Video Summary
- The electric car market is over flooded by SUVs and big sedans, while Europeans tend to love station wagons.- This is the first station wagon on the premium market from BMW.
- This electric car is built on the same platform as the regular 5 series.
- It is a hybrid platform built for electric, combustion engines and hybrids.
- The long hood makes the car look sporty.
- The touring edition looks better than the sedan version.
- It measures 506 cm in total length; it is a big car.
- The wheelbase is almost 3 m.
- It weighs 2.4 tons.
- It is a dual motor AWD, with two permanent magnet motors (front and rear).
- It is built to deliver 601 hp with 795 Nm of torque. Activating a boost mode makes it 820 NM for 10 seconds.
- 0 to 100 km is 3.9 seconds; Top speed is 230 km.
- Angry looking car, especially on the front.
- Top, the blue BMW emblem says: “I'm blue, I'm efficient, I'm electrified.”
- There is no frunk.
- 570 L of boot space.
- The vehicle has Integral steering, which means that the rear axle also steers in speeds less than 60 km; the rear axle turns in the opposite direction of the front wheel; in higher speeds it turns in the same direction in parallel to the front axle.
- Fast charging power of 205 kW;
- 10 to 80% of full charge in around 30 minutes.
- Home charging, three phase support can be setup at 11 or 22 kW.
- Active dampers can be setup in two modes, sports and comfort.
- Seat supports for sporty driving settings and are customizable on the screen.
- Good materials and driving dynamics are a big plus.
- Costs $100,000 Euros or 1.2 million Swedish crowns.
