BMW Will Make an Electric Hot Hatch with 400 Horsepower

BMW has ambitious plans to debut 25 different electric vehicles by 2023. Of those, 12 are expected to be plug-in hybrids and 13 are expected to be fully electric. That means that there will certainly be an hybrid-electric hatchback. And this one certainly looks enticing - the M140e hot hatch with 400 horsepower is on that list.

While BMW won't make a 1M car for its new front-wheel-drive hatchback, this hybrid M-car is expected for 2020. It will have a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing about 300-hp working with an 80-hp electric motor. The combined output will be about 400 horsepower and 369-lb/ft of torque. It should be able to travel somewhere between 50-70 miles fully on electricity.

BMW hopes to drum up interest in its new electric vehicles with this new hot hatch.