Next-Gen BMW 4 Series With ICE And EV? Our Sources Say Only The i4 NA2 Is Approved

The “Neue Klasse 4 Collection will do all the pieces” narrative is taking off at the moment, but it surely’s value separating what BMW has really placed on the file from what’s getting stuffed in round it. In an interview at CES 2026, Autocar UK quotes BMW growth chief Joachim Submit calling the 4 Collection “necessary” and positioning it because the sportier, style-led counterpart to the upcoming Neue Klasse 3 Collection/i3 household. That’s an actual quote, and it issues—as a result of it’s the primary time a senior exec has publicly defended the concept of a future 4 Collection-shaped by-product within the Neue Klasse period.

Road & Track then extrapolates the following step: if the Neue Klasse 3 Collection is predicted to hold ICE and EV branches, then a future 4 Collection ought to logically do the identical—as much as and together with the potential of gasoline and electrical M4s. Nonetheless, “logical” isn’t the identical factor as signed off internally.

Allegedly Solely the i4 NA2 is Authorised

In line with our sources (as we reported in the past as well), the one automobile on this house that’s at present authorised is the next-generation i4, recognized internally as NA2. That electrical i4 program was signed off years in the past as a part of BMW’s broader rapid-fire rollout plan (the identical one which’s been widely discussed as a “40+ fashions by 2027” push).

What isn’t authorised—a minimum of to date—is an all-new internal-combustion successor to at the moment’s 4 Collection vary (G22 Coupé, G23 Convertible, and the Gran Coupé form that at present hosts the i4). We’re instructed there’s nonetheless inside debate about whether or not the section justifies the spend for a clean-sheet new ICE 4 Collection household, particularly because the market continues to tilt towards crossovers and higher-volume physique kinds.

And timing is the inform.

Present 4 Collection Rumored to Run Till 2029

Even when Munich gave the inexperienced mild quickly, launching a brand-new ICE 4 Collection earlier than 2029 could be terribly tough. Growth, validation, emissions certification, and manufacturing ramp-up don’t compress simply because the web desires a neat “ICE + EV for all the pieces” storyline. In the meantime, the present technology is already broadly reported to have a protracted runway left: a number of studies level to the G22/G23 (and the associated G82/G83 M4) carrying on into mid-2029 territory.

So sure—BMW can completely desire a future 4 Collection within the Neue Klasse period. Submit’s feedback recommend the door is open, and BMW’s long-standing “by-product with synergies” playbook makes it simpler to justify a classy offshoot as soon as a base automobile exists.  And we’re hoping that an ICE 4 Collection might be signed off as a result of it’s a beautiful automobile within the BMW lineup.

However for now, essentially the most defensible learn is that this: the electrical i4 NA2 is transferring ahead, whereas an all-new ICE 4 Collection substitute stays a dwell inside query. If that modifications, we’ll know—as a result of the clock to 2029 is already ticking.