{"id":84641,"date":"2026-01-15T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84641"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:53:10","slug":"bmw-4-series-ice-ev-rumor-i4-na2-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84641","title":{"rendered":"Next-Gen BMW 4 Series With ICE And EV? Our Sources Say Only The i4 NA2 Is Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cNeue Klasse 4 Series will do everything\u201d narrative is taking off today, but it\u2019s worth separating what BMW has actually put on the record from what\u2019s getting filled in around it. In an interview at CES 2026, Autocar UK<\/em><\/a> quotes BMW development chief Joachim Post calling the 4 Series \u201cimportant\u201d and positioning it as the sportier, style-led counterpart to the upcoming Neue Klasse 3 Series\/i3 family. That\u2019s a real quote, and it matters\u2014because it\u2019s the first time a senior exec has publicly defended the idea of a future 4 Series-shaped derivative in the Neue Klasse era.<\/p>\n

Road & Track<\/em><\/a> then extrapolates the next step: if the Neue Klasse 3 Series is expected to carry ICE and EV branches, then a future 4 Series should logically do the same\u2014up to and including the possibility of gas and electric M4s. Still, \u201clogical\u201d isn\u2019t the same thing as signed off internally.<\/p>\n

Allegedly Only the i4 NA2 is Approved<\/h3>\n

According to our sources (as we reported in the past as well<\/a>), the only car in this space that\u2019s currently approved is the next-generation i4, known internally as NA2<\/a>. That electric i4 program was signed off years ago as part of BMW\u2019s broader rapid-fire rollout plan (the same one that\u2019s been widely discussed<\/a> as a \u201c40+ models by 2027\u201d push).<\/p>\n

What isn\u2019t approved\u2014at least so far\u2014is an all-new internal-combustion successor to today\u2019s 4 Series range (G22 Coup\u00e9, G23 Convertible, and the Gran Coup\u00e9 shape that currently hosts the i4). We\u2019re told there\u2019s still internal debate about whether the segment justifies the spend for a clean-sheet new ICE 4 Series family, especially as the market continues to tilt toward crossovers and higher-volume body styles.<\/p>\n

And timing is the tell.<\/p>\n

Current 4 Series Rumored to Run Until 2029<\/h3>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Even if Munich gave the green light soon, launching a brand-new ICE 4 Series before 2029 would be extraordinarily difficult. Development, validation, emissions certification, and production ramp-up don\u2019t compress just because the internet wants a neat \u201cICE + EV for everything\u201d storyline. Meanwhile, the current generation is already widely reported to have a long runway left: multiple reports point to the G22\/G23 (and the related G82\/G83 M4) carrying on into mid-2029 territory.<\/p>\n

So yes\u2014BMW can absolutely want a future 4 Series in the Neue Klasse era. Post\u2019s comments suggest the door is open, and BMW\u2019s long-standing \u201cderivative with synergies\u201d playbook makes it easier to justify a stylish offshoot once a base car exists.\u00a0 And we\u2019re hoping that an ICE 4 Series will be signed off because it\u2019s a wonderful car in the BMW lineup.<\/p>\n

But for now, the most defensible read is this: the electric i4 NA2 is moving forward, while an all-new ICE 4 Series replacement remains a live internal question. If that changes, we\u2019ll know\u2014because the clock to 2029 is already ticking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The \u201cNeue Klasse 4 Series will do everything\u201d narrative is taking off today, but it\u2019s worth separating what BMW has actually put on the record from what\u2019s getting filled in around it. In an interview at CES 2026, Autocar UK quotes BMW development chief Joachim Post calling the 4 Series \u201cimportant\u201d and positioning it as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84642,"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-84641","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\/84641","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=84641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}