{"id":2184508,"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184508"},"modified":"2026-10-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:00:00","slug":"fancy-an-ix3-but-with-less-practicality-meet-the-514-mile-bmw-ix4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184508","title":{"rendered":"Fancy an iX3 but with less practicality? Meet the 514-mile BMW iX4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If the idea of a BMW iX3<\/a> feels too sensible, too practical and far too usable, what about that car but with less of the practicality bit? Here\u2019s the brand new iX4, the latest car to emerge from BMW\u2019s rather dandy Neue Klasse toy box.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a \u2018Sports Activity Coupe\u2019, a moniker that might induce involuntary shudders, but its tech won\u2019t: BMW reckons on up to 514 miles of range from a single charge of the iX4 50 xDrive\u2019s 108.7kWh battery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Not bad, huh? That\u2019s the rangiest iX4 you can buy \u2013 the others at launch include the base iX4 40 xDrive (82.6kWh battery, up to 396 miles), and the iX4 M60 xDrive with a 108.7kWh pack and a claim of up to 483 miles.<\/p>\n

Though, it\u2019s not really a \u2018pack\u2019, as you well know by now, because BMW\u2019s Neue Klasse tech means those cells are not put into separate modules, but instead bolted directly into the body that saves both weight and adds strength.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Theres 800V tech across the board so really fast charging (from 300kW to 400kW), and two electric motors (one on the front, one on the back) that are 30 per cent more efficient than the older BMW ones. Fast speed, too: they\u2019re all AWD, so the 369bhp 40 manages 0-62mph in 5.6s, the 463bhp 50 does it in 4.9s, while the 604bhp \u2013 six hundred and four! \u2013 M60 nutjob (the thrusting red one above) can crack the benchmark in just 3.9s. Yeesh.<\/p>\n

All the tech is controlled by BMW\u2019s \u2018Heart of Joy\u2019 architecture as per its siblings, that carefully manages the steering, drive, brakes and regen. We\u2019re assured a \u201clow centre of gravity, near-perfect weight distribution and long wheelbase\u201d for \u201cagile handling, strong directional stability and assured comfort\u201d. We\u2019ll have to take BMW\u2019s word on that until we\u2019ve driven it, but the iX3 is a bit of a game-changer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can spec adaptive suspension (standard on the M60), and there\u2019s tonnes of safety and driver assistance, too. Inside, it\u2019s as per the Neue Klasse vernacular: pared back, massive touchscreen, new-fangled wheel, some buttons, and a display running the width of the windscreen. Standard-fit pano roof, too.<\/p>\n

And the outside? Well, the face at least looks good, because all the NK BMWs look ace nowadays. With this being the try-hard, sportier sibling to the iX3 means the roofline\u2019s been raked into a coupe form (said to help aero efficiency too), leading into a little boot spoiler at the back. Slim lights, big wheels, and a \u201cwide stance\u201d give it presence, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the new fully electric BMW iX4, we are expanding the Neue Klasse portfolio with a particularly emotional vehicle,\u201d said BMW\u2019s Neue Klasse boss Mike Reichelt. \u201cIts striking proportions, elegant coup\u00e9 silhouette and Neue Klasse technologies combine to create a truly distinctive character.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prices for this \u2018distinctive character\u2019 kick off from \u00a360,170 for the iX4 40, \u00a366,075 for the iX4 50, though the M60\u2019s prices are still TBC. Expect it to be\u2026 more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If the idea of a BMW iX3 feels too sensible, too practical and far too usable, what about that car but with less of the practicality bit? Here\u2019s the brand new iX4, the latest car to emerge from BMW\u2019s rather dandy Neue Klasse toy box. It\u2019s a \u2018Sports Activity Coupe\u2019, a moniker that might induce […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2184508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2184508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2184508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2184508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2184508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}