Better, Cheaper, Faster EVs? BMW's Next-Gen Platform Is Aiming For All Three
Up front, BMW will optionally use lower-cost, lower-power Asynchronous motors (ASM). Their design makes them better suited for regenerative braking, thus the front-axle placement. There will be two varieties of ASM motor, one making 161 hp, and another making 241 horsepower.
Next-Generation Mini EVs Could Go Rear-Wheel Drive with BMW’s Neue Klasse Platform
BMW has touted its Gen6 800V platform as a groundbreaking advancement in EV technology. This architecture, set to debut in September with the next-generation BMW iX3, will gradually extend to all BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce EVs. Key benefits of this new platform include:
Future Mini EVs May Switch To Rear-Wheel Drive
Minis have traditionally been small and fun front-wheel drive cars characterized by their nippy go-kart-like handling. All Minis, both before and after the BMW takeover in 2000, have been front-wheel drive, but a new report suggests that may change in the future as Mini models adopt the new Neue Klasse platform.
New BMW iX3 to get 800V Neue Klasse Gen6 eDrive EV tech, promises over 804 km range and 30% faster charging
The Gen6 BMW Neue Klasse electric cars will promise 30 per cent faster charging and 30 per cent additional range compared to the current crop of EVs of the brand.
BMW’s 800v Neue Klasse EVs Charge 30% Faster, Could Offer 500+ Miles Of Range
Gen6 debuts in this year’s Neue Klasse iX3 but Rolls and Mini also get it. We’ve already got a pretty good idea what BMW’s Neue Klasse cars will look like both inside and out thanks to a couple of previous concepts and a Land of the Giants interior mock-up at this year’s CES in Vegas.
BMW’s Neue Klasse EVs Will Have Up To 560 Miles Of Range
BMW said the 800V battery system will be used in all the upcoming Neue Klasse EVs, starting with the next-generation iX3 later this year, as well as EVs based on other architectures.
BMW Really Needs To Make A Neue Klasse i3 Touring
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An Honest Opinion About the 2027/2028 BMW M5 LCI Neue Klasse
BMW has started preparing the mid-cycle refresh of the G90 M5, which makes us miss the F90 and F10 even more. What the heck ...
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BMW’s Neue Klasse EVs Are Getting A Major Tech Boost
BMW has some exciting new electric vehicle battery and charging technology that we will see on the Neue Klasse models ...
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BMW Proclaims The Neue Klasse Battery Could Walk 500 Miles
The Gen6 battery found in the Neue Klasse EVs will be more power-dense, thanks to a switch to cylindrical cells that replace ...
The 2027 BMW M5 And 5-Series Could Look Like This
The hybrid-powered BMW M5 is already one of the most imposing performance sedans on the market. But the German brand isn’t ...
BMW sees no need for special deal to avoid US tariffs, executive says
BMW does not see the need to negotiate a special deal with the United States to avoid import tariffs, its chief purchasing ...
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G90 BMW M5 Life Cycle Impulse (LCI) Facelift Is Already Here, Albeit Only in Fantasy Land
Sugar Chow, the virtual artist better known as "sugardesign_1" on social media, has decided to CGI present his vision for the ...
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Next-Gen BMW 3 Series Spotted Playing In The Snow With Its i3 Sibling
The BMW Neue Klasse platform is getting closer and closer to production, with the automaker testing the next-gen 3 Series and ...