Strip away the standard-issue swirl wrap and there isn\u2019t a lot left to guess at. But one things is for sure: a more raked roof typically pays for itself in drag coefficient as much as looks, so don\u2019t be surprised if BMW leans on that angle when the car finally launches.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time the iX4 has shown its face. A prototype wearing finished body panels turned up in public a couple of months ago<\/a>, and our own speculative renderings<\/a> tried to peel the camouflage back digitally.<\/p>\n An Electric Chapter For A Familiar Formula BMW has been selling swoopy, coupe-roofed SUVs since the E71 X6<\/a> arrived in 2007, an idea that looked like a fad at the time and turned into a permanent fixture of the lineup. The F16 X6<\/a> replaced it in 2014, the same year BMW brought the formula down a size with the X4 F26<\/a>, and the X2 F39<\/a> rounded the family out in 2018.<\/p>\n X4 production wrapped earlier this year<\/a>, and BMW chose not to give the G02 a combustion successor. The iX4 picks up the role instead, and it\u2019s electric-only from the start. There won\u2019t be a gas-burning option waiting in reserve this time.<\/p>\n Same Bones As The iX3 The iX4 rides on the same Neue Klasse architecture as the iX3 NA5<\/a> and, by most accounts, is mechanically identical to it. That means the same battery pack, the same power figures per trim, and the same 800V charging hardware, which supports DC fast charging at up to 400 kW<\/a>. The iX3 can already recover 171 miles of EPA range in ten minutes on a compatible charger, and there\u2019s no reason to expect the iX4 to do anything different given the shared platform.<\/p>\n On output, the iX3 50 xDrive\u2019s dual-motor setup makes 463 hp (345 kW) and 473 lb-ft (641 Nm), good for a 4.9-second run to 62 mph. Expect the iX4 50 xDrive to match those numbers exactly, with a 40 xDrive sitting below it as the entry point into the range.<\/p>\n The Lineup, As We Understand It-iX4 40 xDrive \u2014 November 2026, all marketsiX4 50 xDrive \u2014 November 2026, all marketsX4 M60 xDrive \u2014 March 2027, all markets<\/p>\n An electric X4 M (ZA7<\/a>) is expected to borrow the quad-motor setup BMW is developing for the X3 M (ZA5)<\/a> and the next M3 (ZA0)<\/a>, with output rumored to clear at least 800 horsepower. None of that is happening at launch, so file it under \u201ceventually.\u201d<\/p>\n Built In Hungary, Not South Carolina<\/p>\n Every prior X4 came out of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The iX4 breaks with that entirely and will be built exclusively at BMW\u2019s Debrecen plant in Hungary, the same factory already running the iX3. There\u2019s no plan to build it in Spartanburg, and San Luis Potosi looks unlikely to get a piece of it either, at least for now.<\/p>\n [Photos by @ringprototypes<\/a>]<\/p>\n![\"2027](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-bmw-ix4-na7-spy-photos-02-830x553.jpg\" "\\"2027")
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