BMW has admitted that it has started work developing
M-branded hybrid models. According to the vice president of BMW’s M division,
Dirk Hacker, electrification is something the automaker can’t avoid, Autocar
reports.
Despite the work being done, Hacker expressed some
reservations about electrification, namely the weight it would add and how this
could affect the handling of an M product.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about BMW M
planning a future with electrification. In fact, company chief Frank Van Meel
revealed earlier this year that all M vehicles will eventually become
all-electric. In the meantime, hybridization will be adopted as an intermediary
response to changing consumer sentiment and stringent fuel emission laws.
