BMW is out testing a prototype for what appears to be an electric sports car, though it isn't clear where the car might sit in the automaker's lineup.
The prototype is in the shape of a largish coupe with a wedge profile, and features a relatively tall ride height. The prototype is also fitted with in-wheel motors with integrated braking systems, a technology BMW is known to be developing with automotive supplier Continental and electric motor startup DeepDrive.
It's possible the mystery sports car is a demonstrator model for the new in-wheel technology. The car is far from production ready. Right now there's no external charging port, leaving the engineers to plug the charging cable to a port under the front hood.If production is planned, we may be looking at a future member of BMW's upcoming Neue Klasse family of electric vehicles. Neue Klasse, German for “New Class,” is a reference to BMW's next-generation EV family.