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Originally Posted by ynguldyn
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Still, I think it's going to be fun to watch. If BMW does manage to make the shared platform strategy work, they will have done what most analysts in the automotive sector seem to think isn't possible - compete with EVs built on dedicated platforms using adapted legacy ICE platforms.
Although the iX3 and i4 come first, in many ways, the iNEXT will be the first real test because it will be the first CLAR vehicle that, as far as we know right now anyway, will have no ICE counterpart.
MINI also continuing on a similar path, too, by the way.
https://europe.autonews.com/automake...brand-bmw-says
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BMW Group does not plan to electrify the current generation of its other Mini models, "but for the next generation, we might still have surprises for you," Eder teased.
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"We see certainly a significant role for electric in Mini. But there is also going to be a place for our John Cooper Works because there is serious customer demand there," he said. "So, we will also have some really exciting combustion engines for the Mini brand."
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