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The BMW i8, a sports car owned by BMW, has won good sales in the sports car segment since it was introduced to the domestic market in 2014, and the fuel consumption of 2.1L of 100km has also become the focus of attention of fans. Recently, according to foreign media reports, BMW will launch the i12 model to replace the discontinued BMW i8, and plans to launch it in 2022.

It is understood that BMW launched the VISION M NEXT concept car in June this year, and BMW M CEO Markus Flasch has revealed that M may cooperate with the electrification department represented by "I". As a result, it is predicted that future i12 models are likely to follow the design elements of the Vision M Next concept car, and the launch date is tentatively scheduled for 2022.

According to the design of the VISION M NEXT concept car, the body adopts the collision color design and the bold collision color design, and the large area of silver gray is in sharp contrast to red and black. The classic double-kidney grille has an irregular shape, and the LED headlights are very small, highlighting the mystery. The taillight is designed as a long light belt, and the huge diffuser at the bottom can bring better stability to the vehicle at high speed. The door is opened obliquely upward, which is the design element of the classic supercar.

On the power side, the i12 is expected to be equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine + motor power system, with a combined maximum power of up to 500kW. The M NEXT concept car is equipped with a four-cylinder gasoline-electric hybrid system, which has a motor in the front axle and a motor in the rear axle, which can realize rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive in a pure electric state. the plug-in hybrid system can produce a maximum output of 441kW (600PS), 100 km acceleration only takes 3 seconds, and it can drive 100km under pure electric drive. In addition, the new car will also be equipped with battery packs up to 135kWh, when pure electric mileage will also be greatly increased.

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