{"id":85811,"date":"2026-06-20T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85811"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:25:02","slug":"bmw-ix4-na7-spy-shots-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85811","title":{"rendered":"BMW&#8217;s New Electric Coupe-SUV Just Showed Its Shape Near the Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>A camouflaged iX4 (NA7) prototype spotted near the N\u00fcrburgring shows a sloped roofline and shorter rear overhang than the iX3.<\/li>\n<li>The iX4 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive arrive November 2026, with an M60 xDrive following in March 2027.<\/li>\n<li>Built exclusively at BMW&#8217;s Debrecen plant in Hungary, the iX4 shares the iX3&#8217;s Neue Klasse platform and 400 kW charging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>A camouflaged prototype of the upcoming BMW iX4, internally codenamed NA7, was spotted testing near the N\u00fcrburgring, and the swirly wrap isn\u2019t hiding much. The roofline kicks down hard behind the B-pillars, the rear end cuts off noticeably sooner than on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/category\/models\/bmw-i\/bmw-ix3\/\">iX3<\/a>, and the front end looks like it was lifted straight off that car without a single panel changed.<\/p>\n<p>Strip away the standard-issue swirl wrap and there isn\u2019t a lot left to guess at. But one things is for sure: a more raked roof typically pays for itself in drag coefficient as much as looks, so don\u2019t be surprised if BMW leans on that angle when the car finally launches.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time the iX4 has shown its face. A prototype wearing finished body panels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/01\/04\/bmw-ix4-spy-shots-electric-sports-activity-coupe\/\">turned up in public a couple of months ago<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/01\/26\/2027-bmw-ix4-exclusive-rendering\/\">our own speculative renderings<\/a> tried to peel the camouflage back digitally.<\/p>\n<h2>An Electric Chapter For A Familiar Formula<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514711\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-514711\" title=\"2027 BMW IX4 NA7 SPY PHOTOS 02\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2027 BMW IX4 NA7 SPY PHOTOS 02\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by @ringprototypes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BMW has been selling swoopy, coupe-roofed SUVs since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2014\/10\/14\/bit-history-bmw-x6\/\">E71 X6<\/a> arrived in 2007, an idea that looked like a fad at the time and turned into a permanent fixture of the lineup. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2014\/06\/06\/f16-bmw-x6-vs-e71-bmw-x6-photo-comparison\/\">F16 X6<\/a> replaced it in 2014, the same year BMW brought the formula down a size with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2014\/04\/16\/2014-nyias-new-bmw-x4-world-debut\/\">X4 F26<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2018\/05\/21\/test-drive-2018-bmw-x2-xdrive25d-the-quirky-yet-fun-suv\/\">X2 F39<\/a> rounded the family out in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/01\/14\/bmw-x4-production-has-ended-official\/\">X4 production wrapped earlier this year<\/a>, and BMW chose not to give the G02 a combustion successor. The iX4 picks up the role instead, and it\u2019s electric-only from the start. There won\u2019t be a gas-burning option waiting in reserve this time.<\/p>\n<h2>Same Bones As The iX3<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514712\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-514712\" title=\"2027 BMW IX4 NA7 SPY PHOTOS 00\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2027 BMW IX4 NA7 SPY PHOTOS 00\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-00.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by @ringprototypes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The iX4 rides on the same Neue Klasse architecture as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/03\/12\/bmw-ix3-production-already-running-double-shifts\/)\">iX3 NA5<\/a> and, by most accounts, is mechanically identical to it. That means the same battery pack, the same power figures per trim, and the same 800V charging hardware, which supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/12\/03\/bmw-gen6-charging-800v-explained\/\">DC fast charging at up to 400 kW<\/a>. The iX3 can already recover 171 miles of EPA range in ten minutes on a compatible charger, and there\u2019s no reason to expect the iX4 to do anything different given the shared platform.<\/p>\n<p>On output, the iX3 50 xDrive\u2019s dual-motor setup makes 463 hp (345 kW) and 473 lb-ft (641 Nm), good for a 4.9-second run to 62 mph. Expect the iX4 50 xDrive to match those numbers exactly, with a 40 xDrive sitting below it as the entry point into the range.<\/p>\n<h2>The Lineup, As We Understand It<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>-iX4 40 xDrive \u2014 November 2026, all markets<\/li>\n<li>iX4 50 xDrive \u2014 November 2026, all markets<\/li>\n<li>X4 M60 xDrive \u2014 March 2027, all markets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An electric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/06\/05\/bmw-ix3m-za5-ix4m-za7-likely-to-arrive-after-2027\/\">X4 M (ZA7<\/a>) is expected to borrow the quad-motor setup BMW is developing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/06\/05\/bmw-ix3m-za5-ix4m-za7-likely-to-arrive-after-2027\/\">X3 M (ZA5)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/02\/17\/bmw-m-za0-m3-render-electric-future\/\">next M3 (ZA0)<\/a>, with output rumored to clear at least 800 horsepower. None of that is happening at launch, so file it under \u201ceventually.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Built In Hungary, Not South Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>Every prior X4 came out of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The iX4 breaks with that entirely and will be built exclusively at BMW\u2019s Debrecen plant in Hungary, the same factory already running the iX3. There\u2019s no plan to build it in Spartanburg, and San Luis Potosi looks unlikely to get a piece of it either, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>[Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ringprototypes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ringprototypes<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary A camouflaged iX4 (NA7) prototype spotted near the N\u00fcrburgring shows a sloped roofline and shorter rear overhang than the iX3. The iX4 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive arrive November 2026, with an M60 xDrive following in March 2027. Built exclusively at BMW&#8217;s Debrecen plant in Hungary, the iX4 shares the iX3&#8217;s Neue Klasse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85812,"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-85811","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\/85811","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=85811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}