Like clockwork, BMW is sticking to its promise of including extra customization choices for the 2026 iX3. The Neue Klasse SUV is now accessible to order in Europe with an Eucalyptus Inexperienced metallic end. Photographs from the German configurator reveal the brand new shade, priced at €960, on par with the opposite customary colours. Hearth Crimson additionally joins the colour palette, as does Particular person Frozen Area Silver for an expensive €2,880.
Coinciding with the launch of the brand new paint is one other long-promised possibility: a white steering wheel. It prices an additional €100 and, unsurprisingly, can solely be specified with a white inside. Pairing the blue-ish inexperienced exterior with a predominantly white cabin makes this iX3 configuration arguably essentially the most eye-catching cash should buy.
The iX3 50 xDrive we configured on the German website additionally consists of the non-compulsory M Sport Bundle. We didn’t cease there, splurging our digital euros on what are arguably the best-looking wheels accessible. The 22-inch alloys carry M branding and the 1054 M designation, however they don’t come low-cost. BMW fees €3,700 for the set.
Whereas the inexperienced paint and white steering wheel can be found even on the bottom trim, the wheels are unlocked by choosing the M Sport Bundle. This equipment now additionally brings a car key with M stripes. As well as, iX3s ordered with Up to date, M, or Particular person inside designs acquire a chrome steel loading sill.
In associated information, the iX3 now affords an AC Charging Skilled possibility, enabling AC charging at as much as 22 kW. Extra importantly, it provides a Automobile-to-Load (V2L) perform that successfully turns the electrical crossover right into a cellular energy financial institution, able to supplying exterior units with as much as 3.7 kW.
For now, the 50 xDrive stays the one iX3 variant accessible, however that can change earlier than the 12 months’s finish. A extra inexpensive iX3 40 with a single motor and rear-wheel drive has already been confirmed for Europe. We even have motive to imagine an M Efficiency model, tentatively referred to as the iX3 M60 xDrive, will arrive later in 2026. An iX3 40 xDrive ought to comply with, forward of the X3 M “ZA5,” due in late 2027.
