The partnership between BMW and Actual Madrid continues to develop stronger. This week, gamers from the primary staff obtained their new BMW autos for the 2024/25 season throughout a handover occasion held on the membership’s Valdebebas coaching complicated. The collaboration, which started in July 2022has turn into some of the seen alliances in European sport. To assist the ever rising fleet of electrical automobiles amongst gamers, BMW has put in greater than 80 electrical chargers at Valdebebas, making certain each participant can cost their automobile conveniently all through the season.
i7 Tops the Checklist of Participant Selections
The all-electric BMW i7 as soon as once more proved to be the most well-liked mannequin among the many Actual Madrid squad. The flagship sedan combines innovation, consolation, and long-range functionality, providing as much as 625 kilometers (WLTP) of vary due to its 101.7-kWh battery.
Supervisor Xabi Alonso chosen the i7 as his automotive for the season, joined by stars Vinícius Jr., Kylian Mbappé, Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, Endrick, Arda Güler, Rodri, and Marco Asensio. Some opted for the top-tier BMW i7 M70 xDrive, delivering 660 horsepower (485 kW).
BMW XM: The Daring Selection
For others, the proper match got here within the type of the BMW XM. Brahim Díaz was amongst those that selected the XM, joined by Thibaut Courtois, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy, and younger defender Huijsen. With a beginning worth of round $210,000, the XM stands out as some of the unique fashions within the Actual Madrid fleet.
Different Fashions Spherical Out the Fleet
Not each participant went for BMW’s largest or strongest fashions. Mastantuono chosen the compact i4 M60 Gran Coupé, whereas Eduardo Camavinga and Trent Alexander-Arnold selected the iX xDrive60, BMW’s all-electric SUV with greater than 500 kilometers of vary.
Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin went a distinct route, choosing the BMW M5 Sedan, the one petrol-powered automotive amongst this yr’s alternatives. The 600-plus horsepower sedan stays a favourite for drivers who worth conventional efficiency alongside on a regular basis usability.
BMW Changed Audi in 2022
BMW changed Audi as Actual Madrid’s automotive companion in 2022, marking a brand new period centered on innovation and sustainability. The settlement extends throughout the membership’s males’s and girls’s soccer and basketball groups, in addition to the teaching workers. Final yr, Actual Madrid Femenino obtained their first BMW autos—largely the compact iX1—reinforcing BMW’s objective to assist the membership’s whole sporting ecosystem with electrified mobility. BMW’s emblem has turn into a well-known sight round Actual Madrid — showing all through the membership’s media, on the Valdebebas coaching middle, and contained in the renovated Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.