The next-generation BMW iDrive will complete the BMW iX

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The next-generation BMW iDrive will complete the BMW iX
BMW Curved Display
electric cars Tue, 01/19/2021 - 14:50

In 2001 the fourth-generation BMW 7 Series was launched, it swept away old habits and refined the cockpit of an ever-increasing number of buttons and controllers.



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