BMW’s upcoming iX3 Neue Klasse SUV (codename NA5) is inching nearer to its massive debut, and new spy photographs give us the clearest look but at this totally electrical mannequin. Noticed throughout testing in Hungary, the iX3 is about to hit the market in 2025 as a part of BMW’s “new” Neue Klasse lineup. After we first noticed the iX3 prototypes in 2023, they have been outfitted with momentary lighting models. Now, these new pictures reveal the production-ready headlights and taillights.
No Frunk Proven, However…
One of many extra attention-grabbing reveals is what’s beneath the hood. In contrast to many EVs that function a entrance trunk (frunk), the iX3 in these pictures reveals a hood house occupied by mechanical parts. However that may very well be a decoy as a result of in accordance with our sources, the brand new BMW iX3 will certainly have a small frunk house. The spy pictures additionally affirm that the iX3 has opted for flush door handles, an easier and extra sensible selection in comparison with the handles proven on the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X idea. Whereas much less futuristic, these handles strike an excellent steadiness between usability and magnificence. Thicker B-pillars are additionally noticeable, as are barely up to date entrance and rear bumpers. Total, the Neue Klasse-based SUV doesn’t stray too removed from the idea earlier than it.
We additionally get a glimpse on the inside design which is able to function the brand new Panoramic Show. Behind the infotainment, BMW is placing this ultra-wide show extending from one pillar to the opposite which is able to combine wit the central show and with a conventional head-up display screen. All these shows will run on BMW’s next-generation working system, iDrive 10—or probably iDrive X, if BMW opts for the flashier title.
Vary Anticipated Up To 800 KM
Apart from a recent design language and a simplified inside with iDrive X (however no rotary knob), the brand new iX3 will usher in Gen6 batteries. Changing the present prismatic cells, the brand new spherical cells are going to have a 20% larger power density. BMW touts a 30% increase in charging velocity and vary. The electrical crossover is anticipated to supply roughly 800 kilometers (almost 500 miles) of vary within the WLTP cycle. Logic tells us the extra aerodynamic i3 sedan will ship even better autonomy. BMW additionally introduced that its upcoming Neue Klasse fashions will function bidirectional charging know-how. This new function will allow the automobiles not solely to recharge their batteries but in addition to provide electrical energy again to the facility grid or on to units.
The preliminary rollout will embody the next fashions: BMW iX3 40, 40 xDrive, 50 xDrive, M60 xDrive. We count on the facility output to vary from 275 horsepower for the entry-level iX3 40 to at the least 560 horsepower for the iX3 M60 xDrive. The beefier variant will supposedly have 21-inch wheels together with M Sport brakes and suspension. Higher seats and an upgraded sound system can be a part of the usual tools, too.
The NA5 BMW iX3 is scheduled to enter manufacturing in lower than a 12 months at BMW’s new manufacturing facility in Debrecen, Hungary. The i3 sedan “NA0” will observe in 2026 from the Munich manufacturing facility in Germany [Spy Photos: SH Proshots]
