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BMW Unveils New 545e xDrive PHEV Sedan With 394 horsepower
It is hailed as BMW’s most dynamic six-cylinder plug-in hybrid model.
Andrei Nedelea 
By: Andrei Nedelea
Aug 12, 2020 at 8:16am ET
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BMW has pulled the wraps off the plug-in hybrid model it touts as being the sportiest in its entire six-cylinder PHEV lineup: the 545e xDrive sedan, based on the recently refreshed 5 Series. It is the fifth 5 Series PHEV, after the 530e, 530e xDrive and the Touring (wagon) variants of both.
Unlike the lower-powered 530e, though, the 545e is only available as a sedan and only with xDrive all-wheel drive (same powertrain as in the 745e and X5 45e). It is powered by BMW’s familiar 3-liter straight-six which is mated to an electric motor (built into the eight-speed automatic gearbox) to deliver 394 horsepower and 600 Nm (442 pound-feet) of torque.
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Claimed sprint time from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) is 4.7 seconds and its top speed is electronically pegged at 250 km/h (155 mph). The electric motor draws from a 12 kWh battery pack that grants it a pure electric range of between 54 - 57 km (33 - 35 miles); top speed on electricity is 140 km/h (87 mph), so you can take it on short highway stints without having to fire up the gasoline engine.
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BMW also claims the 545e delivers between 2.4 - 2.1 l/100km fuel efficiency, which equates to 98 - 112 US mpg. However, as is the case with most plug-in hybrids, if you don’t keep their batteries topped up, the vehicle will end up using way more fuel than is advertised; you can only come close to the claimed figure if you keep its battery constantly charged. Pricing has yet to be announced.
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