The primary of BMW’s next-generation electrical autos will probably be unveiled in September on the 2025 Munich auto present, and can put on iX3 badging, the automaker confirmed Friday.
BMW introduced out a camouflaged prototype of this mannequin, the primary in a household of EVs dubbed Neue Klasse (German for “new class”) at its annual monetary outcomes convention. CEO Oliver Zipse stated the camouflage would come off on the Munich present, and confirmed the iX3 identify, which first appeared in 2020 on an all-electric spinoff of the BMW X3 that was by no means offered within the U.S.
Pre-production instance of first BMW Neue Klasse electrical car at plant in Hungary
The Neue Klasse iX3 entered pre-production in November at BMW’s Debrecen, Hungary, plant. It is anticipated to borrow styling from the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X idea unveiled in March 2024, and will probably be adopted by a sedan—which could revive the BMW i3 identify—primarily based on the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse idea first proven in late 2023.
Named after a household of autos from the Nineteen Sixties that set BMW on its present path, the Neue Klasse debuts the automaker’s next-generation interface—together with a panoramic head-up show and AI integration—and electrical powertrain {hardware}.
BMW Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X idea
Simply final month, BMW confirmed that it will use compact, cost-efficient induction motors to energy the entrance axle in all-wheel-drive fashions, whereas retaining current-excited synchronous motors on the rear. The Neue Klasse may also function an 800-volt electrical structure and cylindrical battery cells put in instantly into the pack, with some fashions utilizing LFP chemistry to maintain prices down.
Not like the primary BMW iX3, the Neue Klasse model is anticipated to be offered within the U.S. BMW in 2023 introduced that Neue Klasse fashions could be in-built Mexico, along with Hungary and Germany, which would appear to assist set them up for U.S. tax credit score qualification. However the Trump Administration’s conflict on EVs and tariff tantrums may jeopardize that.
