Driving experience in a class of its own: BMW Vision Driving Experience shines in Shanghai with spectacular manoeuvres and gleaming paintwork. – AutoMart Canada

Munich/Shanghai. Driving dynamics at the limits of
physics: At the world’s largest motor show in Shanghai, BMW presents
the #BMW Vision Driving Experience, a driving experience of the
highest order. Developed on the basis of the #BMW Vision Neue
Klasse, the high-performance test vehicle will be unveiled to the
public for the first time at Auto Shanghai 2025.

Inside, the lightning-fast #Heart of Joy control computer, which
works in conjunction with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software
stack to centrally calculate all driving dynamics functions, is
visible in the centre console of the BMW Vision Driving Experience in
Shanghai – unlike later in series production.

The BMW Vision Driving Experience has been specially designed to
challenge the Heart of Joy at the limits of driving physics.

Test drivers Jens Klingmann and Elias Houndtonji, the main
attraction of the BMW Brand Night, demonstrate the extraordinary
potential of the car with spectacular driving manoeuvres. BMW presents
the show’s vision vehicle in a special luminescent paint.

“This evening in Shanghai, BMW Group presented the most powerful
prototype BMW has ever built. With up to 18,000 Nm of torque, the BMW
Vision Driving Experience demonstrated Joy of Driving in its ultimate
form. Equipped with our new super brain “Heart of Joy”, the VDX is
converting the ultimate electric power into controlled driving
pleasure – no wonder we’ve experienced overwhelming feedback from the
audience”  said Jochen Goller, member of the Board of Management of
BMW AG, responsible for Customers, Brands and Sales.

The first all-electric Neue Klasse vehicles will roll off the
production line at the Debrecen plant in Hungary from the end of the
year. The Heart of Joy central computer, which ensures a new level of
precision and driving dynamics, will be fitted as standard in every
Neue Klasse vehicle.

The ultimate endurance test for the next generation of drive and
driving dynamics control.

With the visionary BMW Vision Driving Experience test vehicle, BMW is
pushing the boundaries of familiar driving dynamics. With a torque of
up to 18,000 Newton metres, the “fastest test rig in the
world” is the ultimate endurance test for the Heart of Joy and
BMW Dynamic Performance Control developed entirely by BMW. Thanks to
active aerodynamics, the “driving machine” develops a
downforce up to of 1.2 tonnes and lateral forces of up to 3g – a
dimension on a par with Formula 1 and far beyond the requirements of
conventional vehicles in road traffic. The logic behind this: If the
hardware and software can tame the brute forces of this test rig, they
can easily cope with the demands of everyday use.

In the new functional architecture of the Neue Klasse, the Heart of
Joy is the central computer responsible for driving, braking,
recharging through recuperation and some steering functions. With fast
information processing and direct control of the electric motors, the
Heart of Joy not only achieves a new level of agility and driving
stability with fewer system interventions, but also enables 98 per
cent of braking operations to be carried out using brake energy
regeneration. This represents a 25% increase in efficiency compared to
today’s architectures. The vehicle can also be brought to a standstill
more smoothly than ever before.

Innovative, fluorescent paint for the show in Shanghai.

Although the BMW Vision Driving Experience was designed for
development purposes only and is not intended for series production,
its exterior is based on the design language of the BMW Vision Neue
Klasse. The monolithic-looking body, powerful wheel arches, recessed
greenhouse and “shark nose” front end are all part of the
purist aesthetic that will also characterise the Neue Klasse. A new
interpretation of the characteristic BMW radiator grille and twin
headlights creates a striking, three-dimensional light signature at
the front.

For the presentation in Shanghai, the BMW Vision Driving Experience,
which had previously been covered in camouflage film and shown at a
preview in the USA, was given an innovative, self-illuminating paint
finish. The paint’s special light-sensitive pigments recharge in
daylight, with even the smallest amount of ambient light sufficient.
In the dark, the colour varies from a whitish yellow to an expressive
neon yellow, depending on the state of charge. In addition, the rear
of the car has been fitted with a “magic film” which, when
stimulated by UV light, creates an expressive gradient from yellow to
orange to pink from the rear to the front of the car. These special
looks underline the uniqueness and innovative power of the car.

In case of queries, please contact:

BMW Group Corporate Communications

Dieter Falkensteiner,
Press Spokesperson Driving
Experience
Phone: +49-151-601-51813
E-mail: Dieter.Falkensteiner@bmwgroup.com  

Bernhard Ederer,
Communication Drive Technology, Efficiency,
Driving Experience
Phone: +49-176-601-28556
E-mail: Bernhard.Ederer@bmwgroup.com

Almut Stollberg,
Head of Communication Innovation, Design,
Technology, Digital Car
Phone: +49-151-601-96543
E-mail: Almut.Stollberg@bmwgroup.com