- BMW teases new Vision Driving Experience concept
- Not a production model
- Showcases incoming ‘Neue Klasse’ design language
- ‘Heart of Joy’ computing power works ten times faster
BMW has revealed a powerful new ‘Vision Driving Experience’ prototype - and it showcases an exciting future for the German firm.
The next generation ‘Neue Klasse’ of BMWs is just around the corner and they’ll boast a whole new design language.
You can see it here with this fully-electric concept, which comes complete with a sleek new kidney grille that should go down well with aficionados.
The first Neue Klass Beemer - an SUV - is due to go into full production later this year, with full details still to be revealed.
In the meantime, BMW has been hitting the road in the US with the ‘Vision’ (which won’t be put into production but looks like an electric BMW M3 from where we’re sitting) while making some eye-catching claims about the car’s computing power.
Underpinning everything is something BMW is calling the ‘Heart of Joy’. It’s a sophisticated central computer that promises processing that’s ‘ten times faster’ than what’s currently available.
The Heart of Joy looks after systems like the drivetrain, brakes, charging, recuperation and steering subfunctions, while working in tandem with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software.
What does it all actually mean for the person sitting behind the wheel? A ‘whole new level of speed and precision’, says BMW, which should make you sit up and take notice.
The Vision Vehicle develops a whopping 18,000 Nm of torque. Precise power figures haven’t been revealed but it’s thought to be packing up to 1,300 hp.
And if the BMW’s Heart of Joy superbrain (one of four central control units) can handle that much performance, it should cope with the demands of everyday driving with ease.
BMW’s new little black box could lead to the most precise cornering and the smoothest stopping process ‘in the history of the car’, according to the men in white coats in Munich.
There are other benefits.
Improved energy recuperation via braking fuels a 25 per cent increase in efficiency and BMW reckons that you’ll only need to use the traditional friction brakes during heavy braking, ie, when slamming on the anchors in emergency situations.
The BMW Vision Driving Experience will celebrate its official world premiere at Auto Shanghai 2025.
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