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BMW iX4 Debuts: 603-HP M60 Flagship, 428-Mile Range, and the Neue Klasse Goes Coupe

October 8, 2026

BMW’s electric reboot is picking up speed. The company has revealed the iX4, a five-door electric SUV coupe that becomes the third model of the Neue Klasse generation, following the iX3 and the i3 sedan. It goes on sale in March 2027 starting with the iX4 50 xDrive at $66,200 plus destination — and the headline act, a 603-horsepower iX4 M60 xDrive, is right behind it.

Key Takeaways

BMW revealed the iX4 — a five-door electric Sports Activity Coupe — as the third Neue Klasse model, with market launch in March 2027.
The launch model is the iX4 50 xDrive: 463 hp, 475 lb-ft, 0–60 mph in 4.7 seconds, and up to 428 miles of preliminary EPA-procedure range from a 112.2 kWh usable battery.
The range-topping iX4 M60 xDrive brings 603 hp, 645 lb-ft, and an estimated 3.7-second 0–60 time, with production starting March 2027.
800-volt Gen6 eDrive technology enables 400 kW DC fast charging — up to 184 miles of range in 10 minutes — and the iX4 is built at BMW’s Debrecen, Hungary plant.

What’s New

The iX4 is BMW’s Neue Klasse formula applied to the coupe-SUV — the body style the X4 pioneered and the X6 made famous. BMW calls it a Sports Activity Coupe, and the formula will be familiar: a sloping roofline over X3-adjacent proportions (188.3 inches long, 74.6 wide, 63.3 tall, on a 114.1-inch wheelbase), a drag coefficient of just 0.23, and an all-electric powertrain from the start. There is no combustion version on the roadmap — this is the X4’s electric future, full stop.

Two variants are confirmed. The iX4 50 xDrive opens the range at $66,200 plus destination with 463 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque, hitting 60 mph in 4.7 seconds on its way to a 130 mph top speed. Above it sits the iX4 M60 xDrive, the M Performance flagship: 603 hp, 645 lb-ft, an estimated 3.7-second 0–60 sprint (3.9 seconds to 100 km/h), and a 149 mph top speed. The M60 becomes orderable shortly after launch, with production beginning in March 2027.

Range is the number BMW wants you to remember: up to 428 miles on the preliminary EPA test procedure for the 50 xDrive, drawn from a 112.2 kWh (usable) battery pack. Charging is equally serious — a 400 kW DC peak on the 800-volt architecture adds up to 184 miles in 10 minutes, with a 10–80 percent charge taking 21 minutes. The battery uses BMW’s sixth-generation cylindrical cells (46×95 mm format) with 20 percent higher volumetric energy density than before.

Photo Credit: BMW

Design and Performance

Visually, the iX4 is unmistakably Neue Klasse — the design language BMW debuted on the iX3, with its wide illuminated kidney outline, slim light signatures, and clean surfacing — stretched over a coupe silhouette. The M Sport package comes standard, bringing 20-inch wheels and sportier detailing, and a panoramic sunroof is standard equipment too. Despite the sloping roof, BMW claims genuine five-door practicality, plus a 4,400-pound towing capacity that puts workhorse SUVs on notice.

Underneath, the tech story is all about the electrical architecture. The 800-volt Gen6 eDrive system pairs with BMW’s “Heart of Joy” central control unit, which processes drivetrain, braking, and chassis inputs up to ten times faster than previous systems. The result should be the kind of throttle and traction calibration that makes a heavy electric SUV feel smaller than it is — something the M60, with 645 lb-ft on tap, will need.

Inside, the iX4 gets the full Panoramic iDrive treatment with BMW Operating System X: a head-up-style Panoramic Vision display spanning the windshield base, a 17.9-inch central touchscreen, and Alexa+ AI integration. The Highway Assistant enables hands-free driving up to 85 mph, and bidirectional charging means the iX4 can power your home or tools, not just itself.

BMW iX4 interior with Panoramic iDrive — Photo Credit: BMW

What It Means for Enthusiasts

The iX4 matters because it shows BMW is done treating its electric lineup as a side project. The Neue Klasse was always pitched as a ground-up reset — new platform, new batteries, new software, new design — and the iX4 is the third proof point in less than a year. An M Performance variant with 603 horsepower arriving essentially at launch says BMW expects its EV buyers to care about driving, not just efficiency.

The honest enthusiast read has two sides. On the plus side: 428 miles of range and 400 kW charging erase the two biggest EV objections, the M60’s numbers are legitimately quick, and the standard M Sport package means even the base car looks the part. On the other side: this is a heavy, tech-forward luxury crossover, not a driver’s car in the traditional sense — the “Heart of Joy” has its work cut out making 600-plus horsepower feel playful rather than merely fast.

The bigger signal is strategic. The X4 nameplate going electric-only, built in Hungary alongside its Neue Klasse siblings, tells you exactly where BMW thinks the market is going. For the aftermarket, it’s a waiting game — but the X family has always been one of the great canvases for aero, and the iX4’s coupe roofline is begging for a diffuser.

Vicrez Products for BMW

Let’s be straight: the iX4 doesn’t reach showrooms until March 2027, and nobody makes aftermarket parts for a car that isn’t on sale yet. But the iX4 is an X-family car through and through — a coupe sibling to the X3 and X4 — and Vicrez already makes aero for the current-generation X3 and X4. Every product below lists its exact fitment years; nothing here is claimed to fit the iX4.