""The Neue Klasse is our biggest future-focused project and marks a huge leap forward in terms of technologies, driving experience, and design," said BMW chairman Oliver Zipse. "Practically everything about it is new, yet it is also more BMW than ever. Our whole product range will benefit from the innovations brought by the Neue Klasse-whichever drive system technology is employed. What started as a bold vision has now become reality: the BMW iX3 is the first Neue Klasse model to go into series production, kicking off a new era for BMW.""
"As befitting a company called the Bavarian Motor Works, BMW has been in the business of designing and building its own electric powertrains for quite some time, in contrast to some rivals that have been buying EV tech from suppliers. In addition to the class-leading manufacturing efficiency, the sixth-generation electric powertrain should be extremely efficient-around 4 miles/kWh (15.5 kWh/100 km) from an SUV-shape, which is 20-25 percent bett"
The BMW iX3, arriving mid-2026, inaugurates the Neue Klasse line with a focus on sustainability and the lowest carbon footprint in BMW history. The SUV introduces a new corporate SUV face with tall, narrow kidney grilles, LED treatments replacing chrome, a revised four-headlight arrangement, and an optional illuminated kidney grille. Aerodynamics achieve a drag coefficient of 0.24 despite the two-box shape. BMW builds its own sixth-generation electric powertrains, promising class-leading manufacturing efficiency and around 4 miles per kWh (15.5 kWh/100 km) from an SUV form, significantly improving efficiency versus prior systems.
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