BMW has been in the Steyr work in the Steyr plant in Steyr’s Steyr plant since last September. However, these gene6 “electric motors”, as the company calls them, were part of a phase in front of the series. Now the actual hardware that Future operates in series production in Austria has entered series production in Austria. The first application takes place in the new IX3, in particular the 50 XDRIVE model that starts later this year.
Compared to the gene5 engine, which operates the outgoing Clar-based IX3, his successor will reduce the loss of energy by 40%. In addition, BMW has reduced the weight by 10% and the costs of 20%. In combination with other optimizations, the overall efficiency of the electric crossover improves around 20%. The German luxury brand repeats that it will be possible to cover 800 kilometers in the WLTP cycle with the IX3 50 XDrive.
However, we assume that a single motor, rear -wheel drive version should continue and possibly reach the 900 km (559 miles) already mentioned by BMW. If the IX3 cannot achieve this, the reborn i3 should, since the limousine has a slim body with a lower resistance coefficient. The sedan will also weigh less than the equivalent crossover.
The first batches of BMW’s so-called “e-engine” will be led to the new Debrecen plant in Hungary, where the next generation of the next generation will be assembled from the end of this year. Later in 2026, the i3 sedan, built in Munich, will receive the same gene6 engines. Additional EVs benefit from the brand new electric motors, including the CLAR-based IX5, IX6 and IX7.
Depending on the application, future BMWs will have one, two, three or four engines. However, there are no front -wheel drive cars in the new class era. Asynchronous motors (front assembly) have no integrated gear and are less powerful than the dubbing engines (EESM) (EESM), which is assembled from the rear. This also means that future mini-EVs with gene6 engines are only available in return and all-wheel drive configurations. With the risk of specifying the obvious, there is also no roll-royce or alpina models with front-wheel drive.
As far as power is concerned, four EESM versions are planned that are between 268 hp (200 kW) to 402 hp (300 kW). The ASM is delivered either with 120 kW or 241 hp (180 kW). BMW M has already said that one day there can be a quad engine EV that it would be able to deliver a combined megawatts of electricity so that an amazing 1,341 hp. However, BMW does not commit to the production of an electric super sports car, at least not yet.
Source: BMW
