BMW iX4 2026: official teaser, M60 clue and what is confirmed

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BMW has shown the upcoming iX4 itself for the first time. Until now, the electric successor to the coupe-style X4 had appeared mainly in spy photos and leaks. A short official video shows a coupe-SUV with M-style mirrors and yellow lighting. BMW has not said which version appears in the teaser, so it is too early to describe the car shown as an officially presented iX4 M60.

There is a stronger clue. A Keep me informed form is already live on BMW's German website, and its web address explicitly uses the designation iX4-M60. The page contains no technical data, but the badge now appears within BMW's own infrastructure rather than only in insider reports.

The iX4 is set to continue the coupe-shaped branch of the X4 family in fully electric form. Specialist sources know the project by the internal code NA7. BMW has included the iX4 in the Neue Klasse rollout for 2026, while reports following its Capital Market Day point to sales beginning before the end of the year. Production of the previous X4 G02 ended in November 2025, and BMW has not presented a direct new gasoline- or diesel-powered X4 successor.

The path to the production car was already visible in summer: iX4 prototypes showed a lower roof and a shorter rear section than the iX3, while specialist sources named 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive among the likely launch versions. BMW has not officially disclosed that lineup.

It is still too early to transfer iX3 specifications to the new model. The iX4's place in the Neue Klasse family makes sixth-generation BMW eDrive technology and an 800-volt architecture highly likely, but BMW has not announced the battery capacity, range, charging figures or output of individual iX4 versions. The current iX3 has already gained a more affordable rear-wheel-drive iX3 40, showing how BMW is expanding the Neue Klasse range, but its specifications cannot simply be treated as future iX4 figures.

The premiere now appears genuinely close: less-camouflaged cars are appearing at the same time as BMW's official teaser. The key shift is no longer another leak, but the fact that BMW itself has started a public campaign around the iX4 and is directly announcing its world premiere.

If BMW does reveal an M60 at the world premiere, the more important question will be where it sits relative to the regular iX4 versions. For now, BMW has confirmed the iX4 itself, an approaching premiere and an official page carrying the M60 designation. Power, battery, range, prices and the final lineup remain open.