The Munich Motor Show has turned up some interesting concepts, including this one from BMW that imagines a recyclable car. Meet the BMW i Vision Circular.

The BMW i Vision Circular is a compact 4-seater electric city car that not only looks incredibly futuristic, but also the entire car is made from a sustainable process.

BMW is pushing its 4 eco-friendly strategies of RE:THINK, RE:DUCE, RE:USE and RE:CYCLE, and the entire BMW i Vision Circular is not only made from recycled materials but the entire car can be re-used once it’s reached the end of its lifespan.

BMW is well aware that carbon reduction is not going to come from just exhaust emission reduction, but also the way cars are manufacturered. BMW is hoping to achieve a life-cycle vehicle emissions reduction of 40 per cent by 2030.

The BMW i Vision Circular’s assembly is impressive, with recycled steel and aluminium forming the basis, with sustainable natural rubber tyres and recycled fabrics in the cabin. BMW also says future customers will be able to plug their cars into the grid to provide additional power.

Don’t expect to see this wacky thing in showrooms any time soon, but the techniques involved in its creation could be coming soon to a BMW near you. As for revolutionary and striking BMW products due to hit SA in the coming months, we can expect the quirky BMW iX as well as the sporty BMW i4 to be touching down on our shores in early 2022.

The BMW i4 M50 will be the brand’s first M performance electric car. The new i4 four-door enters the market with an eDrive40 derivatives. True to BMW’s engineering heritage, this i4 is rear-wheel drive and produces 250 kW, supported by 430 Nm. Those numbers aren’t too dissimilar to what you’d get in a standard BMW M340i.

Performance is brisk, with the benchmark 0-100kph in 5.9 seconds and with an 83.9kWh battery pack, BMW claims 483 km of driving range. The next variant is an i4 M50, which is all-wheel drive and has 400kW of available power. This is a veritableelectric M-car, capable of 0-100kph in only 3.9 seconds.

BMW i Vision Circular Video

Further Reading

Electric cars coming to SA in 2021/2022

BMW iX electric car revealed