{"id":1832156,"date":"2026-03-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1832156"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:00","slug":"all-new-bmw-i3-revealed-neue-klasse-saloon-is-the-longest-range-ev-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1832156","title":{"rendered":"All-new BMW i3 revealed: Neue Klasse saloon is the longest-range EV in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"articleItem\">\n<p>    {&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/bmw-i3-50.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/bmw\/2026-i3\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/bmw\/2026-i3\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Jake Groves&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Jake Groves is CARu2019s News Editor, and has been part of the CAR team since April 2017. As well as managing the news content thatu2019s published on CARu2019s website, Jake also helps to build the news-based content in the Agenda section of CARu2019s monthly print magazine u2013 planning how new cars, big industry stories and exclusive scoops can be crafted into the pages of CAR.nnnnJake has been a car enthusiast even before he could walk, pointing out car models on the street while still in a pushchair. Growing up, Jake has always been around cars, attending motor shows with family, amassing a vast collection of toy cars u2013 even managing to steer some his parentsu2019 cars and drive a Ferrari 355 (on private land!) before he was legally allowed to have a licence.nnnnHe knew from being a teenager that he wanted to write about cars and the automotive industry, so he went to Sunderland University (the same university CAR contributor Chris Chilton went to, among other members of the automotive media) to study journalism through an NCTJ-accredited course from 2011. During his final year in 2014, he even created his own car magazine from scratch u2013 which you can still read right here u2013 and achieved a 2:1 Batcheloru2019s Degree.nnnnJake then cut his teeth working for Dennis Publishingu2019s automotive titles Carbuyer and Auto Express for two years; time at the former taught him how to drive a website content system like he stole it, and the latter refined his news writing skills.nnnnAt CAR, itu2019s his job to know whatu2019s happening at all times in the automotive industry, react to breaking news stories and direct CARu2019s team as to how to approach news content both in print and online. He interviews industry executives to either get the scoop or help flesh out a story happening in the automotive world around us, attends press conferences and events to get the story from on the ground and investigates the latest technologies being developed for and by the car industry.nnnnJake writes mostly about new car reveals, wider industry stories and articles surrounding electric cars. On top of that, heu2019s written countless drive reviews for CAR u2013 both in print and online u2013 as well as on our companion site, Parkers. Heu2019s also the custodian of the CAR newsletter, keeping you up to date with everything thatu2019s happened in the world of CAR.nnnnWhen heu2019s not driving, Jake is a big gamer. As well as hammering racing games, Jake spends a lot of his time on role-playing games and gets his real geek on with simulation games like city builders on the PC. 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src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"All-new BMW i3 revealed: Neue Klasse saloon is the longest-range EV in the world\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x270\/bmw-i3-62.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x405\/bmw-i3-62.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1056x594\/bmw-i3-62.jpg, (large)]\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/bmw\/i3\/\" title=\"View all BMW i3 Reviews\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"info-link\"> View all BMW i3 Reviews<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bold-links\">\n<p><strong>\u25ba New BMW i3 saloon officially revealed<br \/>\u25ba\u00a0Electric 3-series launches with mega range<br \/>\u25ba Neue Klasse\u2019s biggest moment yet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is it, the big one. BMW has launched its first global electric 3-series: the new i3 saloon.<\/p>\n<p>BMW\u2019s small car design chief Oliver Heilmer calls the 3-series the \u2018<em>ur metter<\/em>\u2019 or \u2018original measure\u2019 of the brand, with the wider team knowing just how important the car is. Still though, this new i3 is the second car to launch under the brand\u2019s rather drastic and sweeping Neue Klasse project that overhauls the brand\u2019s design direction, software stacks and powertrain engineering. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/bmw\/ix3-suv\/\">iX3<\/a> was the vanguard for the Neue Klasse efforts, it\u2019s this one BMW needs to get right more than any other.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, many know the i3 as a pioneering carbonfibre-clad city car that was a bit weird to look at and rather idiosyncratic with BMW\u2019s wider plan. But there has been an electric 3-series wearing the i3 name prior \u2013\u00a0a G20-generation model purely for China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>CAR has been up close and personal with the new i3, so here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Woah, that\u2019s a bold look<\/h2>\n<p>But one we\u2019ve known was coming for some time, with our first glimpses at the electric 3-series seen via the Neue Klasse concept. Joachim Post, BMW\u2019s board member for development, boldly calls the new i3 a \u2018gesamt kunstwerk\u2019 \u2013 a work of art. But, then\u2026 of course he would.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-54.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256054\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-54.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-54.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-54.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The i3\u2019s front differentiates itself from the iX3 (with its pair of skinny kidney \u2018grille\u2019 panels inset into the front end) by simply housing two black bands that incorporate the headlights as well as hide the sensors and camera without needing some jarring extra panel in the front bumper. But they also include backlit lines that rise up to illustrate a pair of digital kidney grilles that animate on your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, BMW\u2019s design team have aimed to make the i3 as restrained in its look as they can, with bodywork that sports precious few creases, a few distinctive design cues and a solid stance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-53.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256053\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-53.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-53.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-53.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The one pictured is in M Sport spec, with aerodynamic 21-inch wheels and a new Le Castellet Blue paintjob; you\u2019ll be able to spec smaller wheels and a less aggressive bodykit in lower trims.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s it like inside?<\/h2>\n<p>Very much like the iX3 which, to our experiences, is a good thing. It\u2019s definitely a bold interior design here, with a properly cyberpunk steering wheel and slanted infotainment screen hosting a properly up-to-date operating system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-56.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256056\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-56.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-56.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-56.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The OS X system is designed to be cleaner and simpler to operate compared to OS 8.5 in cars like the 5-series and OS 9 in ones like the 1-series. It looks daunting at first and there aren\u2019t many physical buttons to back it up, but there\u2019s logic to some of the menus and the main screen is designed to be as useful as possible so you don\u2019t have to go digging through the menus for specific settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What really impresses is the continued use of the Panoramic iDrive panel under the windscreen. It feels like a proper driving innovation and one that works impressively well in practice, given our time with the iX3.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-57.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256057\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-57.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-57.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-57.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the interior shape is lower down given this isn\u2019t an SUV, with BMW ensuring a proper touring car-spec driving position like a good 3-series should.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Any new tech?<\/h2>\n<p>Plenty of it. But, again, nothing that\u2019s entirely distinct from the iX3. As well as the usual suite of safety tech and driver aids, BMW aims to one-up the likes of Tesla and Mercedes by adding a new \u2018motorway assistant\u2019 system that enables hands-free lane-changes activated by you looking at a door mirror. I\u2019ve tried it on the iX3 and it\u2019s impressively fluid, prompting lane changes in good time and enabling real hands-off driving on a motorway \u2013 and even exiting onto slip roads if there\u2019s a navigation route planned. On top of that, BMW\u2019s taken remote parking one step further by allowing you to climb out of the car entirely and let the car do its thing \u2013\u00a0useful for tight spaces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-61.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256061\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-61.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-61.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-61.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>BMW also makes plenty of fuss about its \u2018Heart of Joy\u2019 \u2013 a processor unit that bundles all of the car\u2019s handling dynamic attributes together, and something that is designed to mask the i3\u2019s two-tonne-plus kerbweight as much as possible. That said, BMW\u2019s engineers know their bread and butter is in mechanical engineering, with driving dynamics expert Chirstian Thalmeier telling us \u2018you can\u2019t cure driving behaviour with actuators.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To that end, BMW\u2019s team have been hard at work ensuring the i3 feels like a 3-series to drive, with this model sporting subtle revisions to the suspension, anti-roll bars and tyres over the Neue Klasse-generation iX3. The wheelbase is identical to the SUV, but the battery is lower down in the architecture and the tyres run on a lower profile to help the car\u2019s stance. The early signs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/bmw\/i3-prototype\/\">Ben Barry\u2019s drive in the icy wilderness of Sweden<\/a> sounds positive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You mentioned huge range?<\/h2>\n<p>That\u2019s the headline figure from the launch i3 launch model: the 50 xDrive. BMW says this version of the i3 is capable of up to 560 miles, toppling the Lucid Air Touring to become the longest-range electric production car the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s enabled by the Neue Klasse battery concept that uses cylindrical cells for better energy density, as well as a pair of ultra-efficient new \u2018Gen6\u2019 electric motors that generate 463bhp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-62.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256062\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-62.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-62.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-62.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The brand hasn\u2019t confirmed the battery size for the launch i3 yet, but it\u2019ll likely be almost identical to the 108kWh pack in the iX3 and comes with same features: an 800-volt architecture enabling up to 400kW DC charging, vehicle-to-load functionality and bi-directional charging via a specialised wallbox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More variants will launch over time, likely including a single-motor rear-drive one that\u2019ll start at a lower price than the circa-\u00a355k figure we\u2019re predicting for the 50 xDrive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-52.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-256052\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/480x0\/bmw-i3-52.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/720x0\/bmw-i3-52.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/256048\/1040x0\/bmw-i3-52.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rest easy, though \u2013 this doesn\u2019t mean the combustion 3-series is dead. We\u2019ll see a new generation of that, using the Neue Klasse project\u2019s design, tech and engineering upgrades, in the months to come. This also applies to the M3, which will launch as a stonkingly powerful quad-motor electric model as well as a new-generation version with a straight-six.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come on then, when and how much?<\/h2>\n<p>BMW says the i3 will go into production in the summer, with the first orders hitting the road in the autumn of 2026. BMW hasn\u2019t confirmed pricing in the UK yet, but we\u2019re expecting a circa-\u00a355k price tag for this 50 xDrive launch model.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/jake-groves\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14234\/120x120\/jg5.jpg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/jake-groves\/\">Jake Groves<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-author-job-title\">News Editor<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"main-author-byline\">Jake has been an automotive journalist since 2015, joining CAR as Staff Writer in 2017. With a decade of car news and reviews writing under his belt, he became CAR&#8217;s Deputy News Editor in 2020 and then News Editor in 2025. Jake&#8217;s day-to-day role includes co-ordinating CAR&#8217;s news content across its print, digital and social media channels. 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