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Originally Posted by mbanck
Be careful what you wish for. As can be seen with the new 5er, BMW optimizes more for BEV exterior (drag coefficient) than ICE (long hood etc.). So a BEV-ified X5/X7 would probably look very much like the iX, maybe with a different grille. Current generation X5/X7 are just too bulky to get decent range i guess (though one could argue that BMW tried with the X3/iX3, but the latter does not seem to be home-run when it comes to range).
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Hmm, I don't think so. For instance, BMW used the chassis of the 440 Gran Coupe for the i4 40i / i4 M50i. This had to be eazy-peasy for them to do. So, adding a single motor or dual eMotors the chassis of the current X5/X7 would be very easy to do. That's why I said they really didn't need to dump all that money into the iX.
Now, I'm prolly just speaking for myself,...but I'd take the X5's design over the iX all day long.
Lastly, I know BMW doesn't want to hear this,...but that upcoming Chevy eBlazer design language looks very promising! ijs