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All of China is waiting for the domestic X5 pricing, but BMW has come to hit the west.
X5 extended wheelbase domestic production, has been brewing for years. Medium and large SUV, which is the BBA luxury brand hands, the last piece can only be domestic to bring sales leap level, and now BMW has become the first to eat crab. The X5L wheelbase increased by 130mm to 3105mm, and the length also broke through the 5m mark to 5060mm.
Now, the X5L finally has a back-row enjoyment that matches the "million-dollar value".
In the import period for many years before, the X5 has always been an approximate unit of measurement of "one million yuan RMB" in terms of image. Before the X7 appeared, it was one of the BMW twin flagships that could rival the 7 Series. Until entering the era of small displacement turbines starting from 2.0T, coupled with the birth of seven big brotherS X7, X5 stepped into the 700,000 yuan range.
Localization broke the last 100,000 pieces of window paper, and now it only costs 605,000 yuan, and you can own a homegrown X5L. If you use the original entry threshold of 700,000 yuan, you can now enjoy BMW's famous 3.0T straight six engine.
Ten years ago, the domestic BBA flagship was an incredible crazy imagination. But today, the iX3 produced by BMW Brilliance has been sold to its hometown in Europe, and if anyone also associates Chinese manufacturing with "low-end cheap", it is necessary to go back to whether he has been off the Internet for ten years.
One of the small changes of the domestic X5L: the cover plate is removed, and the wireless charging board is enlarged
Localization has also brought many local benefits, after excluding more space, the domestic X5L also has a seat that is closer to the preferences of Chinese people, and the fabric, thickness, angle, etc. have been optimized for comfort, which has been reflected in the previous domestic new 3 series. For example, the car machine system and speech recognition are now also carrying the local buff of our fertile intelligent soil.
The increased wheelbase space, more exquisite, more comfortable and smarter, and the car price cut by 100,000 yuan - these are not only the benefits brought by localization to consumers, but also the competitive dividends given to BMW by Chinese manufacturing.
I thought that the domestic X5L was heavy enough, but the meaning of BMW drunkenness was in the darkest part of the poster - the new pure electric vehicle i3.
The name i3 will be given to the pure electric version of the 3 series, which is actually not a new news. At the beginning of the year, we just made a farewell to the old i3 ("Interesting Electric Soul, One Less"), the old i3 accompanied us for eight years but has been applauding, and now officially gives way to Houlang.
They all have a name, but the new i3 has nothing to do with the old i3. It comes from the CLAR Universal Platform and is cognate with the iX3 and the just-launched i4 series. Compared with the four-door coupe i4, the new i3 rules a four-door sedan, and the performance is closer to the daily needs of users. As a domestic BMW, the new i3 is of course a proper long-axis version, and the size and space can refer to the long-axis version of the 3 series.
Only one configuration eDrive 35L is priced at 349,900 yuan, compared with the iX3's 399,900 yuan, the difference of 50,000 yuan is in line with the positioning difference between the two platform sedans and SUVs. Whisper a word first don't rush to be expensive, after all, iX3 also has a lot of channel discounts.
What's more, on the basis of the "pure electric version of the 3 series", the new i3 also has some small Easter eggs that sneak away and grab the hair.
The mid-term revamp 3 series spy photos that have been exposed
You probably think that the i3 = pure electric 3 series, in fact, the new i3 also predicted the upcoming mid-term 3 series facelift in advance. On closer inspection, the headlamp of the new i3 has a slight difference from the current 3 series: the lower edge of the lampshade no longer has a zigzag inverted inset, and the internal day running lamp has a new shape. The car was replaced with a through-channel suspension hyperboloid screen, which is in line with i4, iX and so on.
Changes in appearance details, such as headlamps, coincide with the recently exposed mid-term revamped 3 Series spy photos, and it can be concluded that soon the 3 Series will usher in the same beautiful pupil of the i3. The suspension double screen is also most likely not the exclusive configuration of the i series, and it is even possible that the entire BMW series will be used one by one to become a new interior design element.
In other words, the new i3 now enjoys facelift treatment ahead of the fuel version 3 series.
The suspension screen also appeared in the revamped 3 series spy photos
The new i3 is also from BMW Brilliance's Shenyang plant, and the iX3 can be referred to in terms of electrical performance. A single motor is placed in the rear, the specifications are the same as the iX3 210kW/400N·m, 0-100km/h performance is not fast or slow 6.2 seconds. Equipped with a 70-degree ternary lithium battery pack, it provides a CLTC endurance of 526km, which is probably superior to wind resistance and weight, which is a little more than the 80-degree iX3 (500km).
BMW has always been more attentive to the handling performance of pure electric models, and the new i3 is equipped with front and rear HRS hydraulic rebound shock absorbers (the same model as the 3 series), and has a front and rear anti-roll bar configuration that is not available in the 3 series. What's more, the rear axle uses adaptive gas springs, which are on par with the much more expensive i4, while the iX3 is not yet blessed.
The new i3 rear axle, air springs integrated with shock absorbers, and more space inside the subframe to fit the electric drive
The rear subframe of the 3 Series G20/G28 is significantly different in shape
Of course, there is a few more words to be said here, the 3 Series/i3 front suspension is a double-ball Joint McPherson structure, so the front axle is difficult to use air springs (congenital structural problems). The reason for the use of air springs on a non-expensive pure electric car such as the new i3 is more likely to be because the rear axle space needs to be given to the motor, so the shape of the rear subframe has changed, and the space left for the suspension on both sides of the subframe is compressed.
At the same time, the weight pressure of pure electric vehicles has increased significantly, in order to find the driving performance in a limited space, BMW will not hesitate to use air springs as compensation and upgrades. Such "pounding calculations" are also reflected in the front cabin, where BMW equipped the new i3 with a shock absorber top (tower top) tie rod (which is not available in the 3 Series), which strengthens and increases the local stiffness near the front axle.
BMW has its own pursuit of the driving quality of pure electric vehicles, which we have confirmed on the iX3 and iX.
Even a little higher, BMW for its own batch of CLAR electric vehicles, as a whole, "more pursuit". We don't need to deny that the new i3 is based on CLAR as a utility platform for oil and electricity, not a true pure electric platform model, but it doesn't lie flat as a result. In the non-pure electric platform car, BMW is rarely insisting on placing the fast charge on the rear body. This is more suitable for domestic reverse in-place charging, while many high-voltage units located at the front of the pure electric platform electric vehicle have been ignored.
Until the arrival of BMW's true pure electric platform New Class/Neue Klasse, CLAR will still be the basis for BMW's electric vehicles. But on the one hand, the three words of "oil to electricity" are pronounced to today, for BMW to know that it must rely on this brand in stages, it is no longer synonymous with the rush and simplicity of the year, BMW may be the best at grasping the balance in it today (BMW's pure electric strategy, please jump to the "2025 Finals, BBA ready?"). 》）。
On the other hand, it is not difficult to see from the fact that the new i3 has only one configuration, and BMW probably does not expect it to really be as popular as the Model 3. The new i3, like the iX3, is just a pioneer in the grand scheme, occupying a part of the market in stages, while satisfying loyal users who are more identified with bmw's pursuit on the eve of the electric age.