It is not easy to hide images of new models forever, since they end up being captured on public roads during tests or photo shoots. But, in the case of new BMW iX3 — the first vehicle designed on the brand’s new platform, the Neue Klasse —, This leak ended up occurring during the sending of computerized images of the electric SUV to the body that registers the patents.from where it jumped to the press.
New class. And now all BMWs will look like this
The images that you can see here of the new iX3 reveal a Very close to the iX3 XConcept prototype. (shown in March 2024), with a traditional style throughout the body, except for the front, in line with BMW’s new design language, which completely breaks with the solutions shown by the most recent models. The grille disappears, which in recent years was limited to a gigantic “double kidney”, and in its place appears a solution similar to that of the BMWs of the 60s and 70s.with a thin horizontal grille, interrupted in the middle by a narrow double kidney, whose change is not to everyone’s taste, differentiating it from the versions of the X3 with a combustion engine.
The iX3 XConcept prototype, revealed in March, is very close to what can be expected from the final version of the next iX3
Yes until now the iX3 It was manufactured exclusively in ChinaThe new taxes intended to absorb aid granted by the State to improve the competitiveness of Chinese builders, considered illegal by the World Trade Organization, led the brand to change strategy. The next generation of the iX3 destined for Europe will be produced at the new BMW plant in Debrecen, Hungarywhich should happen from the end of 2025, while North American customers should receive the first iX3 in 2027, leaving the Mexican factory in San Potosí, and Chinese consumers would go through the same process in 2026.
The units of the BMW iX3, which in the current generation come from China, will be produced in Hungary due to sanctions aimed at canceling illegal aid from the Chinese.
The Neue Klasse platform, which in addition to the iX3 will serve as the basis for the next i3, an electric sedan smaller than the i4, allows 800V electrical systemswith BMW anticipating power between 300 and 600 HP and up to 800 km of autonomy. The new sixth-generation batteries, which BMW developed in China in collaboration with the Chinese company Brilliance, will contribute to this goal. The Gen6 cells, intended for European vehicles, will be manufactured in Irlbach-Strasskirchen, Germany.
Source: Observadora
