Real Madrid Players Check Out The New BMW iX3

Ever since BMW inked a take care of Actual Madrid, the soccer workforce’s gamers have principally been driving electrical vehicles. Whereas a number of have chosen to select up the keys to an XM, the overwhelming majority desire autos with out combustion engines. With the arrival of the brand new iX3, it makes excellent sense for the Spanish squad to get acquainted with Bavaria’s newest EV.

Actual Madrid gamers had an early probability to expertise the iX3 50 xDrive, the one model out there at launch. It’s technically a prototype since sequence manufacturing received’t start till the top of this month. Nonetheless, it’s just about equivalent to the mannequin prospects will obtain when deliveries begin in Europe in spring 2026. U.S. consumers should wait till midyear.

As BMW is the official automotive provider for Actual Madrid, it’s no shock the gamers got here away impressed with the iX3. Kylian Mbappé and the remainder of the squad admired what they noticed, together with the putting Digital White inside. Don’t be stunned if most gamers find yourself behind the wheel of the electrical SUV sooner reasonably than later. With €10+ billion invested within the Neue Klasse program, BMW clearly desires to advertise the “NA5” as a lot as doable.

Partnering with one of many world’s largest soccer golf equipment gives BMW with a primary alternative to showcase the iX3. BMW will launch it as the primary of over 40 models underneath the Neue Klasse banner by late 2027. In fact, not all Actual Madrid gamers are essentially SUV followers, as some additionally drive the i5 or i7. For them, BMW has the i3 sedan coming subsequent 12 months.

From day one, we’ve been extra desperate to see the i3 than the iX3, but it surely is smart for BMW to guide with the crossover. Sedans stay worthwhile, however SUVs dominate gross sales by quantity. The brand new Debrecen manufacturing facility in Hungary can construct as much as 150,000 items yearly, and BMW hopes demand will hold the plant operating at full capability.

BMW expects the iX3 to achieve success sufficient to justify manufacturing at a second facility. Beginning in 2027, the San Luis Potosí plant in Mexico may also assemble the EV. In the meantime, China will obtain its personal long-wheelbase version, designed and constructed domestically, set to debut in 2026.