Here at Hendrick BMW we are looking forward to the new BMW ActiveHybrid 3 launching this fall, and soon to be available here in the greater Charlotte area. While hybrid technology certainly has us excited, we feel many people are overlooking some key elements outside the new, efficient engine that make the ActiveHybrid 3 a complete, rounded, luxury driving machine.
With the latest in navigation technology, BMW has reset the bar. You might think once you've tried one navigation system, you've tried them all, but that is far from the case. Beyond giving standard directions to one's destination, or delivering warnings on upcoming traffic, this new navigation system on the ActiveHybrid 3 assists drivers on getting the most out of the vehicle in electric mode, by advising which times are best to use and recharge the battery while cruising the streets of Charlotte locally, or taking a longer trip somewhere for the weekend.
By taking into account a variety of factors like distance, altitude and other real-time data points, the ActiveHybrid 3 navigation system will determine the best course of action for you to conserve energy on any trip.
Say you are driving the new ActiveHybrid 3 on a road that has an incline. Driving up the hill, the BMW hybrid will utilize more power. Coming down, however, it will sense that less power is needed, and use that time for electric mode, and recharging of the batteries.
Basically, the new hybrid navigation system is there to improve performance and efficiency, using key mapping data and analysis to offer complete driver convenience. Coming standard on the BMW 3 Series when it arrives in the fall, the system could also extend to future hybrid modes like the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5, currently out now.
If you'd like to learn more about the new BMW hybrid navigation system, contact us here at Hendrick BMW, or stop in to our location at 6950 E. Independence Blvd Charlotte, NC 28227. We'd be more than happy to discuss the technology with you, as well as give you the opportunity to look at our entire lineup of new BMW models that offer premium luxury and power to those in the Charlotte area.