BMW is set to launch an all-new executive sedan in 2025, and it will be at the forefront of its new EV architecture. That model is going to have the company's sixth-generation EV powertrain, sustainable materials, and a fully customizable operating system.
I still remember Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. It was the follow-up to the surprisingly great Mission: Impossible III and, as a lover of action-packed, sometimes over-the-top spy thrillers, I couldn’t wait to see it. While there were several memorable moments; such as Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt scaling the side of the Burj Khalifa with nothing but suction cups on his hands; one of my favorite scenes in the movie is the car chase scene, featuring what would eventually become the BMW i8.
At the time of Ghost Protocol’s release, the BMW i8 was still three years from production. So the car in the movie wasn’t exactly an i8 but its concept car predecessor the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept. Visually, the two cars are almost identical, with the concept distinguishing itself with some less-than-road-legal equipment, such as transparent swan doors. While the swan doors remained on the production car, they lacked the glass panels of the concept.