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BMW could transcript Hyundai; Introduce simulated cogwheel shifts successful its aboriginal EVs
Speaking astatine an interview, Frank van Meel, Head of BMW M part spoke highly of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and its simulated cogwheel shifts, fake exhaust notes and drift mode.
In particular, Van Meel seemed to beryllium impressed by the Ioniq 5 N's simulated cogwheel shifts. So overmuch so, that helium stated that adjacent BMW needs thing similar that successful their accelerated show cars. He mentioned however axenic EVs with 1 cogwheel and nary dependable produces nary emotions, portion besides making it hard to justice however accelerated 1 is driving. Van Meel stated that 1 of the ways to hole that is what Hyundai is doing.
He stated, "I similar the mode they deliberation — that’s the mode we deliberation arsenic well. You request to person feedback [in the car]. If you’re connected the way you don’t person clip to look astatine your speedometer oregon tachometer. If you’re racing, if you instrumentality the clip to look astatine your display, 2 cars volition overtake you. So what you privation to person is simply a mode to cognize what cogwheel you’re in, a mode to ‘feel’ the revs."
The BMW M CEO further went connected to mention, "In a axenic EV with 1 gear, nary dependable and nary emotion, you don’t cognize if you’re doing 125, 150 oregon whatever. You request a solution for that. You person to find a transportation to the encephalon of the driver, without forcing you to look astatine your speedometer. So I deliberation what [Hyundai] did with cogwheel emulation and dependable — which is really what we’re moving connected already – is the mode to go. We request thing similar that successful our accelerated show cars."
Frank van Meel besides precocious confirmed the accomplishment of an all-electric M3 successful the adjacent future. The caller BMW M3 electrical is said to person quad motors and nutrient astir 1,341 BHP. The BMW M CEO besides claimed that the electrical M3 volition "beat everything".
Source: TopGear
