BMW seems to be readying the primary main replace for the iX for the reason that electrical midsize SUV arrived for the 2022 mannequin yr.
A camouflaged prototype for the up to date iX has been noticed, revealing a number of the design tweaks BMW has deliberate.
The adjustments on the surface are prone to be minor. The headlights characteristic new daytime operating lights just like what’s discovered on the newest crop of BMWs. There’s additionally a brand new graphic for the taillights, plus new fascias at each ends. Do not be stunned if BMW provides an illuminated grille possibility, prefer it has finished on current launches.
There isn’t any clear shot of the inside however some tweaks are seemingly deliberate there as properly. We may doubtlessly see a number of the know-how deliberate for BMW’s Neue Klasse household of EVs characteristic within the up to date iX, like superior head-up show programs.
2026 BMW iX facelift spy photographs – Picture credit score: Baldauf
It is not clear what BMW has deliberate for mechanical updates. Extra vary is feasible, particularly given BMW’s current developments in battery know-how.
The iX is obtainable within the U.S. in xDrive50 and M60 grades, and that seemingly will not change with the replace. The 2 grades at current characteristic dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrains rated at 516 hp within the xDrive50 and 610 hp within the M60. Each come commonplace with a 110.4-kwh battery that already delivers spectacular vary for an electrical midsize SUV. Each grades characteristic EPA vary estimates of roughly 300 miles.
The up to date iX is prone to launch subsequent yr as a 2026 mannequin within the U.S. That is additionally when BMW is anticipated to launch the primary of its Neue Klasse EVs, a compact crossover prone to be badged an iX3. Its design was previewed in March with the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X idea.