{"id":84967,"date":"2026-03-05T09:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84967"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:48:10","slug":"mbappe-driving-licence-bmw-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84967","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid’s Mbapp\u00e9 Gets His Driving License \u2014 And BMW Has the Perfect EV Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a running joke in world football that Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 can do almost anything on a pitch \u2014 score from impossible angles, outrun defenders, carry nations to World Cup finals \u2014 but one mundane task had long eluded him: driving himself to training. The Real Madrid and France striker, now 26, had famously never held a driving license, arriving at Valdebebas each morning via chauffeur while teammates pulled in behind the wheels of their club-provided BMWs. As reported by MARCA<\/em><\/a>, that chapter is now firmly closed. Mbapp\u00e9 has passed his test and is preparing to take on Madrid traffic independently for the first time.<\/p>\n

What BMW Will He Drive?<\/h3>\n

When Real Madrid players received their official vehicles at the start of the season, Mbapp\u00e9 was assigned a BMW i7 xDrive60<\/a> \u2014 a full-size electric limousine stretching 5.4 meters in length and nearly two meters wide. Built for the back seat, it is whisper-quiet and supremely comfortable, making it ideal for a chauffeur-driven superstar.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s also possible he might opt for a newer electric model. We\u2019ve already seen the Real Madrid squad posing with the BMW iX3 Neue Klasse and the smiles on players\u2019 faces might hint at this new EV becoming a darling at Valdebebas.<\/p>\n

The iX3 offers a WLTP-certified range of up to 805 kilometers on a single charge \u2014 surpassing the i7 it is replacing, at roughly half the price. Its 400 kW peak charging capability takes the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in just 21 minutes, backed by an 800-volt electrical system. Power comes from dual motors producing 469 horsepower, with 0\u2013100 km\/h in under five seconds. Mbapp\u00e9, the current top scorer in both LaLiga and the Champions League, could also be the first member of the Real Madrid squad to receive one \u2014 the iX3 having only just arrived on the market.<\/p>\n

The Partnership Behind the Keys<\/h3>\n

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The story sits within one of European football\u2019s most strategically purposeful sponsorships. BMW replaced Audi as Real Madrid\u2019s official automotive partner ahead of the 2022\/23 season<\/a>, ending a 19-year relationship after Audi chose to redirect its football investments toward Bayern Munich, in which it holds an equity stake.<\/p>\n

The BMW deal that followed is broader than a fleet arrangement: the German brand serves as Real Madrid\u2019s \u201csustainable mobility partner,\u201d supplying fully electric vehicles to the men\u2019s and women\u2019s football squads, the basketball team, coaching staff, and executives. Every car in the program features a charging socket.<\/p>\n

The partnership has also produced joint sustainability initiatives, including the \u201cRethink The Game\u201d event held at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u, which brought together dialogue on future mobility and social responsibility. For BMW, the exposure is significant \u2014 Real Madrid\u2019s global fanbase exceeds 600 million people, delivering reach across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a running joke in world football that Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 can do almost anything on a pitch \u2014 score from impossible angles, outrun defenders, carry nations to World Cup finals \u2014 but one mundane task had long eluded him: driving himself to training. The Real Madrid and France striker, now 26, had famously never […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84968,"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-84967","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\/84967","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}