20200824: BMW iNext concept enters production next year with up to 600 hp - Apparently called the BMW iX for production

  • BMW iNext concept enters production next year with up to 600 hp
    Apparently called the BMW iX for production


    "BMW Blog has provided another info dump on what we can expect from the production version of the BMW iNext electric crossover concept. The first, minor bit of info helps us get our terms straight: BMW Blog says the crossover's retail name will be iX, not iX5 or i6. That's interesting for two reasons, the first being that it breaks with the iX3 and the i4, the second that the BMW iX would be the first ultimate driving machine without a number in its name since the Isetta ended production in 1962. The substantive details claim that there will be three power outputs from three battery pack sizes, the entry level iX serving up 230 kilowatts, or 308 horsepower from a single motor. Automotive News believes output will come in around 335 hp. A battery around 63 kilowatt-hours would get the vehicle about 285 miles on a full charge, but it's not clear if the range figure is WLTP or EPA.


    A mid-level model with a rumored 92-kWh battery pack would get 523 hp. BMW Blog says the iX will offer all-wheel drive, but it's not clear if this mid-tier trim would get all of its power from one motor or more. Last year, this model was predicted to get at least 350 miles on a charge. The top trim is said to fit a 120-kWh battery pack and at least two e-motors good for 610 horsepower. At the moment, the most powerful Audi E-Tron and Mercedes-Benz EQC both make 402 horsepower, the Tesla Model X Performance makes something like 778 hp. (...)"


    https://www.autoblog.com/2020/…wer-details/ribbon_blank/