The all-new battery-electric 2024 BMW iX2 now enters the stage, shortly after we met the brand new combustion-engined 2024 BMW X2. There shall be two electrical variants becoming a member of 4 trims with fuel and diesel engines: The battery-powered iX2 xDrive30 and one other unnamed electrical trim; the three-cylinder gas-powered, rear-wheel drive X2 sDrive20i; the four-cylinder gas-powered, all-wheel-drive X2 xDrive28i and M235i xDrive; and the four-cylinder diesel-powered gentle hybrid X2 sDrive18d. Solely the X2 xDrive28i and M235i xDrive are coming to the U.S., the others shall be distributed amongst worldwide markets. A staggered launch sees these hitting sellers in March, the second electrical trim we anticipate to a rear-wheel-drive iX2 eDrive20, and a second diesel will arrive on sure markets in summer time 2024.
The iX2 is powered by the identical setup used within the iX1. A 64.8-kWh battery turns a motor on every axle, mixed output listed as 313 horsepower and 364 pound-feet of torque. These numbers mirror the “short-term enhance impact” BMW employs to bump output for brief durations of time (because it does with M235i xDrive). BMW would not specify car energy figures when not on this enhance mode. The iX2 is a hair faster than the iX2, reaching 62 miles per hour in 5.6 seconds as a substitute of 5.7. That fastback roof on the iX2 pushes ranges out a couple of miles in comparison with the iX1 as effectively. The iX2 is estimated to go from 259 to 279 miles on a cost based mostly on the WLTP cycle, sitting on the usual 17-inch, aerodynamically optimized wheels. The iX1 is estimated to hit anyplace from 257 to 272 miles. Electronically restricted prime velocity is similar in each — 112 miles per hour. The rear-wheel-drive iX2 is rated at 296 miles of estimated vary, so if the iX2 stays extra environment friendly when turning the rear axle solely, there’s an opportunity it surpasses 300 miles on the WLTP cycle.
One other minor differentiator between the compact electrics is that the iX2 would not put on its energy supply on its metaphorical sleeve, omitting the intense blue accents discovered on its extra upright sibling.
Again to the overlap between the iX1 and iX2, a max charging charge of 130 kW means replenishing the battery from 10% to 80% state-of-charge takes as little as 29 minutes. Plugged right into a Degree 2 wall field, getting the battery from empty to full takes 6.5 hours. Anticipate extra particulars on the 2024 iX2 lineup — together with specs on the RWD variant — nearer to the latter’s launch subsequent 12 months.
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