BMW is working on entry-level 1 and 2 Series EVs due in 2027 and 2028 with kinder pricing for younger buyers.
Recent events have made the next five years perhaps the most important years in the shift to EVs.
The anonymous information is supported by statements from an interview with Bernd Korber, BMW's head of product. He told the magazine that BMW intends to stick it out in the entry-level luxury market; Mercedes-Benz sending the A-Class to its grave gives BMW the chance to capture more attention from younger customers who might become committed to the model-line conveyor belt — i.e., 1 to 3 to 5 to 7 — especially in growing markets.
An electric 1 and 2, said to be in development now, would sell alongside ICE-powered siblings in the same series but come on different platforms; the standard 1 and 2 will remain on their current FAAR bones, the battery-electric 1 and 2 will adopt the Neue Klasse architecture that begins rolling out under six new products starting next year. It's said the 1 will offer sedan and hatchback body styles, the 2 comes as either a crossover or a coupe, their ranges either front- or all-wheel drive.
The report didn't get into how the current iX2 crossover will fit into these plans, saying only that today's iX1 will swap from the FAAR platform to the same Neue Klasse platform headed to the i1 and i2. We expect differences substantial enough to get MSRPs below the roughly €48,000 entry pricing for the iX1 and iX2. We doubt either will come this way, with BMW so far using the Mini brand for its affordable EVs here.
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