BMW is developing an electric station wagon i3 Touring

This in a conversation with British Autocar was confirmed by the chief designer of BMW Group Adrian Van Hoydonk. According to him, the market success of the M3 Touring and M5 Touring says that customers need cars with this type of body. Including electric. So in the development there is a station wagon on the NEUE KLASSE platform, its premiere is previously scheduled for 2026.

The first model of the Neue Klasse family will be the second generation IX3. For novelty, according to unofficial data, power plants with a capacity of 300 to 1000+ horsepower are prepared, as well as batteries of different containers, which will ensure a move of up to 800 kilometers.

Next will appear i3, which will become a direct competitor Tesla Model 3, and the Bavarian electric car will be produced with both the sedan body and the station wagon.

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As for the appearance of the upcoming “new class”, you can make an idea of ​​it according to the concept of VDX, which debut the other day at the Shanghai car dealership. He, in turn, is almost accurately copying the BMW Vision Neue Klasse show of 2023: the same lowered glazing line, a large splitter and a new “nostril design” with a three-dimensional light signature that imitates the branded grille of the radiator.

It is officially confirmed that all the models of the Neue Klasse family will receive the Panoramic Idrive X information and entertainment complex. The central screens of multimedia was 17.9 inches, and a narrow screen extended from the rack to the rack was located above it. What configuration will have serial models is still unknown.

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