BMW shuffles the deck every year.
This time around, they’ve dropped an entry-level iX3 and dressed up some M cars in head-to-toe black. Not radical shifts, but enough to keep the headlines turning for another season.
The Darker Side
The new Black Package lands on the M Performance 3-Series, 4-Series Gran Coupe, and i4 Gran Coupe. It rides with the M Sport Pro kit, which sounds fancy but mostly just means darker.
Carbon fibre. Everywhere.
Black badging. 19-inch lightweight rims. Inside? More carbon, an M leather steering wheel, the works. Subtle on the outside. Aggressive under the touch of a hand. Is it necessary? No. Is it selling? Probably.
The People’s EV
Here’s the real meat.
BMW launches the iX3 40. Finally, a door to the electric club that doesn’t cost a mortgage payment. Announced in March, hitting streets now. It carries an 82.6 kWh battery, smaller than the usual big-gun units. Power goes to the rear wheel.
316 hp.
369 lb-ft of torque.
0 to 62 mph in 5.9 seconds. Top speed 124 mph. WLTP range hits 395 miles. Respectable numbers. Not track-focused. Built for commuting. And for range anxiety sufferers who want a buffer.
Style follows function? Not really.
New paint choices pour out of the BMW Individual list: Grigio Telesto pearl, Java Green II, Malachite Green, Orinoco pearl, Purple Silk, Sepang Bronze, Twilight Purple.
“It’s either art or chaos. Sometimes both.”
Add 21-inch wheels. A two-tone Contemporary Agave interior. Heated rear seats, if you stack on the Innovation package. Comfort for the back bench passengers. Usually ignored until they complain.
Small Things. Later Dates.
The M Ignite eco-claims move into real metal soon. M3 and M4 get it in July. M2 trails behind in August.
The rest is tidying up.
Seal & Drive tire kits come standard now for the 2-Series and 4-Series coupe/convertible. New M-stripe keys for the X3 M Sport models. The car’s AI assistant got an update, too.
BMW keeps polishing.
You know the feeling.
