The 2023 BMW iX1 has been announced by the German carmaker, after more than a year of prototypes being out on the road.
BMW revealed plans for the upcoming electric X1 at the company’s annual conference earlier this week, teasing the model with a sketch of the crossover’s front-end design.
While details have yet to be revealed, BMWBlog reports the iX1 will come as an entry-level single-motor eDrive20 version with around 135kW, as well as a dual-motor xDrive30 variant with as much as 200kW.
Unlike the i7 – the company’s upcoming flagship electric sedan – BMW didn’t provide an exact date for the iX1’s debut, but promised an unveiling before the end of 2022.
“Starting at the end of the year, the new iX1 will be our fully-electric offer to customers in the high-volume premium compact segment,” BMW Chairman Oliver Zipse said at the event.
BMW says it’s aiming to sell more than 200,000 fully-electric vehicles in 2022 alone.
When the new-generation X1 range launches, it will be one of the few model line-ups in the world to offer petrol, diesel, mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully-electric powertrains.
BMWBlog is reporting the iX1 will enter production in November 2022, with customer deliveries in Europe expected to begin in early 2023.
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