Living With the BMW iX: Great EV, One Big Flaw
Six figures of luxury EV, one stubbornly unreliable door latch, and the iX's last US chapter.
Six figures of luxury EV, one stubbornly unreliable door latch, and the iX's last US chapter.
463 hp, 440 miles of range, and a NACS port: here's when American buyers can finally order in.
The long-wheelbase BMW i3 Sedan is making its full debut in China, where it will be sold exclusively, at least initially.
BMW's stand at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show puts the long-wheelbase i3 sedan and iX3 crossover in the spotlight alongside the previous-generation X5 and pre-facelift 7 Series.
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The second electric wagon from BMW is inching closer, as a new spy video shows the i3 Touring undergoing extensive testing ahead of a potential 2027 launch.
Codenamed NA8, the stretched BMW i3 is on display at one of China’s biggest auto shows.
The iX3 30 features lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which use a cathode free of nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
BMW is selling a lower-powered iX3 with a smaller battery and rear-wheel drive in China, where the 30L starts at just $40,000.
Pricing details for the electric SUV are now out in China, where BMW sells the iX3 with a longer wheelbase for a roomier interior.
The BMW iX3 50 xDrive won the EV category of the 2026 Strabag Green Rally, a competition reserved for hybrids and fully electric vehicles.
Despite carrying a payload of around 400 kilograms (882 pounds), the new BMW iX3 still covered 560 kilometers (348 miles) on a single charge.