BMW unveiled its next electric vehicle, the iX SUV, with 300 miles of range and gorgeous minimal interior. The iX is BMW’s technological flagship, meaning it incorporates multiple technologies that will be featured in the German automaker’s upcoming vehicles, mainly electric powertrain and driver interface.

The BMW iX will be the first vehicle to feature the automaker’s fifth-generation scalable EV technology, which means it can be adjusted to accommodate vehicles of different sizes and utility. The BMW iX will go into production at the company’s Dingolfing factory, located in Southern Bavaria, Germany, in the second half of 2021 and is scheduled to arrive on US shores in early 2022.

The iX’s interior has a much more minimalist aesthetic than we have seen in other BMWs, having been designed to maximise space and with controls pared back and a central 14.9-inch curved touchscreen display the primary user interface; this joins seamlessly to the 12.3-inch digital instrument screen. Between the seats there is still a turn-and-click iDrive controller and also a rocker switch that takes the place of a conventional transmission shifter. The iX will also offer a head-up display to project data onto the inside of the screen plus the option of a 1615 Watt ‘4D’ Bowers & Wilkins audio system incorporating bass-enhancing ‘shakers’ in the front seat, similar to the system Mercedes has just introduced in the new S-Class.

There is no word on pricing yet, either, or whether BMW will also offer the iX in less powerful forms, or a cheaper version with a less potent battery as it is planning to do in Europe. Based on the potency of its preliminary numbers, we are expecting the full-strength version to carry a premium over the Mercedes EQC and Audi e-tron.

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