According to a senior BMW authority in Munich, the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics plug-in hybrid concept is headed for production. The Vision EfficientDynamics concept that debuted last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show to an ecstatic crowd.

The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is powered by a 163-hp 1.5L 3-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and two electric-motors. Together, both engines produce a total of 356hp and a peak torque of 590 lb-ft. BMW engineers are fondling with the hybrid drive system in order to make the Vision EfficientDynamics more fun to drive. The final product is expected to be quicker than the previously quoted 0-62 mph time of 4.8 seconds.

Fortunately, you don’t have to sacrifice all of the concept’s fuel-economy for all that power. BMW estimates a fuel-economy rating of 63 mpg. In EV mode, the concept can drive 31 miles of zero-emissions driving.

Source: InsideLine