BMW iX: Bavarian ELECTRIC ADMIRAL SHIP

Forget Series 7 - BMW has a brand new flagship. The newcomer is large, fully electric, fully connected and semi-autonomous. So far we have known him as iNext, but the transition from a prototype to a production model has created a more recognizable and simple name BMW iX. Although it is still in “Development phase before series production”, a completely electric novice has revealed (almost) all his secrets.

Large SUV, which you see in the gallery below, is based on new architecture, developed by the Bavarian manufacturer specifically for electric vehicles. It has many advantages over its predecessor, but BMW seems to be most proud of the progress it has made automated driving technologies and digital services. For example, the level of computing power used allows the processing of 20 times the amount of data compared to previous models.

It is about the external dimensions iX very close BMW car higher classes powered by internal combustion engines as it has the same length as X5, the same height as X6 and the same wheel size as X7. This isn’t exactly reflected in a sleek SUV, but a brand based in Munich emphasizes the minimalist design that “Expresses a futuristic form of driving pleasure”.

Huge mask the front also doesn’t help in finding an uncompromising beauty, but we think the whole design concept here is based on mantra following the form - The mask itself includes sensors, a camera and radar technology for advanced systems that help the driver to drive.

Bmw iX is BMW's first production vehicle with hexagonal steering wheel, which the carmaker says "Improves access and gives the driver a better view of the information display." Another feature of the cabin that caught our attention is the electric console with buttons for adjusting the seats, which is now mounted on the door panels, similar to what a certain company has been doing for many years. Stuttgart. It is also worth mentioning that it has Bmw iX the largest glass surface of any of the models of this Bavarian brand.

A big SUV powered by a fifth-generation all-electric powertrain. In this case, it relies on two electric motors with total power “More than 500 horsepower” or 375 kilowatts. That should be enough to Bmw iX from standstill from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour reaches in less than 5,0 seconds.

Thanks to the batteries capacity of 100 kWh this Bavarian should drive to 600 kilometers, measured by the European WLTP standard. Note that not all numbers are final and "Based on the current stage of development of the car."

Figures regarding filling they sound even more impressive. Fast DC charging up to 200 kW supposed to allow iX to v 40 minutes charges up to 70 percent of the battery capacity. In addition, a fast 10-minute charge should allow up to 120 kilometers reach.

About the exact date it will be iX arrived on the conveyor belts, BMW has not yet spoken, but in Munich they say production should start sometime in the second half of the future at a factory in a Bavarian town Dingolfing. Bmw iX is expected to hit the market at the end of next year.