BMW’s Neue Klasse points to a radical reinvention for future sedans

Enlarge / The BMW Neue Klasse won’t look exactly like this, but details like e-ink will appear in production.BMW

Some car manufacturers are easing their way into electrification by taking existing products and swapping engines and fuel tanks for motors and batteries. Others are taking a more radical approach, rebooting and refreshing to take advantage of the new design flexibility afforded by electric drivetrains.

BMW has done a little bit of both, starting with the radical i3 and i8 but lately offering things like the i4 and i7, visually and conceptually quite similar to their gas-powered counterparts. For its next

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