BMW pushes for electrification and presents the Vision M NEXT

With the BMW Vision M NEXT, the Bavarian firm wants to demonstrate that in the near future it will also be possible to enjoy driving a sports vehicle

Just one day after some German media announced BMW's intention to bring forward its initial electrification plans by two years, the Bavarian firm has confirmed this news during the event NEXTGen held in Munich.

This confirmation has also been accompanied by the presentation of some electrified concepts, among which the BMW Vision M NEXT.

This concept car BMW's Vision M NEXT is a demonstration of what sports driving will be like in the near future. While the BMW iNEXT, presented some time ago, represents how autonomous vehicles will change our lives, the BMW Vision M NEXT is proof that the most advanced technology It can also make the driving experience purer and more exciting..

Is the BMW Vision M NEXT the i8 of the future?

At first glance, the BMW Vision M NEXT looks somewhat similar to the BMW i8, so it would not be surprising if a new generation of the BMW sports car were inspired by this concept. Just like the i8, the BMW Vision M NEXT is also a plug-in hybrid; although in this case Its battery has a higher capacity, allowing it to offer a range in fully electric mode of about 100 km on a single charge.

The BMW Vision M NEXT propulsion system allows alternating between four-wheel drive or rear-axle only, being able to opt in both cases for fully electric propulsion or with the intervention of its turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine. The total power it is capable of offering is 441 kW (600 hp), with an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3 seconds. Its maximum speed is 300 km/h.

Valid for highways and city centers

These figures make the BMW Vision M NEXT a true sports car for long journeys on motorways, and equally suitable for accessing the centre of many European cities when the more than foreseeable restrictions on vehicles that are not Zero Emissions are established.

The images released by BMW also show that the interior of this concept is extremely futuristic and, let's face it, unrealistic. It is obvious that this is only a concept.

BMW has not announced any plans to put it into production in the coming years, although it would not be strange if one of its future vehicles were inspired by this concept. In any case, officially the BMW Vision M NEXT is nothing more than a demonstration of the How the Bavarian firm sees the future of sports vehicles.