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Not long ago, BMW presented its most exciting concept of the year, the Vision M Next, to a limited audience. Built as an electric car for “the actively engaged driver,” the concept is now turning the heads of larger crowds on the floor of the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Designated by BMW as being a progressive hybrid sports car, the Vision M Next takes inspiration in terms of design from both a car from decades ago, and from a contemporary one: the 1972 BMW Turbo and the i8. Some hints of the carmaker's only true sports car made to date, the M1, are also featured.
At the front, the car shows a low-slung, wedge-shaped finish, complemented by the rising rear end. In between, lines run down the car's surfaces, making it look particularly road-hungry.
The interior enhances the breathtaking exterior of the Vision M Next. The car uses facial recognition to open its doors as soon as the owner approaches, revealing a minimalist interior explicitly built with a driver in mind. So, no self-driving systems here, that's a job for the Vision iNEXT.
As most of the concepts now showing in Germany, this too is powered by, in part, electricity. More precisely, the concept uses a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine working in conjunction with an electric system.
The engine and the motor develop between them 600 hp, providing the M Next with an acceleration time of three seconds and a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). There's even a BOOST+ button there to give the car more power in times of need.
The electric side of the powertrain ensures an emissions-free range of 100 km (62 miles).
There is no word whether BMW plans to give this concept a production run, but as usual some of the technologies used on it will make their way to the assembly lines.
At the front, the car shows a low-slung, wedge-shaped finish, complemented by the rising rear end. In between, lines run down the car's surfaces, making it look particularly road-hungry.
The interior enhances the breathtaking exterior of the Vision M Next. The car uses facial recognition to open its doors as soon as the owner approaches, revealing a minimalist interior explicitly built with a driver in mind. So, no self-driving systems here, that's a job for the Vision iNEXT.
As most of the concepts now showing in Germany, this too is powered by, in part, electricity. More precisely, the concept uses a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine working in conjunction with an electric system.
The engine and the motor develop between them 600 hp, providing the M Next with an acceleration time of three seconds and a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). There's even a BOOST+ button there to give the car more power in times of need.
The electric side of the powertrain ensures an emissions-free range of 100 km (62 miles).
There is no word whether BMW plans to give this concept a production run, but as usual some of the technologies used on it will make their way to the assembly lines.
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