The company BMW will celebrate the 100th anniversary with the launch of hybrid supercar named i9, reports Auto Motor und Sport. Bavarian company celebrates a century in 2016 and is preparing a number of surprises for fans. The new model will have become ideological successor body M1, produced in the period 1978-1981. Rumors of the appearance of such a car running since 2008, when BMW showed the concert M1 Homepage. The paper machine will be attended by specialists from the division BMW M GmbH, which generally do not deal with “green” cars of the brand.
BMW i9 itself would represent an aggressive version of the coupe i8. And it is expected to be powered by a hybrid engine, including a 3-cylinder petrol engine with a capacity of 1.5 liters and 231 hp power and an electric motor, giving a 131 hp The power unit, however, will be modernized, enabling acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is reduced by 4.4 seconds at i8 to 4.0 seconds at i9, says the German edition.
Improvements in the drive unit will result in an increase in the total mass of the body, which is now 1490 kg. The BMW intend to use more carbon fiber and aluminum in the construction of the new coupe to compensate for the greater weight, but also to maintain ideal mass distribution between the two axles, which in i8 is 50:50.
