{"id":83521,"date":"2025-09-05T06:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83521"},"modified":"2025-09-05T06:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:05:40","slug":"2027-bmw-i3-sedan-name-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83521","title":{"rendered":"2027 BMW i3 Sedan Name Confirmed During iX3’s Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019ve been talking about the i3 for a long time, but the funny thing is, BMW never actually confirmed the name. That changed moments ago when CEO Oliver Zipse did just that on stage during the iX3\u2019s world premiere<\/a>. The electric crossover shared the spotlight with its sedan sibling, still camouflaged since it won\u2019t debut until later in 2026.<\/p>\n

BMW\u2019s boss didn\u2019t go into much detail about the i3 sedan, but he did confirm it\u2019ll arrive before the next-generation 3 Series. Both belong to the reborn Neue Klasse lineup, and spy shots suggest they\u2019ll look nearly identical. Internally, the fully electric sedan is known as the \u201cNA0,\u201d while the combustion-engine version carries the \u201cG50\u201d codename.<\/p>\n

Of the two, we\u2019re hearing only that the i3 will spawn a Touring version, dubbed \u201cNA1.\u201d That means there may not be another gas-powered 3 Series wagon, despite earlier reports hinting at a long-roof \u201cG51\u201d to take on the Audi A5 Avant and Mercedes C-Class Estate.<\/p>\n

While the i3 badge on a sedan might seem unusual given its association with the quirky hatchback<\/a>, there is precedent. BMW still sells an i3 sedan in China, locally assembled and based on the long-wheelbase 3 Series. That stretched \u201cG28\u201d rides on the same CLAR platform as the regular \u201cG20.\u201d The outgoing model is likely to be replaced by a longer i3 built on the Neue Klasse platform. After all, BMW has already teased an extended iX3<\/a> for China, scheduled for release in summer 2026.<\/p>\n

And this is just the beginning of BMW\u2019s product offensive. Zipse promised more than 40 new or updated models by the end of 2027<\/a>. Highlights will include the next-generation X5 and X7, both gaining electric versions for the first time. Spy photos also show facelifts for the 7 Series and 5 Series are in development, so the next few years will be packed with debuts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve been talking about the i3 for a long time, but the funny thing is, BMW never actually confirmed the name. That changed moments ago when CEO Oliver Zipse did just that on stage during the iX3\u2019s world premiere. The electric crossover shared the spotlight with its sedan sibling, still camouflaged since it won\u2019t debut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}