{"id":83758,"date":"2025-09-18T07:52:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83758"},"modified":"2025-09-18T07:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:52:40","slug":"bmws-first-electric-coupe-suv-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83758","title":{"rendered":"BMW&#8217;s First Electric Neue Klasse Coupe-SUV Coming Next Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The X4, as we know it, is likely just months, if not weeks, away from retirement. BMW has already confirmed that a direct replacement isn\u2019t planned. Why? It believes the enlarged second-generation X2 can indirectly fill its role in the lineup, despite its front-wheel-drive platform. Still, Munich never sleeps, and the return of the X4 badge is more a question of when than if. A new report suggests a fully electric model will arrive near the end of next year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been discussing the prospects of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/10\/13\/audi-q6-sq6-sportback-etron\/\">iX4<\/a> for about three years, even sharing its internal codename: \u201cNA7.\u201d The coupe-SUV is reportedly scheduled to enter production in November 2026 at BMW\u2019s new Debrecen plant. The Hungarian factory will open soon, with series production of the iX3 (\u201cNA5\u201d) kicking off at the end of next month.<\/p>\n<p>According to a BMW insider posting juicy details on the <em>Bimmer Post<\/em> forums, an M Performance iX4 will follow shortly. The M Lite is slated to enter production in March 2027. Additionally, a full-fledged X4 M (\u201cZA7\u201d) may arrive later to complete the lineup. Lower down, the iX4 is expected to mirror the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/09\/14\/bmw-claims-new-ix3-uncompromising-architecture\/\">iX3<\/a>, which so far has been announced only in 50 xDrive, 40 xDrive, and 40 sDrive flavors. Interestingly, we\u2019re hearing an M Sport Package will be standard across the range.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_505106\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"830\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-830x553.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-505106\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" title=\"BMW IX3 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 11\" alt=\"BMW IX3 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-830x553.jpg\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-505106\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" title=\"BMW IX3 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 11\" alt=\"BMW IX3 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 11\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmw-ix3-autonomous-driving-11.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a> 2026 BMW iX3<\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re curious whether the iX4 will feature an even sleeker, more aerodynamic body than the iX3. The latter boasts a drag coefficient of 0.24, but a more rakish roofline could lower that figure further. If so, the maximum WLTP range might surpass the iX3 50 xDrive\u2019s 805 kilometers (500 miles). It\u2019s an educated guess we\u2019re making, considering Audi\u2019s electric coupe-SUVs are a bit more efficient than the donor cars.<\/p>\n<p>As with BMW\u2019s other Sports Activity Coupes (SAC), the iX4 will command a higher price than the equivalent iX3. It\u2019ll also be slightly less practical, with the sloping roofline cutting into rear headroom and cargo space. Can\u2019t have them all. Even so, the dedicated Neue Klasse platform\u2019s clever packaging should make it impressively roomy, especially compared with the outgoing X4 \u201cG02.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the conventionally shaped iX3 might also be built in Mexico in the future at the San Luis Potos\u00ed plant, its coupe-inspired sibling appears set to be assembled exclusively in Central Europe. With the iX3 confirmed for the U.S. market, there\u2019s good reason to believe the iX4 will also make its way stateside.<\/p>\n<p>Before the iX4 arrives, however, the second Neue Klasse model to debut will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/09\/05\/2027-bmw-i3-sedan-name-confirmed\/\">i3 \u201cNA0,\u201d<\/a> aimed at sedan loyalists.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/f30.bimmerpost.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=901686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bimmer Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The X4, as we know it, is likely just months, if not weeks, away from retirement. BMW has already confirmed that a direct replacement isn\u2019t planned. Why? It believes the enlarged second-generation X2 can indirectly fill its role in the lineup, despite its front-wheel-drive platform. Still, Munich never sleeps, and the return of the X4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83759,"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-83758","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\/83758","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=83758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}