BMW SIMPLE Concept
Well, with the recent Auto Show in Tokyo i have a lot of questions at the back of my head. Lets move few posts back where we have covered the Nissan Land Glider that run’s just like a motorbike, all credits to its shock absorption system. The question is are we going to the time when then small car segment on the name of concept cars is going to acquire the whole market.
Now lets move to the BMW’s new concept car that has three wheels, yes just like our three wheelers. But the thing that BMW is developing is one of the worlds finest creation of three wheelers. The concept vehicle was created in 2005 and is called SIMPLE (Sustainable and Innovative Mobility Product for Low Energy consumption).
Features of BMW SIMPLE are like a motorbike and an automobile, it measures 1,100mm (43.3inch) in width and weighs 450kg only!!. It achieves it top speed of 0 to 100 km/h at under ten seconds while the concept model’s drag coefficient of 0.18 allows it to achieve a top speed in excess of 200km/h.
According to BMW, using the electric motor and the combustion engine of 48HP, the SIMPLE consumes just 6 kWh of energy or 0.7 liters of petrol for 40-50 km.
Some images of the BMW SIMPLE Concept car.
