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BMW triumphs in the awards for the most environmentally friendly cars

The German concern BMW won the "Green Mobility Trophy 2014" awards for the most environmentally friendly cars organized by the automobile magazine "Auto Zeitung". It won even six out of seven awards, for which a total of 165 cars applied.

The concern received even three awards for cars of the new BWM "i" brand, two more victories went to the diesel "BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics". Edition" and for the four-cylinder "BMW TwinPower Turbo" gasoline engine. All these awards were crowned by the title of "The most environmentally friendly brand 2014" given to the readers' concern.

In total, more than 13 thousand people participated in the voting. Auto Zeitung readers. BMW electric car "i3" collected the most votes in the elections. this all-electric 5-seater won in two categories - "Best Electric Car" (received 30 percent of votes) and "Best Lightweight Car Design" (31.1 percent of votes).

these results show that both the BMW electric car engine technology and the lightweight structure with the driver's cabin made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic and aluminum are considered the best solution to ensure an environmentally friendly the development of the automobile industry.

The BMW i8 hybrid sports car that was created according to these sustainable engineering principles did not go unnoticed in the competition either - it was awarded the title of "Best Hybrid Car" (20.9 percent . votes).

BMW took two more victories in the conventional engine categories. Having overtaken more than 20 competitors, the "Efficient Dynamics" series car "BMW 320d" won in the "Best Economical Diesel" category. this sedan with a 120 kW/163 hp four-cylinder diesel engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology up to 100 km/h. accelerates in 8 seconds and consumes 4.1 liters of diesel per 100 km on average, and emits 109 g/km into the environment. By the way, the BMW 320d wins the prize for the best economical diesel for the second year in a row. this engine fascinates car lovers the most because of its perfectly balanced economy and driving pleasure.

Another award for BMW was secured by the four-cylinder gasoline engine. 18.7 percent The readers of "Auto Zeitung" were enough for the 2.0-liter engine with "BMW TwinPower Turbo technology" capable of developing 180 kW/245 hp to be recognized as the "Best fuel-efficient" unit.

BMW's successfully developed environmentally friendly concepts and technological solutions earned the concern and the readers' opinion the "Most environmentally friendly brand" award. 22.6 percent voted for BMW in this election category. magazine readers.

"When developing new engines and cars, BMW strives to reduce the impact on the environment and at the same time increase the efficiency of the engines, so that BMW preserves what car lovers value it for - sportiness, dynamism and we continue this sustainable development of the concern in Lithuania, because we believe that more environmentally friendly cars are the cars of the future. We recently invested and opened the first service center in Lithuania, where we have ready equipment and focused competences to service BMW "i" series. cars. Our car service programs and service technicians also help BMW owners to properly maintain their cars in order to maintain engine parameters and ensure the lowest consumption and pollution indicators," said Rasa Klimavi?i?t?, director of BMW authorized representative in Lithuania.