BMW has promised to launch no fewer than six electrical autos on the Neue Klasse platform till 2028. The identities of solely two fashions have been formally introduced to date. An iX3-like crossover codenamed “NA5” is about to enter manufacturing in 2025 from the Debrecen plant in Hungary. A 12 months later, an i3 sedan internally generally known as “NA0” will come alive from the Munich manufacturing facility in Germany.

We’ve written about how BMW additionally intends to launch an i3 Touring (“NA1”) and an iX4 (“NA7”) however a brand new report from Automobilwoche alleges there may even be a smaller, compact mannequin. The German publication specializing in the native automotive trade speculates the next-generation iX1 will transition to the Neue Klasse structure. The present electrical crossover shares its UKL2 {hardware} with the common X1 geared up with gasoline, diesel, and plug-in hybrid powertrains.

Codenamed “NB5,” the all-new iX1 is predicted to be the final of the six preliminary fashions on the devoted electrical automobile platform. It probably means BMW intends to launch the mannequin round 2027 or 2028. It’s a believable timeline because the present iX1 could have been six years by then, which is often the lifespan of a product these days within the automotive trade.

A real entry-level electrical BMW to supersede the quirky i3 hatchback discontinued in 2022 should wait, although. It’s unlikely to reach ahead of 2028, and it too is predicted to trip on the Neue Klasse structure. It’s too quickly to say whether or not this potential i1 could have a front-wheel-drive format like the corporate’s smallest combustion engine vehicles, or it is going to get a rear-mounted motor to reside as much as the model RWD ethos.

Automobilwoche reviews BMW will probably be tweaking its naming technique for the brand new wave of EVs. The sedan will apparently be offered in i320 and/or i330 flavors whereas the next-generation 3 Sequence Sedan (“G50”) with gasoline engines will probably be merely generally known as the 320 and 330. Erasing the “i” on the finish of a automobile’s title is predicted to come back into impact as early as this 12 months on the brand new 1 Sequence, 2 Sequence Gran Coupe, and X3.

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