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A few weeks ago, we told you about some of the exciting features available on the BMW 3 Series that rolled into Bob Smith BMW earlier this year. This week, we'd like to see you about one of the models in the family, the BMW ActiveHybrid 3, which officially debuted in Detroit earlier this year as well. It won't be here until the fall, but it features a piece of technology that could...

What's better than driving a luxuriously-styled BMW? How about driving one with a hybrid powertrain? You probably already know about the two hybrids available from the automaker: the ActiveHybrid 7 and the ActiveHybrid X6, but next year, Los Angeles area drivers will get to choose from two more hybrid models.

That's right, BMW is adding hybrid variants to their popular 5 Series and 3 Series lineups. The turbo-charged six-cylinder engines available in these...

BMW currently offers luxury drivers three hybrid options: the BMW ActiveHybrid X6, BMW ActiveHybrid 750i, and BMW Active Hybrid 750 Li. The award-winning German automaker has even started leasing the electric ActiveE to select drivers as part of a two-year field test...That's a total of four eco-friendly, hyper-fuel-efficient vehicles with zero compromise to performance. In March 2012, that number will grow to five.

Yes, just another ray of light to look forward to…

As you might imagine, the two gasoline-electric hybrids BMW is introducing to their 7-Series lineup are not your average green cars. Called the 750i ActiveHybrid and 750Li ActiveHybrid (with a longer wheelbase), they're in a class all their own.

Not only do they come with the federal government's lowest fuel economy rating of all regular-production hybrids. In sports-car-like fashion, they're also the fastest hybrid luxury sedans in showrooms, jumping from 0-62 mpg…