BMW M NEXT concept

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BMW VISION M NEXT.

Highlights.


• The BMW Vision M NEXT shows how the future of the BMW M brand might look – in the form of an eye-catching electrified sports car.

• Power PHEV drive concept – with an electric motor at both the front and rear axle – enables pure-electric rear-wheel drive and pure-electric all-wheel drive (to keep the car glued to the road). In addition, a powerful four-cylinder petrol engine can send power directly to the rear wheels. Maximum output of 600 hp provides 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration in three seconds. Future-proofed urban driving thanks to electric range of 100 km (62 miles).

• BOOST+ mode provides extra power at the touch of a button. The car alerts the driver to the ideal moment for BOOST+.

• Focusing on the driver: Intelligent technology in the BMW Vision M NEXT – based on the D+ACES (Design + Autonomous driving, Connectivity, Electrification and Services) building blocks for the future – turns the person at the wheel into the ultimate driver.

• The BMW Vision M NEXT demonstrates the potential of BMW’s “BOOST” experience concept in creating the ultimate active driving experience. It represents a conceptual counterpart to the BMW Vision iNEXT, which showcases BMW’s “EASE” concept and encompasses all the experiences available when the vehicle assumes the task of driving.

• Exclusive world premiere at the #NEXTGen – a new standalone infotainment platform for personal mobility “made by the BMW Group”, including regular events.

• BMW sports-car DNA: Design elements like the low, wedge-shaped silhouette, gullwing doors and distinctive colour concept are future-focused references to the BMW Turbo and BMW i8.

• Colour blocking: Front and rear sections are finished in matt-neon Thrilling Orange, producing a vivid contrast against the exterior’s otherwise silk-matt Cast Silver metallic paintwork.

• The front end presents a confident and modern interpretation of two classical BMW icons: the kidney grille and four-eyed front end. The debut application of innovative Laser Wire light technology provides a striking light design. Large air intakes and a front spoiler made from recycled carbon bring a racing-car aesthetic.

• With its two-tone, horizontal segmentation, the rear end accentuates the car’s width. Rear lights with Laser Wire technology frame the rear end. The pair of BMW roundels – with a modern, two-dimensional twist – reference the BMW Turbo and BMW M1 and appear to float within the rear lights.

• The fluid sculpturing of the interior merges the driver and car into one. The integrated seat shells – in a foam material with shape memory properties – provide excellent comfort and optimum support.

• The BOOST Pod is the interface between driver and vehicle. It unifies all control options and information on three visual tiers directly ahead of the driver. The first plane is formed by the horizontally arranged steering wheel featuring two small displays. The second plane is a Curved Glass Display, which is making its debut appearance and stretches around the steering wheel. The full-surface Augmented Reality Head-Up Display in the windscreen constitutes the third plane.

• Focus logic represents the next stage in the progression of BMW’s signature driver focus. The information displayed adapts to the car’s speed. The higher the speed, the more focused the information and the more it moves into the driver’s direct field of view.

• Innovative mix of materials: woven synthetic fibres in Midnight Blue with a distinctive look and feel akin to leather, titanium with a warm, shimmering tone and painted surfaces create a modern and luxurious ambience. Judicious use of Thrilling Orange contrasts injects additional sporting flair.

• Visionary Valet Parking Service: A concierge is on hand when the driver arrives at their destination to take the vehicle, park it and bring it back again at the desired time. All done simply and seamlessly using the MyBMW app.
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Production version of BMW Vision M Next apparently canceled

Costs and coronavirus deep-six the pricey low-volume hybrid to succeed the i8


For nearly a year now, we've been casting the Vision M Next as the foundation of a successor to the BMW i8. After the recent report of the production Vision M Next, we wrote, "Sounds like no more compromises for BMW's flagship hybrid." According to Germany's Manager Magazin and BMWBlog, we were right, but not in the way we intended. There won't be any compromises because BMW, according to the magazine, has canned the project.

After Manager Magazin spoke to an insider, it wrote the M Next "will remain a prototype. The board decided not to build it. That makes no sense in the post-corona world, explains one of the decision-makers." BMWBlog then checked with its sources at the company, who told the outlet that not only will the i8 die without an heir, but that the project's been "canceled for some time now."

Creating the rumored 600-horsepower hybrid powertrain and carbon-intensive bodywork found on the Vision M Next would have paired a high cost of development with the low sales inherent in the segment. Throw in the manufacturing and sales contractions caused by the coronavirus, the ensuing financial massacre bloodying company books the world over, and the fact that BMW has a lot of other schnitzel to fry, like getting its range of electric vehicles launched, and it's easy to see how the Vision M Next would look like a distraction in the lineup instead of an essential worker.

At the other end, those same reasons and then some are what's keeping the BMW i3 in production, reversing automaker plans to kill the compact electric car next year. Despite a beautiful build and artful touches everywhere, the i3 couldn't get out from under a relatively high price for a relatively low range. The Manager Magazin piece explains that "development costs have been written off, BMW still has no real alternative, and VW is launching the compact electric model ID.3 on the market. 'Are we leaving the market to them?' asked the new boss Oliver Zipse."

The most interesting part of that is BMW CEO Zipse associating the i3 with the Volkswagen ID.3, perhaps inadvertently demonstrating the tough positioning of the i3 even in Europe. The BMW starts at 39,000 euro in Germany before a 6,000-euro EV discount, while the ID.3 is expected to cost 29,420 euro in Germany; after subtracting the EV benefit, the ID.3 will cost less than a Golf. The Tesla Model 3 Standard Plus, with more room, more tech, and more range than the i3, starts at 43,900 euro. Seems more likely for the BMW shopper to consider spending another 5,000 euro to get more from the Tesla than for the VW shopper to consider spending another 10,000 euro to get the same, or maybe a little less, from the BMW.

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/04/bmw-vision-m-next-production-version-canceled/
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