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BMW unveils next-gen iX3 on Neue Klasse, iX5 Hydrogen and more at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show

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BMW showcases the next-gen iX3 on Neue Klasse with 400 kW charging, confirms iX5 Hydrogen for 2028, plus MINI Paul Smith Edition, M2 CS and Concept Speedtop.
Michael Powers, Editor

At the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, BMW Group rolled out a broad showcase of innovations. The headline debut was the next-generation BMW iX3, the first representative of the Neue Klasse platform that blends advances in electrification, design, and digital tech. It adopts sixth-generation eDrive, a battery with round cells, and charging power of up to 400 kW, which can add 372 km of range in just 10 minutes. It feels like the clearest preview yet of where the brand is heading.

BMW also confirmed the iX5 Hydrogen: a series-production hydrogen crossover set for 2028, using third-generation fuel cells developed together with Toyota.

BMW iX3
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Another crowd-pleaser was the MINI Paul Smith Edition, executed in the designer’s signature British style. The electric versions will go on sale right after the show, a tidy pairing of heritage cues with contemporary intent.

M enthusiasts were treated to the BMW M2 CS with 530 hp, sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. And the exclusive BMW Concept Speedtop fused grand tourer elegance with V8 muscle in a shooting brake body—an evocative mix that looks tailored for long miles.

The Japanese audience also saw the X7 Nishiki Lounge, a meeting point of German engineering and Japanese craftsmanship where the interior turns into a “starry sky” made of 15,000 LEDs.