BMW test car showcases its driving manoeuvres in Shanghai

At the 2025 Auto Shanghai, BMW presented its BMW Vision Driving Experience, a high-performance test vehicle developed on the basis of the "BMW Vision Neue Klasse".

With up to 18,000Nm of torque, it is heralded as the most powerful prototype BMW has ever built.

Inside, the lightning-fast Heart of Joy control computer, which works in conjunction with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software stack, is visible in the centre console.

With fast information processing and direct control of the electric motors, the Heart of Joy enables 98% of braking operations to be carried out using brake energy regeneration

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. A new interpretation of the characteristic BMW radiator grille and twin headlights creates a striking, three-dimensional light signature at the front.

In addition, BMW has stated that its first all-electric Neue Klasse vehicles will roll off the production line at the Debrecen plant in Hungary from the end of 2025. 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.