Many of cars variant that will be part of the trend of the world in 2013. The world's car manufacturers has prepared since the mid 2012 ago. They estimates, along with increasing consumer awareness of the environment and rising fuel prices, this year car trend will lead to small car that fuel-efficient and eco-friendly.
When the exhibition Los Angeles Auto Show held at the end of last year could become a means to study the global auto trends. Various approaches for electric vehicles into the spotlight.
This is what makes BMW, the German car manufacturer when launching their small electric vehicle concept. BMW makes this i3 concept car in 2 variants: 5-door BMW i3 and 3-door BMW i3 Coupe . If the BMW i3 Coupe concept car is a vehicle that fully utilizes the electric motor (all-electric vehicle). Unlike the 5-door BMW i3 concept plug-in hybrid that uses a combination of electric motor and 3-cylinder petrol engine with a capacity of 1.5 liters.
BMW i3 Coupe that is capable of driving an electric car with a range of more than 160 km. The plan, this car will be packaged with a variety of features such as parking locator applications where battery recharging, and other urban transport.
The BMW i3 concept car with the suicide doors. (Picture from: http://www.mybmwi3.com/)
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2013 BMW i3 Coupe Concept Front View. (Picture from: http://www.neocarmodels.com/)
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2013 BMW i3 Coupe Concept Dashboard. (Picture from: http://www.neocarmodels.com/)
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2013 BMW i3 Coupe Concept Instrument. (Picture from: http://www.neocarmodels.com/)
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2013 BMW i3 Coupe Concept Seating. (Picture from: http://www.neocarmodels.com/)
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2013 BMW i3 Coupe Concept Rear Side. (Picture from: http://www.neocarmodels.com/)
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2013 BMW i3 Coupe Concept Charger. (Picture from: http://www.neocarmodels.com/)
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The BMW i3 Coupe will be produced around 30,000 units in the 2013. The car will be the competitor for the Mini. When sold in Europe, the i3 will be priced around 40,000 euro (or approx Rp. 515 million) and in America, the car will sold around U.S $55,000 (or approx Rp. 528 million). The pricing is still unsure, however, since the price may range between $35,000 to $55,000 (or approx Rp. 336 million to Rp. 528 million). *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOCAR | GANDZCARS | OVI | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 04012013]