On the finish of BMW’s Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse presentation on September 2, 2023, the automaker teased an upcoming electrical SUV. The Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse electrical sedan, which debuted on the 2023 IAA Mobility Worldwide Motor Present in Munich, Germany, will enter manufacturing in 2025, however a Neue Klasse SUV appears to be below testing already.

The presentation showcased the camouflaged SUV’s facet profile earlier than it rocketed off the road on what seemed like a take a look at monitor (at 26:49 within the video above). It appeared to have manufacturing physique panels and a stretched-out wheelbase with shorter overhangs than the iX3, which rides on the identical cluster structure (CLAR) because the gas-powered X3.

The narrator talked about “the center of BMW driving pleasure” moments earlier than the teaser, hinting at a attainable high-performance M model. The teaser additionally showcased provisional taillamps, and flush door handles to maximise the vary and effectivity.

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CEO Oliver Zipse shared BMW’s electrification roadmap throughout the IAA 2023 keynote speech. There can be “six Neue Klasse fashions in 24 months [after the first vehicle rollout in 2025]. From SUV to sedan, we may have one thing for each buyer,” he stated.

The primary within the line would be the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse-based electrical sedan, comparable in measurement to the BMW 3 Sequence, manufactured at a brand new plant in Debrecen, Hungary. The electrical sedan can be adopted by a carefully associated SUV made within the US to switch the iX3. The latter is probably going what the model teased lately.

The German automaker has confirmed that Neue Klasse fashions will function structural Gen 6 battery packs, delivering 30 p.c extra vary, 50 p.c manufacturing price discount, and 60 p.c in carbon emissions financial savings. BMW may have a number of cell suppliers, one in every of which is South Carolina-based Nissan-owned Envision Automotive Power Provide Company.

Autocar stories that the iX3 successor may have 25 p.c extra vary, indicating 360 miles on the WLTP cycle, in comparison with the iX3’s 286-mile determine. BMW stated final yr that Neue Klasse fashions may have battery packs between 75-150 kilowatt-hours, and output will vary between 268-1,341 horsepower.

Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend and see which finish of the specs spectrum the newly teased SUV will match into. That stated, it would possible compete with the Mercedes EQC and the upcoming Audi Q6 E-Tron. What are your ideas about BMW’s Neue Klasse fashions? Tell us within the feedback.