2027 BMW iX3 Makes US Debut In Black Sapphire

No, we didn’t get the mannequin 12 months unsuitable within the headline. Though BMW has formally revealed the brand new iX3 in the US, it gained’t arrive till the 2027 mannequin 12 months. The corporate plans to start North American deliveries subsequent summer season. Within the meantime, the electrical SUV made its U.S. debut over the weekend at a devoted occasion hosted at Bathhouse Studios in New York Metropolis.

Slightly than ready till the second half of November for the Los Angeles Auto Present, BMW determined it was greatest to showcase the U.S.-spec iX3 now. It was a wise transfer, since vehicles debuting at auto reveals should compete for consideration. In NYC, all eyes have been on the inaugural Neue Klasse mannequin of the electrical period.

BMWBLOG attended the occasion and captured the iX3 in Black Sapphire for the primary time. BMW introduced an precise U.S.-spec model, full with amber facet reflectors. We’ll admit these 1048 M wheels are most likely our least favourite design. Fortunately, prospects will be capable to swap the 20-inch alloys for different kinds of the identical dimension or step as much as 21- and 22-inch units. It’s not instantly apparent, however the car proven was geared up with the optionally available M Sport Package deal.

Many of the iX3s we’ve seen to this point had the Digital White inside, however BMW USA selected a darker cabin to enhance the outside. It additionally skipped the unconventional steering wheel in favor of the new M wheel with the “M” badge atop the airbag cowl. This design, accessible solely in black, isn’t precisely conventional both, however dare we are saying it’s extra typical than the choice. It replaces the vertical spokes at 12 and 6 o’clock with ones at 4 and eight.

BMW USA hasn’t finalized iX3 pricing, however we do know the 50 xDrive will begin at below $60,000. In early 2027, a 40 xDrive will be part of the lineup at below $55,000. The cheaper model will probably use a smaller battery pack, with BMW quoting a spread of “barely over 300 miles” versus “as much as 400 miles” for the 50 xDrive. These are preliminary estimates based mostly on the EPA check cycle. As we not too long ago discovered, a extra reasonably priced 40 sDrive with a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive setup can be probably.

BMW will make the U.S.-bound iX3 at its all-new Debrecen manufacturing unit in Hungary. That gained’t change in 2027, at the same time as manufacturing additionally begins in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. North American fashions will nonetheless come from Hungary. In the meantime, a long-wheelbase iX3 (“NA6”) will probably be produced in China beginning subsequent summer season, completely for the native market.