BMW Goes Live Today: Watch The i3 Sedan Make Its Global Debut
The wait is over. The BMW i3 officially returns today as an electric sedan part of the next-generation 3 Series lineup.
The wait is over. The BMW i3 officially returns today as an electric sedan part of the next-generation 3 Series lineup.
BMW confirms its first sedan in the modern Neue Klasse era will launch as the i3 50 xDrive with some already familiar specs.
The second Neue Klasse model is about to break cover, catering to the sedan crowd after last year's iX3 crossover.
BMW USA accidentally listed the 2027 i3 Sedan on its web shop which is hardly a surprise.
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Possibly the most accurate design exercise to date, this (still unofficial) rendering strips off the camouflaged from the prototype we saw just a few days ago.
The second Neue Klasse model is inching closer as series production of the new BMW i3 starts in the second half of 2026.
Pre-production starts in January before customer cars begin to roll off the assembly line in the second half of 2026.
BMW also confirms the electric M3 is due in the U.S. at a later date.
The gas and electric sedans will give buyers several paint finishes when the cars go on sale in 2026.
New renderings imagine the 2026 BMW i3, previewing how the Neue Klasse electric sedan may look based on recent prototype sightings.
The next 3 Series is also confirmed for next year but it won't be built in Munich anymore.