The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X (BMW Vision Neue Klasse X) has made its world premiere, which is a new generation and a distinctive BMW X family model. According to foreign media sources, the BMW Group will start to produce a new generation of models around the world in the second half of 2025, and the corresponding SAV models will be launched before the sedan. Today, BMW will sort out the context and details behind it.
Why is BMW biased towards SAV?
BMW X's market position is crucial
It is worth noting that although the release of BMW's new-generation X concept car was actually more than half a year later than the sedan version, according to Wei Bofan, director in charge of research and development of the BMW Group, the development of the two BMW new-generation concept cars, which focus on the two key market segments of sedan and SAV, was actually completed at the same time.
Although the first-generation SAV model that first went into production cannot be understood simply as a production version of BMW's next-generation X Concept, as Kai Langer, head of the design department at BMW i, said: BMW's next-generation X Concept is "very close" to the next-generation production model in 2025, so the concept concept has become a reality, and it is already a laggard in time compared to the sedan model.
According to reliable information available so far, it is expected that from July 2025, the BMW Group's new generation of SAV models will be the first to start production at the BMW Group's plant in Debrecen, Hungary, which will also be the first new plant in the world to start production of new generation models. As for the other BMW official said that the new generation will also be "the first to launch" the new generation of BMW 3 Series in the market segment, in fact, it will not be put into production at the BMW Group's Munich plant in Germany until 2026.
Why is it that BMW's new-generation X concept car will be the first to be put into production of the SAV that it "previews" instead of a sedan? In this regard, Wei Bofan, director in charge of research and development of the BMW Group, recently said: "The decision to start production with SAV is a strategic consideration, because half of BMW's global sales now come from the X family models. This means that in some regions, they account for up to two-thirds of sales, and these models are leaders in their respective fields. In other words, the reason why BMW "eccentricly" uses the SAV model as the beginning of the new generation of mass production is also due to the strong appeal and vital market position of the BMW X family.
Larger than the X3 and smaller than the X5
It is worth looking forward to the spatial progress of the new generation of SAV in the future
According to both sources and BMW's official confirmation, the first new-generation production model to meet us from the second half of 2025 will be a SAV, which is already a sure thing. However, at the debut of BMW's new-generation X concept car, BMW did not officially release any exact exterior specifications.
But it doesn't matter, Kai Langer, head of the design department of BMW i, said in the latest that BMW's new-generation X concept car is larger than the X3 in size, and at the same time smaller than the X5. This is in line with BMW Group Chairman Philip Zipzer's statement that the "new generation" will "focus mainly on the (mid-size) segment and will not cover all segments." ”
Under the new NCAR independent pure electric architecture, the progress of the new generation of SAV models in the future in terms of space experience has been predicted in BMW's new generation X concept car: the so-called bright and spacious "second living room" will greatly improve BMW's competitiveness in this market segment, which is also just around the corner.
As for the advantages of independent pure electric architecture, we can already experience it in the first place on today's BMW iX - more space is exactly the requirements of BMW's electrification transformation for the new generation of models, and it is also externally manifested as a breakthrough in the appearance of traditional BMW SAV models. Putting aside the question of how much the new-generation production SAV model will resemble BMW's new-generation X Concept, the latter's side-to-side proportions already have a strong iX-like sense of déjà vu.
The design and construction of BMW models are like this, and there will be reverberations in the mind, and the gradual pace makes the blockbuster new car launch have the look and feel of connecting the past and the next. It can be said that BMW's new generation X Concept is such a wonderful trailer that makes people look forward to it, but not completely hangs your appetite. In the future, surprises, will only be more.
Write at the end:
The BMW X family is one of the pillars of the BMW brand, and in the past 25 years, the BMW Group has developed into one of the luxury car manufacturers with the most comprehensive product line and the richest range of products in the SAV/SAC field, and is a well-deserved leader in the market segment. To date, the X family has sold 12 million units. BMW's next-generation X Concept car is a key market position for the X family in terms of becoming a reality in the future.
It can be expected that the new generation of domestically produced BMW models will also be tailored to Chinese consumers - production will be launched in Shenyang in 2026. At that time, the birth of a new generation of domestic SAV models will also be the first time that BMW has lengthened the wheelbase in this segment. The new generation, the pace is accelerating!
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