Guide Note

The BMW Hydrogen 7 is a car capable of running on hydrogen fuel or gasoline. Emissions in hydrogen mode are almost pure water vapor. The Hydrogen 7 only available for lease at this time.

Fast Facts

1. Class: Luxury Sedan
2. Announced: September 12, 2006
3. Engine: 12-cylinder, 260 horsepower V12
4. Transmission: Six-speed automatic
5. Fuel efficiency: 16.9 mpg on gas, 4.7 mpg on hydrogen
6. Power: 260 @ 5,100
7. Torque: 287 @ 4,300
8. Top speed: 143 mph
9. 0-60: 9.4 seconds
10. Curb weight: 5100 pounds
11. Fuel capacity: 16.3 gallons gas, 17.6 pounds hydrogen
12. Hydrogen range: 125 miles
13. Gas range: 310 miles
14. MSRP: $118,000
15. U.S. hydrogen stations: Washington DC and Oxnard, California

Comparatively trivial issues include a decimation of space in the back and boot to make way for both tanks, the fact it will travel only 125 miles on its hydrogen tank, and that if you leave it standing too long the hydrogen, which needs to be maintained at –253C to keep it liquid, will all boil off." —Times Online¹

"From the driver seat, this is definitely still a BMW. The H-7 is smooth, polished, poised on the road, and still pretty spritely." —Edmunds.com²

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