The i3 was tall and slightly awkward-looking, but it was a global hit, and BMW is now looking to reenter the compact EV segment with more than one model.
BMW is developing a completely new vehicle architecture designed primarily for battery-electric vehicles. It’s called Neue Klasse. So far, we know it will underpin the fully electric 3 Series and X3, but a new report says it can also be used in even smaller EVs. Autocar says BMW is already hard at work developing two separate compact models that will come to be known as the i1 and i2. They will both serve as spiritual successors to the i3, BMW's original bespoke EV.
Just like Kia, which has two versions of its bespoke EV platform, BMW has also developed two flavors of the Neue Klasse platform: the rear-wheel-drive NAx will be used for everything from 3 Series models upward, while NBx will underpin smaller front-wheel-drive models. Both versions of the platform will have the option of dual-motor all-wheel drive in more potent model variants. The first Neue Klasse-based BMW will debut next year.
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