BMW just lately teased an electrical off-road racer referred to as the Dune Taxi in a promotional video launched by its Center East division.
The automaker hasn’t made a proper announcement concerning the Dune Taxi or the place it is going to be racing, however the automobile resembles the Odyssey 21 used within the Excessive E collection. Within the video, BMW stated the physique is made with a pure fiber-reinforced polymer—identical to the Odyssey 21.
The specs differ a bit, nevertheless. BMW claims the Dune Taxi produces 536 hp, which is a bit lower than the 550 hp Excessive E claims the Odyssey 21 makes in race trim. BMW additionally claims 738 lb-ft of torque and 15.7 inches of suspension journey, the latter determine barely greater than what Excessive E quotes for the Odyssey 21.
Nonetheless, the Dune Taxi and Odyssey 21 are shut in specification, so maybe BMW is mulling an Excessive E entry. Or maybe BMW will take the Dune Taxi to the Dakar Rally to compete towards the electrical Audi RS Q E-Tron, which has been freshly upgraded to E2 spec with redesigned bodywork and tweaks to optimize vitality effectivity, amongst different adjustments.
BMW Dune Taxi
At any price, the Dune Taxi seems fairly spectacular within the video, which additionally options cameos by the BMW X6 M Competitors and iX M60. Towards the top of the video, the Dune Taxi slaloms round some E53-generation X5s driving on two wheels, then climbs a 130-degree dune incline.
The video ends with a tease of the BMW Idea XM SUV, which shall be revealed in manufacturing type on Sept. 27. Sporting a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 in plug-in hybrid configuration, estimated to ship round 750 hp, the XM is on monitor to be probably the most highly effective BMW manufacturing automobile thus far.
