BMW ActiveHybrid 5: BMW fits a petrol-electric powertrain to its executive saloon

摘要

Beyond the gaze of us Brits, BMW has been dabbling in the global market for petrol-electric hybrid luxury cars for a while. You might wonder why, given the market-leading diesel engines that the company makes, but the truth is that some of the biggest car markets in the world remain all but closed off to diesel-engined cars. Petrol hybrids are therefore particularly important in a global sense.