Photo: Reichel Car Design
Including the i4, the BMW Group intends to launch 13 all-electric vehicles by 2023 as it anticipates a 30-percent increase in EV sales year over year. The once-revolutionary i3 won’t return to the lineup, though, because the Bavarian automaker will replace it with an electric X1 by the name of iX1.
Codenamed U11 and expected to arrive next year, the small crossover is expected with approximately 70 kWh from a lithium-ion battery and a range of approximately 500 kilometers (310 miles) in the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure. As you would expect from a company that sells more utility vehicles than sedans and coupes, the iX1 will be joined by the sexier iX2 that will attract the more design-focused customer.
Rendered by Bernhard Reichel with closed-off kidney grilles inspired by the iX, the newcomer also features ultra-thin headlights and two vents on the extremities of the front bumper. Pictured with blue accents here and there as well as roundels on the C-pillars, the iX2 shouldn’t differ too much from the X2 xDrive 25e PHEV as far as the interior design is concerned.
Speaking of the Munich-based automaker’s all-wheel-drive system, it makes a lot of sense for BMW to diversify the lineup with a dual-motor option. Don’t, however, expect the iX2 to be competitive against Tesla’s roomier Model Y that blurs the line between compact and mid-size utility vehicles.
Recently called back in the United States over brake caliper bolts and seatbelt fasteners, the cooler sibling of the Model 3 currently tops 326 miles (525 kilometers) if you drive as gently as possible in predominantly urban scenarios. Elon Musk has recently confirmed 4680 battery cells for the redesigned Tesla Model Y, which should push the driving range higher up.
Given the Palo Alto-based company’s appeal and the charismatic CEO that everyone associates with Tesla, does BMW stand a chance of catching up to the golden standard? The upcoming iX2 certainly isn’t the right product for this mammoth undertaking, and the same can be said about the flagship iX.
Rendered by Bernhard Reichel with closed-off kidney grilles inspired by the iX, the newcomer also features ultra-thin headlights and two vents on the extremities of the front bumper. Pictured with blue accents here and there as well as roundels on the C-pillars, the iX2 shouldn’t differ too much from the X2 xDrive 25e PHEV as far as the interior design is concerned.
Speaking of the Munich-based automaker’s all-wheel-drive system, it makes a lot of sense for BMW to diversify the lineup with a dual-motor option. Don’t, however, expect the iX2 to be competitive against Tesla’s roomier Model Y that blurs the line between compact and mid-size utility vehicles.
Recently called back in the United States over brake caliper bolts and seatbelt fasteners, the cooler sibling of the Model 3 currently tops 326 miles (525 kilometers) if you drive as gently as possible in predominantly urban scenarios. Elon Musk has recently confirmed 4680 battery cells for the redesigned Tesla Model Y, which should push the driving range higher up.
Given the Palo Alto-based company’s appeal and the charismatic CEO that everyone associates with Tesla, does BMW stand a chance of catching up to the golden standard? The upcoming iX2 certainly isn’t the right product for this mammoth undertaking, and the same can be said about the flagship iX.
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