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New BMW to top 600km range

Marque taps into latest technology as it aims to set new standards for the industry.
Posted on 26 November, 2020
New BMW to top 600km range

The all-electric BMW iX promises to deliver a range of more than 600km and will be heading Down Under in the second half of 2021.

The marque says the model uses the latest innovations in electrification, automated driving and connectivity, and redefines the brand’s Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) concept.

It will be powered by the fifth generation of BMW eDrive technology and deliver maximum output of more than 370kW, which will power the car from 0-100kph in less than five seconds.

The iX’s combined electric power consumption figure is less than 21kWh per 100km in the WLTP test cycle. BMW explains a gross energy content of more than 100kWh will also enable the high-voltage battery to record a range of more than 600km in the WLTP cycle.

New charging technology in the iX allows DC fast charging at up to 200kW, which means the battery can be charged from 10 to 80 per cent of its full capacity in less than 40 minutes.

Other features of the vehicle include the debut of a new technology toolkit that has enough computing power to process 20 times the data volume of previous models. 

Frank Weber, a member of the board at BMW AG, says: “We are setting new industry standards with the technology in the BMW iX.

“The iX has more computing power for data processing and more powerful sensor technology than the newest vehicles in our current line-up, is 5G-capable, will be given new and improved automated driving and parking functions and uses the high-performing fifth generation of our electric drive system.”

The vehicle’s exterior is a re-imagining of the proportions of a large BMW SAV and features a prominent kidney grille at the front, behind which lies a range of camera technology, radar functions and other sensors.

The BMW iX will go into production at BMW Plant Dingolfing in Germany from the second half of 2021, with a launch in Australia and New Zealand due later in the half.