Thread: Farewell BMW
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      09-08-2019, 12:09 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by njc View Post
It refers to the KW output I believe. It's a mild hybrid that has 12v motor that uses energy from braking store it in Lithium ion battery for coasting and powering alternator - well that's my understanding.

So i think their badging is 35, 45 for petrol and 40 and 50 for diesel.
But 55 can be petrol, diesel or electric (I think they also do e-trot as a 50 now..)

Confusing but makes sense as cubic capacity becomes less relevant...
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