BMW’s new iX4 is an iX3 with the roof sloped, and up to 428 miles of range
The third car in BMW’s new Neue Klasse electric lineup is the SUV coupe. The iX4 50 xDrive starts at $66,200 plus destination when it goes on sale in March 2027, with 463 hp and a BMW-estimated range of up to 428 miles.
Price, specs, range, charging, towing, dimensions and build location checked against BMW Group PressClub USA's Oct. 7, 2026, iX4 release on Oct. 7, 2026. Range figures are BMW's preliminary estimates from its own testing using EPA procedures, not official EPA ratings.
BMW says its new iX4 can go up to 428 miles on a charge. It is also the one with the sloped roof, which is the part BMW would like you to notice first.
What it is
The iX4 is the third model in the Neue Klasse, BMW’s name for its new generation of electric cars. The first two were the iX3 SUV and the i3 sedan. BMW calls the iX4 an SUV coupe, which in plain English means a crossover with a roofline that slopes down toward the back like a coupe’s. If you know the iX3, picture that with the roof drawn on by someone in a hurry to get to the tailgate.
The iX4 is built at BMW’s plant in Debrecen, Hungary, the same factory that builds the iX3.
Price and when it arrives
The first version, the iX4 50 xDrive, goes on sale in March 2027 and starts at $66,200 plus destination and handling. BMW did not list the destination charge in the release. A faster iX4 M60 xDrive follows later in 2027, with production also starting in March 2027 and a staged market launch.
How fast and how far
The 50 xDrive has two electric motors, one at each axle, which is how it gets all-wheel drive. Together they make 463 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. BMW says it gets to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and tops out at 130 mph.
The battery holds 112.2 kWh of usable energy. Think of that as the size of the gas tank. BMW’s preliminary estimate is up to 428 miles of range. That number comes from BMW’s own testing using EPA procedures, so it is not an official EPA rating yet.
On a fast charger rated at 400 kW, BMW says the iX4 can add up to 184 miles of range in 10 minutes, and go from 10 to 80 percent in 21 minutes. At home on a regular AC charger it accepts up to 15.4 kW.
The M60 xDrive is the loud one, in a quiet electric way. BMW quotes 603 hp, 645 lb-ft and an estimated 3.7 seconds to 60 mph, with top speed governed at 149 mph.
The rest of the spec sheet
Every iX4 comes with BMW’s M Sport package, 20-inch wheels and a glass roof that runs the full length of the car. BMW quotes a drag coefficient of 0.23, a measure of how easily the shape slips through the air (lower is better). With the optional hitch, the iX4 can tow up to 4,400 lbs.
Inside, there is a 17.9-inch center screen, a voice assistant built with Amazon’s Alexa+ technology and an available hands-free highway driving system that works at up to 85 mph, with the driver still required to pay attention. The iX4 also gets bidirectional charging, so the battery can send power back out, not just take it in.
It measures 188.3 inches long, 74.6 inches wide and 63.3 inches tall, on a 114.1-inch wheelbase.
Our take
A sloped-roof SUV that tows 4,400 lbs and might go 428 miles is a strange thing to call a coupe. Coupes are not what they used to be. Whether that range holds up will depend on the official EPA number, which BMW has not published yet.
