BMW has pulled the wraps off its latest concept, the iNEXT. The carmaker has touted the all-electric SUV concept as the torchbearer of a new era of ‘sheer driving pleasure’. BMW also says that the iNEXT brings together BMW’s vision of a highly automated, emission-free and fully connected vehicle while giving a glimpse of what the future might look like. The iNEXT will be BMW’s technology flagship model and will enter production in 2021. It will be produced at Plant Dingolfing and take the carmaker’s D+ACES innovation to the road as a single package.
Let’s start with the design which is polarising, to say the least. The iNEXT looks like something straight out of a futuristic Ridley Scott movie (Blade Runner anyone?). Its four-eyed headlamps are sleek and flank a rather oddball-ish and huge kidney grille that houses a lot of sensors for driver assistance systems. It features a clean design with flared wheel arches and opposing doors that negate the need for a B-pillar. When viewed from the side, it becomes apparent that when it comes to size, the iNEXT is roughly similar to the X5. The taillamps are sleek and are housed almost entirely in the tailgate. It sits on massive 24-inch wheels which according to BMW are aerodynamically efficient.
