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Originally Posted by hwelvaar
Brace yourselves, electrification is coming, also for M, sooner or later.
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Clearly. It says as much right there in the press release:
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The new generation of powertrains will be based on highly scalable modules capable of covering all market segments and Neue Klasse variants from high-volume series through to exclusive high-performance M models.
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So, at the latest, from the point which thy've entered the Neue Klasse phase (2025 onward) we can expect an electric "high-perfomance" M lineup.
Prior to that there will be, at the very least, the i4 M50, iX M60, i7 M60, i5 M50, and others in the "performance" M lineup.
Nevertheless, we also know that the hybridized-S68 V8 is coming, and it will feature in the XM at a minimum. Furthermore, it is likely to feature in a next generation M5 and other next generation M vehicles such as an M8 Gran Coupe, X5 M, and X6 M. We also know that the S58 will be upgraded to MHEV in the G8x M2/M3/M4 and F9x X3M/X4M, while future versions of those vehicles could get a PHEV version or perhaps switch to a four cylinder PHEV setup.