceleration in the BMW i a very dynamic experience – and over a wide

range of speeds.

Front-wheel drive.

The electric motor

drives the front axle.

Front-wheel drive plus rear-wheel

drive = intelligent

all-wheel drive.

WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AT THE FRONT AXLE AND THE PETROL ENGINE AT

THE REAR, THE BMW i OPTIMALLY COMBINES THE DYNAMIC BENEFITS OF BOTH

FRONT- AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

Rear-wheel drive.

The BMWTwinPower

Turbo petrol engine drives the rear axle.

Find out more about hybrid

technology in this short film.

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