BMW iX4 lands with a 428‑mile EPA range and 603 hp option

The BMW iX4 comes to the US in two versions, both with two electric motors and all-wheel drive (xDrive in BMW terms). Here are the key numbers BMW has released:

• iX4 50 xDrive: 463 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque, 0 to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds, top speed limited to 130 mph, up to 428 miles of preliminary EPA range.
• iX4 M60 xDrive: 603 hp and 645 lb-ft of torque, 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds for the US model, top speed limited to 149 mph. EPA range not yet announced.

The 50 xDrive uses a battery with 112.2 kWh of usable capacity. On Europe’s more generous WLTP test, BMW rates the 50 xDrive at up to 514 miles and the M60 at up to 483 miles, which gives a rough idea of the gap between the two once US figures arrive.

Europe also gets a cheaper iX4 40 xDrive with a smaller 82.6 kWh battery and 369 hp. BMW hasn’t said whether it will come to North America.

Charging is where the iX4 stands out. It runs on BMW’s sixth-generation eDrive system with an 800-volt design, which lets it take up to 400 kW from a DC fast charger. In the best case that means 184 extra miles in 10 minutes, and a 10 to 80 percent top-up in about 21 minutes.

You’ll only see those numbers on a charger powerful enough to deliver them, so many real stops will take longer. Still, the car is ready for faster stations as they spread.

The iX4 also uses round battery cells packed straight into the battery case, which BMW says hold 20 percent more energy for their size than its older cells. With optional hardware, the car can power outside devices or, potentially, help run your home during an outage.

The iX4 is the third car in BMW’s Neue Klasse family, after the iX3 and the iX5. It’s essentially a sleeker take on the iX3 SUV, with a sloping roofline, short overhangs, a big glass tailgate and a rear spoiler. BMW has dropped its huge kidney grilles in favor of two small ones, closer to classic models like the 2002.

Two angled headlights on each side echo the four round lamps of older BMWs, and slim light bars run from the rear fenders toward the badge. The spoiler differs by model: on the 50 xDrive it is shaped to help range, while the M60’s version is tuned for extra grip. The 50 xDrive comes with the M Sport package and 20-inch wheels as standard, and the M60 rides on 21-inch wheels.

Inside you’ll find a 17.9-inch center screen, BMW’s Panoramic iDrive display and an optional 3D head-up display. The software, called BMW Operating System X, is built on Android’s open-source code, and the voice assistant is enhanced with Amazon’s Alexa+. A hands-free Highway Assistant works at up to 85 mph.

The 50 xDrive comes with a seven-speaker, 205-watt stereo, while the M60 gets a 13-speaker, 430-watt Harman Kardon system as standard.

A rated 428 miles is a lot of headroom for daily driving, and with fast charging a long highway trip should need fewer and shorter stops than in most current EVs. The EPA figure is still preliminary, and the M60’s numbers are not out yet.

There are a few things to weigh. Testers have raised concerns about the touch-sensitive pads on the steering wheel, which are easy to brush by accident. The car also uses machine learning to predict habits, such as when you’re likely to open the charge flap, which means collecting data about where and when you drive. BMW says you can switch these features off, but you lose some of the car’s headline tricks.

If you like the Neue Klasse tech but want a more upright, practical shape, the iX3 shares the same basic design underneath, so it’s worth comparing the two in a showroom.

The iX4 50 xDrive goes on sale in the US in March 2027. It starts at $66,200 before destination and handling, and some listings quote $67,695. That undercuts the bigger iX5 60 eDrive by roughly $10K.

The M60 xDrive arrives later in 2027. BMW hasn’t priced it yet, though its M versions usually cost around $20,000 more than the regular model. UK and Canadian prices have not been announced.