Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which brings together the technology giants, also hosted BMW, one of the leading brands of the sector in electric mobility. The company, which confronted the visitors with its new technologies, each more striking than the other, showed its color-changing car concept at CES 2022.
In addition to the BMW iX Flow capable of changing colour, the BMW iX M60 was presented to automobile enthusiasts for the first time at this event. In addition, we had the chance to get to know technologies such as IconicSounds Electric, Theater Screen and Digital Art Mode for the first time at this fair. Here are all the announcements the company made at CES…
Color-changing car: BMW iX Flow
One of the most remarkable announcements of CES 2022, Flow – E Ink color changing technology was applied on the BMW iX model and shown to the visitors. This remarkable technology allows the body to take the desired color by stimulating the exterior of the car with electrical signals.
Flow – E Ink color changing technology, developed by taking into account the reflection and cooling properties of light and dark colors, has the ability to keep the interior temperature at the optimum level according to the weather conditions. Thus, the vehicle’s air conditioning system saves energy by making less effort to cool or heat the vehicle interior.
The exterior of the BMW iX Flow consists of millions of microcapsules with a diameter equivalent to the thickness of a human hair. These microcapsules are white when negatively charged and black when positively charged. Depending on the selected color setting, E Ink technology allows color pigments to be collected on the surface of white or black microcapsules by means of an electric field, thereby changing the color of the vehicle body.
The most powerful of the BMW Group: the iX M60
BMW took the stage with its new all-electric iX M60 vehicle. This model, which is the company’s late fastest and most powerful electric car, produces 619 hp thanks to the electric motors located on the front and rear axles. The new BMW iX M60, which is also the first BMW car with a maximum torque of more than 1000 Nm, accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.8 seconds. According to WLTP norms, the car can travel 575 km on a full charge. The new BMW iX M60 achieves a range of 150 km in just 10 minutes of charging.
| iX M60 technical specifications | |
| Horsepower | 610 |
| Torque | 1100 Nm |
| 0-100 | 3. 8 seconds |
| Battery | 111. 5-kWh |
| Range | 450km |
| DC fast charging | 10 to 80 percent recharge in 35 minutes |
| Max speed | 250km |
| Other | Live Professional Cockpit, Natural Interaction, Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System Comfort Access, Active Seat Ventilation and Radiant Heating Package that heats |
8K resolution in-car entertainment system: BMW Theater Screen
BMW also attracted attention with its E Ink color changing technology and its electric car called iX M60, as well as its 8K resolution in-car entertainment system BMW Theater Screen. The system, which has a large 31-inch multimedia screen, claims to turn the rear seats of the vehicle into a private movie theater with the My Mode Theater feature.
Theatre Screen hardware, which combines smart TV features, is supported by 5G technology. Cooperating with Amazon for this, BMW; It allows access to Fire TV, which is a combination of series, movies, music and podcasts, while driving. The technology, which can run 16:9, 21:09 or 32:9 formats, comes with the Bowers & Wilkins Diamond sound system.
Digital Art Mode
Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei has specially prepared Digital Art Mode for the 50th anniversary of BMW Cultural Engagement. Fei’s work was integrated into the New BMW iX M60 for the first time. This feature was offered to users as part of the company’s renewed My Modes driving mode features.
Digital Art Mode harmoniously blends the traditional driving characteristics of the brand with the functions and interior ambiance of the vehicle. Individuals in the vehicle can personalize this engaging experience both functionally and emotionally, via a button or a voice command, depending on the driving situation and general mood. With this mode, the driving of the vehicle, the sensitivity of the steering wheel, the ambient lighting in the vehicle and the BMW Curved Display multimedia screen interface change on their own.
Digital Art Mode driving mode, which is currently only available in the BMW iX M60, will be added to some older models via a remote software update in 2022.
BMW IconicSounds Electric by Hans Zimmer
With the transition to fully electric cars, vehicle users began to have a silent driving consortium. Today, many brands are making an intense effort to improve the sounds of their cars. At this point, BMW signed with the famous Grammy and Academy Awards award-winning soundtrack composer Hans Zimmer.
BMW IconicSounds Electric, developed by Hans Zimmer, produces engine sounds that differ according to the preferred driving mode. For the first time, this technology will be available in BMW’s all-electric Gran Coupé i4 from the first half of 2022.
The BMW IconicSounds Electric, which varies according to 6 different driving modes named My Mode Comfort, My Mode Personal, My Mode Efficient, My Mode Sport, My Mode Expressive and My Mode Relax in the new BMW i4, and the ambiance inside the car is determined by the BMW Curved Display. It can completely change it with visual support. In addition, these sounds can be completely disabled via iDrive.
1939
