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      10-08-2017, 12:01 AM   #17
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If BMW was to put in an electric motor with 200hp/ lb ft to assist during the low band of the engine before majority of the torque/ hp kick in, it would probably get very close to P100D numbers. I would love to see that in the upcoming M8 ( Wishful thinking. Hey a man can dream, right?) This kind of hybrid technology has been available for a long time but restricted to hypercars to maintain exclusivity. BMW also does it in their e models but it is at the expense of power from the ICE to aid EPA numbers. If mpg was not the ultimate decider and BMW unleashed an electric motor with even a full TT V8, we would have a monster.

Sadly, when this does come to mainstream German brand models, I feel Mercedes is going to implement this first.
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