Munich. Presenting the first fully-electric safety car from BMW M:
BMW M GmbH, the “Official Car of MotoGP™”, will unveil the new BMW i4
M50 Safety Car for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup at the Motorcycle
Grand Prix of Austria on 15th August at the Red Bull Ring (AUT). It
will replace the BMW i8 Safety Car, which has previously led the field
in the electric motorcycle series, which takes place on the support
programme for MotoGP™.
The new safety car for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup is based on the
BMW i4 M50 (power consumption combined: 22.5 to 18.0 kWh/100km WLTP;
CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km WLTP*), which will be
launched in November 2021. The first fully-electric performance car
from BMW M GmbH will provide intense driving pleasure. With an
electric motor on both the front and the rear axle, generating a total
output of 400 kW/544 hp, and M-specific chassis technology, it offers
captivating driving dynamics. The emotional driving experience is
underlined in particular by the drive sound, which has been developed
specifically for electric BMW M cars. With all its properties, the BMW
i4 M50 forms the perfect basis for use as a safety car in MotoE™.
“With the BMW i4 M50, we are entering a new era and presenting our
first M with a fully-electric drive train,” says Markus Flasch, CEO of
BMW M GmbH. “With the first M BEV, we are setting course for a future,
in which the combination of extremely sporty, performance vehicles and
electrification is an exciting theme. We are showing that everything
people have come to value about M – the typical emotional M driving
experience with sportiness, power and dynamics – is also possible in a
fully-electric vehicle. While the production version of the four-door
Gran Coupé will hit the market in the autumn, our fans can enjoy its
world premiere at the racetrack this summer. There could not be a more
appropriate safety car for MotoE than the BMW i4 M50 – pure
performance, fully-electric. We are looking forward to the premiere in Spielberg.”
The FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup has been part of the MotoGP™ world
championship since 2019. The fully-electric series, with Energica
motorcycles, offers thrilling head-to-head races and exciting battles
at some of the most iconic circuits in motorcycle racing.
For more information about BMW M GmbH and the involvement as the
‘Official Car of MotoGP™’, see: www.bmw-m.com