The BMW Art Car Collection started its world tour this week. His first stop is in Vienna, where in the Museum of Applied Arts and on the Spark Art Fair five different “Rolling sculptures” are exhibited. This weekend, visitors Roy Lichtenstein’s BMW 320i Turbo (1977), Andy Warhols BMW M1 (1979), Robert Raumschenbergs BMW 635 CSI (1986), David Hockneys BMW 850 CSI (1995) and Jeff Koons’ M3 GT2 (2010)) can watch.
This is not all yet. BMW also brought the new vision of new class through time as a bridge. Both the sedan (2023) and the crossover (2024) are there to see a preview of what comes with the round shortly. The IX3 will enter production in the new Debrecen plant in Hungary before the end of the year. In 2026, the i3 sedan will meet the meeting line in the historical factory in Munich.
While art cars are present models and racing cars, the vision of new class and vision are new class X concepts. The duo paves the way for a new era at BMW and initiates a new design language. There will also be batteries of the next generation, electric motors and revised domestic traffic technology. The latter consists of a large, 14.9-inch center-touchscreen and a wide projection at the base of the windshield (panorama view). BMW further simplifies the switchgear. The traditional IDR -Rotary button will be a thing of the past.
BMW claims that the new development engineers for new classes will make cars appear “skipped by a generation”. It is only a matter of time before one of these future models receives the Art Car treatment. Whatever comes next, the 21st project of the series will be and Julie Mehretus M Hybrid V8, which was presented last year, will follow.
Speaking of electrified endurance racing cars, the M Hybrid V8 will be in Art Basel in Hong Kong from March 28th to 30th. The BMW Art Car World Tour takes place on five continents and will continue until 2026.
Source: BMW
