The first electric BMW is already in the country, it is the iX xDrive 40, equipped with an all-wheel drive electrical system, with a combined power of 240 kW / 326 hp (combined electric power consumption in the WLTP cycle: 4.44 – 5 .15 km/kWh; CO2 emissions: 0 g/km). The efficiency of the propulsion technology combined with the latest battery cell technology results in a range calculated by the WLTP cycle of up to 425 kilometers of autonomy.

Guillermo Parra Solís, sales consultant; Carlos Javier Estrada, Marketing Manager; and Luis Gándara, sales consultant. Photo: Courtesy

Carlos Javier Estrada, BMW Marketing Manager in Ecuador, explains that the BMW iX’s electric all-wheel drive system transfers just the right amount of torque to the front and rear wheels in all driving situations. “Its intelligent steering allows fully variable power transfer, from highly efficient pure rear-wheel drive to an all-wheel drive configuration that maximizes traction.”

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Interior of the iX xDrive 40, equipped with a full electrical system. Photo: Courtesy

Estrada says the near-actuator anti-slip technology installed for the first time in conjunction with all-wheel drive “further improves traction and driving stability. This system is integrated into the engine management and produces ultra-fast and highly accurate corrective inputs, allowing the vehicle to can move forward effortlessly at all times, even in adverse weather and road conditions.”

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The BMW iX xDrive 50 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, while the BMW iX xDrive 40 achieves the same figure from standstill in 6.1 seconds.