BMW: combustion cars are now electric only

BMW starts using the letter “i” to identify electric cars

A BMW decided to change the name of the sub-brand that identifies its combustion cars. To differentiate these models from electric ones, the brand inserts the letter “i” at the end of the nomenclatures. However, the letter “i” it also designates the automaker's electric cars, but at the beginning of each model's name. Bernd Körber, one of the company's executives, confirmed that the letter “i”, from now on, will only be for electric vehicles. The information is from BMWBlog.

BMW's intentions with the change

“Although our interpretation of the BMW 'i' has always been different, it is more innovation, not necessarily just electric, and we have always had injection at the end. We would like to keep the 'i' as an asset, and we would like to keep it as a signature to indicate that you are driving an electric car,” said Benrd.

The company has not yet confirmed the deadline for the “i” to stop identifying its combustion cars. However, the brand confirmed that the models will probably 1 Series hatchback and the Series 2 Gran Coupe They are the next to lose the “i” in their identification. Furthermore, the next generation of X3, for example, will gain a model M50 – currently, this is called M40i.

New generation of BMW X3 is undergoing final testing

How the Car Newspaper advanced, the BMW X3 It should debut in the coming weeks with a more technological version. The automaker has already released official photos of the new camouflaged model. In these, it is possible to notice that the vehicle will change a lot on the exterior. Furthermore, this should arrive with a plug-in hybrid package and in the M Performance version (M50).

It is worth noting that the German brand's SUV broke a sales record last year, selling more than 350,000 units. In this way, one of the most important vehicles in the BMW portfolio. The electric version iX3 it will also get a new design and changes with the Neue Klasse platform. For example, the new model will feature a more aerodynamic body, especially in the top-of-the-line M50 version.

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