BMW Vision M Next
The futuristic study provides a glimpse into the future of the brand.
MunichBMW wants to save its driving pleasure philosophy into an autonomous and electrically driving future. How, the Munich show now with the study Vision M Next. The hybrid sports car largely renounces robot functions and instead puts the human driver in the center.
Curls should this dynamic wedge design, 600 hp from three engines and a new cockpit design. Visually, the future mobile is grounded in the past of the brand. From the M1 sports car classic, it takes over the dynamic-flat basic shape, the wide rear with the iconic lamellar-reinforced disc, while matte orange accents on the front air intakes and the rear fenders on the BMW Turbo from 1972 remember.
Without a direct reference to the classics, the front comes to an end, where a broad-drawn kidney with optical depth solves the current giant nostrils problem of the Munich radiator grill designers. Striking are also the very small, integrated into the air intakes headlights.
The interior is very futuristic. The centerpiece is a novel unit consisting of steering wheel, instrument panel and head-up display, called “Boost Pod” by BMW. Behind the valance, which is equipped with two small monitors, there is a transparent, curved screen, through which one looks at the windshield, in which further information is projected.
All three elements should lie in a visual axis and allow the driver so a special focus on driving. Of autonomous driving functions – currently in fashion studies in fashion – is in contrast to the M Next no speech. Even the parking service offered by the networked infotainment system at the destination is booked online, but then carried out by a human driver.
Eye-catching appearance
With the vision iNext BMW also wants to cause a stir. Accordingly, the sports car got gull-wing doors.
The sports car is powered by a plug-in hybrid drive with two electric motors and a four-cylinder gasoline engine. One of the electric motors sits on the front and rear axles, the burner also acts on the rear wheels. Depending on the mode of interaction electric rear-wheel drive, electric four-wheel drive or hybrid operation are possible.
A total of up to 600 hp are available, the electric range is specified at 100 kilometers, the acceleration from zero to 100 km takes place in three seconds. It also helps a so-called boost-plus mode, which temporarily provides an additional boost based on the battery data.
With the Vision M Next, BMW wants to show a conceptual counterpart to the Vision iNext. The latter is the study of a designed mainly for comfort and autonomous driving electric SUV, which could go into production as i5 from 2021. Even the self-propelled M Next will probably find its way into the model range in a modified form, for example as a successor to the hybrid sports car i8.
Hands on the steering wheel
The interior is very futuristic. The centerpiece is a novel unit consisting of steering wheel, instrument panel and head-up display, called “Boost Pod” by BMW.
Slats at the rear
From the M1 sports car classic, it takes on the dynamic, flat basic shape, the wide rear with the iconic lamella-reinforced disc.
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