1-millionth BMW efficient dynamics delivered

Dr. Thomas Leske was received BMW 520d touring, the 1-millionth BMW Efficient Dynamics

Munich, August 6,2008 - With the consistent reduction of consumption and emission levels, the BMW Group reached a further milestone. In the BMW Munich branch has been the 1-millionth vehicle with standard BMW EfficientDynamics technology to its new owner.



The BMW 520d Touring, the Munich lawyer Dr. Thomas Leske (59) was received today, combined joy of driving innovation, safety and comfort at the highest level with a vehicle in its class unsurpassed level of efficiency. With the gradual introduction of EfficientDynamics technology in all models as the BMW Group has a unique breadth of impact in reducing fuel consumption and CO₂ levels in road transport, and is also the evidence proved that significant progress in the field of environment-friendly mobility is not a surrender in driving pleasure go hand in hand.
The combination of advanced driving pleasure, premium quality and efficiency was timely for the owner of the 1 millionth vehicle with BMW EfficientDynamics crucial. "The BMW 5 Series from the beginning was my favorite," says Dr. Thomas Leske, "but I had not believed that a vehicle of this class can be so sparingly." His test is in the shade Space painted grey metallic, inter alia, with a panoramic glass roof, xenon headlights, navigation system with Bluetooth interface for mobile phones and BMW Online equipped BMW 520d Touring in August on numerous trips to client problems. "The car offers plenty of space, comfort and safety, was on long journeys is particularly important," says Leske, "and the favorable consumption protects the budget."

The BMW Group is EfficientDynamics technology in all vehicle segments, and provide each new model equipped with the extensive measures to consumption and emission reduction. These two factors have contributed significantly to the unique breadth of impact of BMW Efficient Dynamics has the potential not only in the number of one million vehicles sold reflects. Despite their superior market share in higher vehicle segments, the BMW Group is the fleet consumption in the period between 1995 and the end of 2008 by 25 percent. Thus, for their brands within the central commitment of the commitment of the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

Even with the introduction of vehicles to the future EU5 emissions standard, the BMW Group takes a leading position. Overall, BMW from the autumn of 2008 already 23 models in the EU5 meet emissions standards - including the only vehicle in the upper middle class of the BMW 520d. In addition, the new BMW 330d with optional blue BMW Performance Technology the first vehicle, which is already in the model year 2009 the only valid from 2014 emissions standard EU6.

BMW EfficientDynamics: Reduces CO₂ emissions, reduces maintenance costs - as standard in every new BMW.

BMW EfficientDynamics measures are in every part of the new BMW series equipment. Features such as braking recovery, Car Start Stop function, switching display, needs active auxiliaries abkoppelbarer including air-conditioning compressors, lightweight intelligent and active aerodynamics using air control valve in modellspezifischer compilation and without charge on board. Consequently, the consumption and pollution control technology is not - as with other manufacturers usual - a few variants or special models.

For model year 2009, the number of BMW models, their CO₂ value at up to 140 grams per kilometer, also on 23. They include the BMW 520d, with a clear distance the efficiency ranking in the upper middle class leads. The sedan comes to an EU test cycle average consumption of 5.1 liters per 100 kilometers and a CO₂ emissions of 136 grams per kilometre. The values of the BMW 520d Touring amount to 5.3 liters and 140 grams It is accompanied by a 130 kW/177 hp four-cylinder diesel engine with aluminium crankcase and common rail direct injection of piezo injectors driven BMW 520d in the 2009 model year his only vehicle segment, a CO₂ value of up to 140 grams and also reached the EU5 emissions standard.

According to BMW EfficientDynamics, each new model in comparison to their predecessors reduced consumption values increased while driving dynamics. This leads, among other things, that BMW models regularly in comparative tests with other vehicles of its performance class and the best acceleration values as well as the lowest consumption and emission data. This superiority contributes significantly to the attractiveness of the current BMW models. BMW Efficient Dynamics is a trademark for contemporary joy of driving and ensures therefore become equal in many ways for a sustainable reduction of maintenance costs - on the one hand due to the reduced fuel consumption and secondly because of the high stability of BMW vehicles with advanced BMW EfficientDynamics technology.

BMW EfficientDynamics: World Recognition for special achievements in the reduction of consumption and emission levels.

The advantages of the BMW EfficientDynamics technology have in the recent past, not only more and more customers, but also independent experts in all parts of the world convinced. After the development strategy in Germany with the Greens steering wheel "of the weekly newspaper" Bild am Sonntag "and the" Paul Pietsch Prize "by the magazine" auto, motor and sport "was awarded the BMW 118d with a capacity of 105 kW / 143 hp, an EU testing consumption of 4.5 litres per 100 km and a CO₂ value of 119 grams per kilometre few months ago in the U.S. international "Green World Car of the Year Award 2008. In addition, the BMW 118d, as well as the BMW 520d and the BMW 318d the "ECO-TREND Car Environment Certificate" 2008.
Two other independent studies confirm the unique overall impact of BMW EfficientDynamics. A recent statement by the British Internet service "Clean Green Cars" was that the CO₂ emissions of newly registered vehicles of the BMW brand in the first half of 2008 to 11.34 percent lower than in the same period last year. According to information on environmentally friendly technologies and the comparison of consumption and emission levels reached specialised experts BMW among all large-scale manufacturers the most progress. At a similar result was even before the recent edition of the Environmental Defense Report in the U.S. come. The independent study on fuel consumption from 1990 to 2005 in the U.S. new vehicles sold comes to the conclusion that the BMW Group more than any other manufacturer to reduce fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions ahead.

[Source : BMW, German translated]