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BMW’s first electric M car is coming in 2027—with one motor per wheel
BMW M's Neue Klasse EV will feature four individual electric motors and software-driven dynamic control for enhanced performance and driving dynamics, launching in 2027.
- Recently, BMW confirmed the M Neue Klasse will feature four electric motors and arrive next year at a stakeholders and media event in Spain.
- Facing criticism that earlier M EVs weren’t true M cars, Franciscus van Meel, managing director of BMW M GmbH, says Neue Klasse’s software-defined platform sets a new performance benchmark.
- Technical briefings show the 'Heart of Joy' driving-dynamics computer runs BMW M Dynamic Performance Control, processes data 20 times faster, condenses modules into four supercomputers, and BMW says the high-voltage battery exceeding 100 kilowatt-hours supports braking regeneration for nearly 99 per cent of driving.
- To preserve M character, BMW will offer a traditional inline six-cylinder M version alongside the electric model and add virtual gearshifts plus M-specific drive sounds amid scepticism toward sporting EVs.
- Quad-Motor layouts are rare, and camouflaged prototypes testing in snow early last year indicate BMW’s M e-drive rivals Rimac, Rivian and Ferrari with enhanced per-wheel control.
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