We’ll be the primary to confess that BMW has taken us abruptly with the disclosing of its so-called Dune Taxi. A brand new fast-paced video printed on YouTube by the corporate’s Center East division exhibits a wild purely electrical off-roader with meaty tires and big floor clearance. With 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of wheel journey, the eccentric EV flaunts its go-anywhere capabilities in a promo movie co-starring the X6 M Competitors and the iX M60.
The high-riding, electrical beast wears the corporate’s huge new grille however we might argue the kidneys are – perhaps for the primary time – proportionate with the physique. The Dune Taxi seems to have gullwing doorways and a roof scoop, a part of the pure fiber-reinforced polymer physique. Slim LED lights on the entrance and rear give the off-roader a futuristic vibe whereas the stripped-down cabin has a full rollcage and “Cosworth” lettering on the middle management stack.
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BMW has but to subject a press launch concerning the Dune Taxi, albeit it does share some juicy specs on this action-packed video. We do know the electrical motors ship a mixed output of 400 kilowatts and 1,000 Newton-meters of instantaneous torque, which works out to 536 hp and 738 lb-ft, respectively. The contraption appears to be actual though some elements of the clip do seem to make heavy use of CGI.
Talking of blurring the road between what’s actual and what is not, the Dune Taxi performs a slalom maneuver to keep away from a bunch of X5 E53s driving on two wheels earlier than climbing a 130-degree slope. The video ends with the 2021 Idea XM, which is able to break cowl in manufacturing kind on September 27.
It is unclear whether or not the practically five-minute video is just to showcase xDrive and M with a heavy dose of “i” or BMW really desires to go racing with the Dune Taxi. It could give the Audi RS Q E-Tron E2 a run for its cash on the Dakar Rally.
