BMW recently applied for the “iM3” trademark. This move triggered speculation that BMW will launch a high-performance electric vehicle that combines the electric “i” logo and the performance “M” logo. Car speculation. However, BMW M division chief Frank van Meel quickly clarified the rumors.
In an interview with Top Gear magazine, van Meel said BMW would “never” use both the “i” and “M” logos on the same car, saying: “Even for electric cars, we don’t The ‘i’ logo will not be used on M models.”
Van Meel also said: “If we do do something like this, it will always be named M without the ‘i’, because that is just a technical thing, and M stands for more than just technology, it is a Commitment, it’s about motorsport, it’s about emotion, it’s not about powertrains.”
It is noticed that BMW currently has four electric vehicles with the M logo – iX M60, i4 M50, i5 M60 and i7 M70. In addition, BMW is also launching field testing of a four-motor performance prototype in 2022 that looks exactly like the 3 Series. BMW’s Neue Klasse electric platform is therefore destined to spawn a performance electric car, it just won’t be called the iM3.
