{"id":40313,"date":"2023-01-13T09:38:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40313"},"modified":"2023-01-13T09:38:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:38:45","slug":"bmw-m-electric-cars-hand-of-god-drivetrain-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40313","title":{"rendered":"BMW M Electric Cars To Use &#8220;Hand of God&#8221; Drivetrain Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/13\/bmw-m-electric-cars-hand-of-god-drivetrain-tech\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1433\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-830x465.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-1829x1024.jpeg 1829w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-1536x860.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-2048x1146.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"image of \"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1433\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%202560%201433%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-830x465.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-1829x1024.jpeg 1829w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-1536x860.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bmw-m4-quad-motors-2048x1146.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"image of \"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"67.736263736264\">\n<p>The inevitable happened in August 2022 when BMW M started testing an electric M car. Not an M Performance model like the i4 M50, iX M60, or the upcoming i7 M70, but a fully fledged M without a combustion engine. Although the car featured here is an i4-based prototype with an M4 face and other M goodies, the first M EV is expected to be an entirely different vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>BMW M CEO Frank van Meel sat down and had a chat with <em>Autocar<\/em> about what the future has in tow for electric performance. He said a true M car with an electric drivetrain will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/13\/bmw-m-intensify-quad-motor-ev-tests\/\">four motors<\/a> and an ECU known internally as the \u201cHand of God.\u201d In Jewish and Christian art, it\u2019s a descriptor for God\u2019s intervention in human affairs and serves as an artistic metaphor. Football <em>(or should we say soccer?)<\/em> fans have heard of this expression as a reference to Diego Maradona\u2019s goal using his hand during the Argentina vs England quarterfinals game of the 1986 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>For BMW, the Hand of God is all about optimizing power distribution to the road. By having an electric motor for each wheel capable of delivering near-instant power, it\u2019s touted as being the next step after the M5\u2019s xDrive breakthrough setup. Frank van Meel says a quad-motor, four-wheel-drive system backed by a sophisticated ECU can provide \u201cextremely precise\u201d power delivery \u201cwithin milliseconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, a production car benefitting from the technology won\u2019t arrive anytime soon. The mayor in M Town told <em>Autocar<\/em> this modified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/13\/i4-m50-best-selling-car-bmw-m-2022\/\">i4<\/a> is a \u201cvery early development car,\u201d adding it\u2019s going to take years to come to fruition. The British magazine speculates an electric successor to the new M2 could be the first quad-motor M EV.\u00a0 However, since the G87 was just launched, don\u2019t expect a replacement in the next several years. Frank van Meel suggested BMW will attempt to retain the current M2 pricing in the electric era.<\/p>\n<p>Another possibility is BMW will launch the first full-fat M electric car based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/13\/bmw-says-neue-klasse-benchmark-range-charging-speed-pricing\/\">Neue Klasse platform<\/a>, which will premiere in 2025 with a 3 Series-like sedan. If that\u2019s true, an M variant would not be introduced right away, so the latter half of the decade seems more plausible.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/new-cars\/bmw-m-performance-evs-use-radical-4wd-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autocar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inevitable happened in August 2022 when BMW M started testing an electric M car. Not an M Performance model like the i4 M50, iX M60, or the upcoming i7 M70, but a fully fledged M without a combustion engine. 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