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Successful outing for the BMW iFE.18 at the Formula E test at Calafat. 20.04.2018 Press Release
Mon Apr 23 22:00:00 CEST 2018 Press Release
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• Testing programme for the Season 5 car and the new BMW drivetrain. • BMW iFE.18 completes comprehensive testing programme at Calafat. • Bruno Spengler: “We spent a lot of time on track.”
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Juan Bernardo Vazquez Mellado
BMW Group
BMW Motorsport continued its development of the new BMW
iFE.18 with a test at Calafat (ESP) this week. The car is equipped
with a drivetrain developed solely by BMW and will compete in the
ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 5 when BMW joins the
first series for fully-electric racing cars as an official
manufacturer. Bruno Spengler (CAN) was at the wheel of the BMW
iFE.18 at the 3.250-kilometre circuit, which is located on the
Mediterranean coast. The 2012 DTM champion completed a
comprehensive testing programme.
Reactions to the Formula E test at Calafat.
Bruno Spengler (BMW works driver): “The test with the BMW iFE.18 was a very positive one. We spent a lot of time on track. When we did come across any issues, they were solved relatively quickly. In a project as new as this one, the initial tests are primarily about gaining experience. We did that and completed the majority of our test programme. For me, as a driver, it is very special to be involved here from the word go. Working on the development of a new car is a unique task.”
The BMW i Fleet.
BMW i is once again “Official Vehicle Partner” of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 4. Spearheading the BMW i fleet is the new BMW i8 Coupé, modified with BMW M components (combined fuel consumption: 1.9 l/100 km; combined energy consumption 14.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 42 g/km)*.
As well as the BMW i8 Coupé, the BMW i fleet for the ABB Formula E Championship also includes the new BMW i3s (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.3 kWh; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)* as “Medical Car” and “Race Director Car”, and the BMW X5 xDrive40e (combined fuel consumption: 3.4 – 3.3 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 15.4 to 15.3 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 78 – 77 g/km)* in its role as “Rescue Car”.
Reactions to the Formula E test at Calafat.
Bruno Spengler (BMW works driver): “The test with the BMW iFE.18 was a very positive one. We spent a lot of time on track. When we did come across any issues, they were solved relatively quickly. In a project as new as this one, the initial tests are primarily about gaining experience. We did that and completed the majority of our test programme. For me, as a driver, it is very special to be involved here from the word go. Working on the development of a new car is a unique task.”
The BMW i Fleet.
BMW i is once again “Official Vehicle Partner” of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 4. Spearheading the BMW i fleet is the new BMW i8 Coupé, modified with BMW M components (combined fuel consumption: 1.9 l/100 km; combined energy consumption 14.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 42 g/km)*.
As well as the BMW i8 Coupé, the BMW i fleet for the ABB Formula E Championship also includes the new BMW i3s (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.3 kWh; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)* as “Medical Car” and “Race Director Car”, and the BMW X5 xDrive40e (combined fuel consumption: 3.4 – 3.3 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 15.4 to 15.3 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 78 – 77 g/km)* in its role as “Rescue Car”.