The 2026 BMW i3 – the primary battery-electric 3 Sequence and the primary sedan to be primarily based on the German automaker’s ‘Neue Klasse’ 800-volt electrical structure – will reportedly supply as much as 800km of vary on a single battery cost.
If the report by British publication Autocar proves right, the BMW i3 will supply extra vary than any electrical car (EV) presently on sale in Australia, together with the 2025 Tesla Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary RWD – the longest-range EV out there right herewith a claimed 750km.
Resulting from arrive in Australia in late 2026 or early 2027, the electrical 3 Sequence will face off with not solely the Mannequin 3, however EV variations of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class – additionally anticipated right here in 2026 – and the Audi A4 in 2028.
Up to date petrol-engined variations may even be bought alongside the brand new battery-powered 3 Sequence, however they are going to be primarily based on the CLAR (Cluster Structure) platform that underpins the present G20 mannequin – with each six-cylinder petrol and electrical variations of the long-lasting M3 efficiency flagship already confirmed by BMW.
Whereas BMW Australia has achieved important success with its i4 mid-size electrical liftback – which outsold your complete Mercedes-Benz C-Class lineup in 2024, however is now supplied solely in a single mannequin grade – the 2026 i3 will supply quite a lot of decisions.
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Autocar says the i3 will likely be launched in sedan kind – adopted by a Touring (wagon) spinoff – beginning with the 50 xDrive variant as per the brand new iX3 mid-size electrical SUV, the primary Neue Klasse-based BMW mannequin, which was unveiled in Munich final month and is due in Australia in mid-2026.
Within the new iX3, the powertrain presents 346kW of energy and 649Nm of torque, with a 108kW nickel manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery providing a spread of as much as 800km and DC fast-charging speeds of as much as 400kW.
The i3’s exterior will echo the look of the Imaginative and prescient New Class idea proven in 2023, with conventional BMW styling cues together with the Hofmeister kink on the C-pillar.
The cabin may even observe the brand new iX3’s inside design, with a wraparound multimedia show together with an angled infotainment touchscreen, plus an expanded head-up show protecting your complete windscreen.
Electrical fashions accounted for nearly 1 / 4 (24.2 per cent) of BMW’s world gross sales in 2024 – nearly 600,000 autos – with the corporate’s Australian EV gross sales making up a good larger proportion at practically one-third (29.6 per cent).
The iX1 small electrical SUV was BMW’s best-selling EV in Australia final yr, forward of the i4 and the iX2.
The long-lasting 3 Sequence is presently the German model’s fifth-best promoting mannequin right here, behind the X1, X3, X5, and X2.
Extra particulars on the born-again i3, which is able to revive a nameplate final seen on a BMW electrical metropolis automotive produced between 2013 and 2022, are anticipated forward of its world debut in early 2026.
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