Jayprashanth:
The BMW Z Cryo is one concept car that has enough punch to roar across the autobahns at insane speeds and at the same time not emit a gram of carbon dioxide or any other gas except water from it’s tailpipes. Yes. you guessed it right, this Beemer runs on hydrogen. The Z cryo looks unlike any of it’s BMW siblngs by having a a Shelby-like front end. We say Shelby because we think that is one real muscle car which has a curvy hood like the Z Cryo. The Z Cryo screams BMW, thanks to it’s very prominent double kidney grille design which is retained. Styling is muscular all over with a low slung aggressive stance with the right amount of muscular curves abounding the Z Cryo’s front, rear and even the sides.
Looks apart, let’s come down to where the action really is and the reason for the Z Cryo’s muscle car tag-the engine. The Z cryo runs on a 2 litre engine that manags to pump out a stupendous 270 horses to make it one blistering performer. This phenomenal 135 bhp per litre is achieved with hydrogen. Yes, liquid hydrogen is stored in a cryogenic tank in the Z Cryo.
Now that the Z Cryo has proved that hydrogen can be used to power a real muscle car, we expect a mad rush with other manufacturers and customisers looking to hydrogen power for squeezing the maximum out of their engines. And before signing off, we hope that this concept makes it to production very soon. Watch this space.
Via: nr21
译文:
宝马Z Cryo：零排放肌肉车
宝马Z Cryo是一款概念车，它速度极快可以在高速路上风驰电掣般的驰骋，与此同时它还具有很好的环保性能，除了水之外它不会产生一丁点儿碳氧化合物或者是其他任何气体。是的，你猜对了，这是一款以氢为能源的宝马车。这款宝马车实际上它看上去跟它的同门师兄弟宝马系列的其他任何一款车都不一样，它的引擎盖更像福特的Shelby。我们说Shelby是因为那是一款真正的肌肉车（美国暴力赛车），像Z Cryo一样拥有曲线优美的引擎盖。Z Cryo问鼎宝马车系，主要是它保留了宝马车系非常杰出的双窗型格栅设计。由于其充满肌肉感的曲线设计，不论是从前面，还是后面，任何侧面其风格看上去都非常有力，呈运动型的攻击姿态。
我们接下来看看这款肌肉车的动力来自哪里，以及其标志性的发动机。Z cryo搭配2.0的发动机，它的动力可达到惊人的270马力，这使它可以极快的速度奔驰。这种每升135马力的动力来源于氢，一种储存在Z Cryo的低温箱里的液态氢。
现在Z Cryo已经证明氢能够给一款真正的肌肉车提供强劲的动力。我们期待与其他制造商和订做顾客一起寻找氢能源使发动机提供最大动力。结束之前，我们希望该构思能够很快地付诸实施。