BMW’s plans for an electric-powered version of the current 3-Series are revealed in a registry filing made public by the Chinese Ministry for Information and Industry Technology (MIIT).
The latest in a growing number of zero-emission BMW models will be marketed under the name i3 eDrive35L, according to information obtained by WardsAuto, with sales to be reserved exclusively for the Chinese market.
The electric sedan is to enter production in the second half of 2022 alongside the iX3 at a joint-venture factory operated by BMW and Brilliance Automotive in the Chinese city of Dadong, Shenyang province.
The new BMW is based on an upcoming facelifted version of the Chinese-market long-wheelbase 3-Series – a model not currently sold outside of China – which is 6.4 ins. (163 mm) longer than the existing standard-wheelbase 3-Series sold in North America, at 191.8 ins. (4,872 mm). Its wheelbase is also 4.5 ins. (114 mm) longer than that of the standard 3-Series at 116.8
ins. (2,967 mm).
Among the stylistic
changes distinguishing the i3 eDrive35L from China's current long-wheelbase 3-Series is a new-look front end that features a uniquely styled bumper, newly shaped headlights and a blanked-off kidney grille.
At the rear, it receives a redesigned valance panel in the lower part of the bumper, which features blue highlights similar to those offered as part of a styling package on the iX3. The wheels – 18 ins. as standard and 19 ins. as an option – feature a new aerodynamically...
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