{"id":31652,"date":"2022-09-17T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31652"},"modified":"2022-09-17T08:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T12:00:02","slug":"bmw-i1-and-i2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31652","title":{"rendered":"BMW i1 and i2 Will Be All-Electric Entry-Level Neue Klasse Models, Launching In 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW was wise to switch from its \u201cPower of Choice\u201d architecture idea of providing one single flexible platform for both internal combustion and electrification and moving toward an all-electric Neue Klasse platform.<\/a> With it, BMW has the ability to offer a wide variety of electric vehicles, with different powertrain options, for all customers. We learned that the next-gen Neue Klasse-based BMW i4 Coupe and Convertible are coming in 2028 but we also now know that entry-level BMW i1 and i2 models are on their way as well.<\/p>\n

Codenamed NB0 (BMW i1) and NB8 (BMW i2), the two entry-level BMWs will be all-electric 1 Series and 2 Series<\/a> model variants. Don\u2019t get that confused, though, as they\u2019ll be separate electric models, while there will be internal combustion versions of those cars built on the FAAR platform. The \u201cNB\u201d designation in their chassis codes indicate that they\u2019re Neue Klasse-based and front-wheel drive. All \u201cNA\u201d designated cars are rear-wheel drive Neue Klasse EVs. However, Neue Klasse has the ability to offer any sort of electric powertrain layout; rear-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive.<\/p>\n

If BMW can essentially choose which layout it wants, with any given car, why not choose rear-wheel drive for the basis of the BMW i1 and i2? After all, BMW is primarily a rear-wheel drive automaker. However, BMW seems to feel that customers in those spaces are more familiar with front-wheel drive dynamics and feel, so it will be a better move. While that might sound absurd to us enthusiasts, it\u2019s probably true. The customers that currently buy BMW 2 Series Gran Coupes and BMW X2s aren\u2019t typically traditional, old-school BMW fans. A rear-drive bias is meaningless to them. So BMW is going to give them what they want by making the entry-level cars front-wheel drive and leaving rear-wheel drive for more seasoned BMW drivers. If you want an i1 or i2 but don\u2019t want front-wheel drive, there will be all-wheel drive, dual-motor versions as well.<\/p>\n

When the BMW i1 and i2 debut, they will almost certainly be a hatchback and gran coupe, respectively. They will also be the cheapest BMW EVs you can get. The BMW i1 will come first, in November, 2027, with the i2 coming later, in July 2028. It will be interesting to see how much they cost and where the sit, relative to gas-powered cars, in BMW\u2019s range. If they\u2019re cheap enough, they should be huge hits, but if they\u2019re too expensive, not enough people will buy them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW was wise to switch from its \u201cPower of Choice\u201d architecture idea of providing one single flexible platform for both internal combustion and electrification and moving toward an all-electric Neue Klasse platform. With it, BMW has the ability to offer a wide variety of electric vehicles, with different powertrain options, for all customers. We learned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":31653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}