New BMW models: This is what the manufacturer plans to do by 2026
The future is electric, so BMW naturally wants to supply suitable models. But for the time being, there will still be popular combustion engine versions. We'll tell you what BMW's future holds.
BMW is already busy electrifying its models. But the Munich-based company continues to launch new model generations of combustion models. We'll tell you what BMW fans can look forward to in the next few years. 2025 will be an important year for BMW, as the new iX3 will be the first model to be released with influences from the highly acclaimed "Neue Klasse" study.
If you want to know what models BMW currently has, you'll find a good selection at Carwow.
New BMW models 2025
BMW iX3 (New Class X)
BMW plans to start production of the New Class cars from 2025. The new model of the iX3 will be the first model to get the look of the new class. For example, the manufacturer presented the BMW New Class X vision car as a foretaste of the SUV models of the future. The test vehicle has also already been spotted for the first time on test drives. The BMW Neue Klasse iX3 is a mixture of new and old – we are excited.
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé
On 16 October 2024, the new BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé was officially unveiled. As an additional entry point into the BMW cosmos, the 2 Series Gran Coupé offers an unusual design and is to be launched on the market from March 2025.
BMW 7 Series Facelift
The new BMW 7 Series is likely to get a facelift in the second half of 2025, after all, the luxury sedan only came onto the market at the end of 2022. With the punctual update at the halfway point of its service life, major design changes seem to be in the offing. We have collected the first pictures and information about the facelift for you.
New BMW models 2026
BMW 3 Series and i3 (New Class)
With the new generation of the BMW 3 Series, BMW's New Class will also find its way outside the SUV model series. The Neue Klasse serves as the basis for both combustion engines and electric models at BMW and is intended to ease the arduous path of the mobility turnaround for the Munich-based company. We expect the new 3 Series to be launched in 2026/2027 in the guise of the Neue Klasse.
BMW X5 and iX5
As a combustion engine, the new BMW X5 is not directly part of the New Class at BMW, but the Munich-based company is taking numerous design elements of the concept cars with it into the design of the new generations. The new X5 will probably come in 2026 and the electric variant of the iX5 in parallel, even if the iX5 will not yet be based on the Neue Klasse platform.
BMW M8 successor
BMW is very likely to envisage a powerful – and possibly electric – successor to the M8 based on the New Class platform. This could get over 1,000 hp of power. But nothing has been confirmed yet. We have created a rendering and show you what the car could look like. This is not expected before 2026.
BMW New Class Coupe
The Neue Klasse at BMW now also seems to have a coupé offshoot. At least one coupé in the design of the Neue Klasse was spotted on test drives. What exactly the test car is all about is still unclear, and new information is unlikely to be available before 2026.
BMW M3 Electric
Der M3 geht 2027 mit einer neuen Generation an den Start und in dieser wird es den M3 zum ersten Mal auch als Vollstromer geben. Zwar wird parallel eine Verbrenner-Variante gebaut, aber das Top-Modell soll der leistungsstärkere Elektro-M3 werden. Wir haben erste Erlkönigbilder und Informationen für dich gesammelt. Eine offizielle Vorstellung Ende 2026 ist möglich.
BMW Skytop Cabrio
The open-top two-seater had secured the attention of many at the presentation in October 2024 as a concept car. After all, the elegant convertible seemed to have fallen out of time after more and more convertibles are being discontinued.
Now the first prototypes of the limited production version are on test drive and we can probably look forward to the Skytop in 2026.