At the IAA Mobility show in Munich, BMW unveiled its Vision Neue Klasse, showcasing design and technology that it claims will be going into production in 2025.
, but of course it is also a luxury performance car manufacturer, so design and core technology are paramount too., and should probably be called the Neue Neue Klasse. BMW is hoping it will be as momentous as the strategy that spawned the 1800 and legendary 2002.
Speaking of that interior, the headline act is the new iDrive system that BMW claims “combines real and virtual worlds”. This is a new integration of the user interface from the steering wheel to infotainment screen and BMW Panoramic Vision, which is a Head-Up-Display that is projected across the entire width of the windscreen. The passenger and driver can interact with this display, moving elements from the central screen to Panoramic Vision with a gesture.
at the IAA Mobility 2023 launch. But there will be a major step forward in the underlying powertrain as well. The Neue Klasse will be based on BMW’s sixth generation eDrive technology, which the company claims will deliver 30% more range, 30% faster charging, and 25% more efficiency. This includes the. However, no specific range or battery capacity figures were announced for the Vision Neue Klasse.
Dr Mike Reichelt, Senior Vice President for the Neue Klasse at BMW, told me this will be an 800V platform, enabling faster charging and greater efficiency. It will be battery chemistry agnostic. Initially it will use current NMC cells, but LFP could well feature in the future as well as other emerging chemistries.
The Vision Neue Klasse on show at IAA Mobility 2023 will become the new 3-series class vehicle, and an X3-sized “Sports Activity Vehicle” was teased as well. But Dr Reichelt told me there will be at least six new vehicles based on the platform. Aside from the SAV, he was noncommittal about what these would be, other than stating they would range from compact to upper-mid-sized and luxury, but there were no denials when I suggested a Touring variant.
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