On April 24, 2024, at the 2024 BMW Group Night, the group's two major brands, BMW and MINI, showcased their new products, including BMW's new-generation concept car and the new BMW i4, which made its world premiere.
▲ BMW's new-generation concept car made its debut in China
The launch of the BMW Vision Neue Klasse concept is a preview of BMW's next-generation electric vehicles. In fact, at this year's BMW Group Annual Financial Meeting, the BMW new-generation X concept car also ushered in its debut, and the arrival of the above two new concept cars also brought the BMW new-generation concept car family to two.
According to the plan, BMW will start production of an SAV model in overseas markets in July 2025, and the domestic version will be put into production at BMW Brilliance's Shenyang plant in 2026.
▲ The new BMW i4 was officially unveiled
At the 2024 BMW Group Night, the new BMW i4 made its world premiere, and the new BMW 4 Series will soon be launched with a mid-life facelift.
As a mid-facelift model, the new BMW 4 Series and the new i4 have not changed much, and the new model has newly designed adaptive LED headlights, and the inside of the lamp cavity presents a new blue trim, which makes the front of the new car look more youthful and sporty.
The new 4 Series M 440i (M Performance) model for overseas markets, which has not yet been introduced to the domestic market, also shows off the new laser taillights, which make the rear of the car show a complex light pattern, and also indicate that the tail lights on the BMW M4 CSL are now devolved to the new 4 Series family models.
The new BMW 4 Series retains an integrated floating curved screen and is equipped with BMW's latest localized operating systems, such as the "Smart Control Floating Window". The new 4 Series has also been replaced with a flat-bottomed M multifunction steering wheel, but the functional buttons on both sides are synchronized with the previous model, while the new model also incorporates a crystal interior package.
▲ The MINI family is new!
A new member of the MINI family, the all-new MINI Aceman ushered in the world premiere, and the new car is positioned as a new pure electric small SUV.
The all-new MINI Aceman continues the MINI family style, in which the new car adopts a more angular headlight shape, and also adopts a closed front face design, and only a vent flows out of the bottom of the front face to dissipate heat from equipment such as power supply, and the rear adopts a similar wide-body design, while the lower tail also gives an imitation diffuser-like shape, adding a certain sense of sportiness.
The new car clearly gives a minimalist design style, you can see that the cockpit only retains the steering wheel, paddle lever and round OLED central display, while a row of physical buttons is reserved under the center control screen.
The new car is offered in two power configurations, the MINI Aceman front motor has a maximum power of 184 horsepower (135kW), while the MINI Aceman S gives a maximum power of 218 horsepower (160kW) of the front motor, and the new car is equipped with a ternary lithium battery pack from Honeycomb Energy, which accelerates to 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds and is charged at a fast charging station, and the battery can be charged from 10% to 80% in 31 minutes.
Along with the all-new MINI Aceman, there is also the all-new electric MINI COOPER, which largely continues the familiar classic design with a relatively strong MINI family style. The new car measures 3863 (3858) x 1756x1458mm and has a wheelbase of 2526mm.
The new car adopts a minimalist style design, and continues to be matched with a large number of circular designs, including the central multimedia screen round narrow bezel OLED, and on the overseas version of the model, the new electric MINI COOPER has canceled the instrument panel, and uses a HUD display to read driving information.
According to the declaration information, the new electric MINI COOPER should be a single-motor version in the future, with a maximum power of 160kW for the front motor, and it is still equipped with a ternary lithium battery pack from Honeycomb Energy.
"I have a car" summary: The arrival of BMW's new-generation concept car makes BMW about to realize "gasoline-electric dual drive", that is to say, for the first time in the future, BMW's new cars are designed based on their respective independent platforms, and the fuel and pure electric parts are completely differentiated, and the new NCAR architecture has more BMW pure electric vehicle products waiting to be released. So what do you think of BMW's newly released products? Welcome to discuss with us in the comment area! "I Have a Car" has more original new car/price reduction reports, come and get first-hand car buying and using information!