This concept will serve as the foundation stone for the next generation models that will be powered by electric power. In this way, the Munich company is preparing to face what is established by the European Union regarding the fact that by 2025 all combustion engines must be discontinued. Scroll down to discover this model
It’s been a long time since BMW prepares in the Munich workshops a special model of the M-class, which celebrates this year nothing less than 50 years of life. The novelty was revealed this Wednesday and it is a car developed by the sports division of the German house, with a higher level of technology and which is based on other models in this category.
As reported by the British media Autocar, this concept will serve as the foundation stone for the next generation models that will be powered by electricity. In this way, the company is preparing to face what is established by the European Union regarding the fact that by 2025 all combustion engines must be discontinued.
The car in question is a project that has a four-wheel drive system xDrive with an electric motor installed on each axle, which has also been designed to recover energy when braking. Respond to a BMW i4 M50EV Modified, its bodywork combines the styling of the M3 and M4, with wider and bulkier wheel arches to accommodate the engines.
What will the new BMW concept look like?
The German house reported that this new model means the opening of a type of driving that “opens up completely new possibilities”. In addition, they specified that it presents an “extremely precise” torque and power delivered to each wheel “in milliseconds”.
BMW he claimed that “the power and torque of self-reacting electric motors can be dosed so precisely.” He clarified that “the load demand signaled through the accelerator pedal can be realized at a level of dynamics that is unattainable with conventional transmission systems”, so the driver can experience “completely new performance characteristics”.
M-class electrification plan
About the brand’s electrification plan, which includes the M3 Y M5Dirk Häcker, Head of Development at BMW M, noted that “electrification opens up entirely new degrees of freedom for us to create typical M dynamics.” “We can already see that we can exploit this potential to the fullest. So our high-performance sports cars will continue to offer the unrivaled and typical M combination of dynamics, agility and precision well into the future free of local emissions,” he assured.
The reference of the brand pointed out that the car in question works, in turn, with a control that monitors driving conditions and takes into account the “driver’s wishes” to determine the ideal power transmission for each wheel.
“This detailed work is crucial to ensure that future high-performance models will also be characterized by exactly what the BMW M to be unmistakable for the last 50 years: a linear accumulation of driving power and lateral dynamics that allows controllable. driving to the limits”, summarized Häcker.