2026 BMW XM: Brash PHEV SUV gets $34k price cut in Australia

The updated2026 BMW XMplug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUV is scheduled to arrive in Australia before the end of this year with a huge price cut, as the current three-tier range is reduced to a single model grade.
The current mid-spec XM Label will become the sole XM in local showrooms from 2026 onwards, with its current price cut from $344,200 to $309,900 before on-road costs.
It will replace both the entry level XM – which is $302,200 before on-roads – and the flagship $349,900 XM Red Label.
BMW Australia has confirmed 2026 XM Label has identical equipment – apart from additional updates – as the current mid-spec XM, despite the $34,300 price reduction.
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The updated Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport rival will use the same 550kW/1000Nm 4.4-litre twin-turbo PHEV powertrain found in the current XM Label, making it the most powerful production BMW ever built.
It also endows it with a 0-100km/h claim of 3.8 seconds and an autobahn-suitable 290km/h top speed.
The 2026 XM also brings upgraded 11kW AC charging (up from 7.4kWh) allowing its 25.7kWh battery pack to be topped up in 2 hours 45 minutes – 1 hour 15 minutes faster than before.
There's also the same 98km electric-only driving range as the current XM, making for a combined fuel usage claim of 2.7L/100km.
The 2026 XM will also be offered with a new Frozen Tanzanite Blue exterior colour (pictured) as a no-cost option among what BMW says will be an expanded range of personalisation choices.
Three new interior leather colours are available too, including Night Blue with Vintage Leather; as well as a no-cost upgrade from the standard 22-inch alloys to one of four different 23-inch alloy wheel styles, with brake calipers in either high-gloss red or high-gloss black.
BMW posted record sales in Australia in 2024 – eclipsing rivals Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus – with strong electric vehicle growth led by the i4 Gran Coupe, which outsold the entire Mercedes-Benz C-Class range.
BMW EV sales jumped 160.4 per cent year-on-year, which helped the Bavarian premium manufacturer become the fourth best-selling electric car brand in Australia behind Tesla, BYD and MG.
The XM is not a volume seller for the brand, having sold 144 units in 2024 and just 50 units by the end of May 2025.MORE: Everything BMW XM
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
The updated2026 BMW XMplug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUV is scheduled to arrive in Australia before the end of this year with a huge price cut, as the current three-tier range is reduced to a single model grade.
The current mid-spec XM Label will become the sole XM in local showrooms from 2026 onwards, with its current price cut from $344,200 to $309,900 before on-road costs.
It will replace both the entry level XM – which is $302,200 before on-roads – and the flagship $349,900 XM Red Label.
BMW Australia has confirmed 2026 XM Label has identical equipment – apart from additional updates – as the current mid-spec XM, despite the $34,300 price reduction.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
The updated Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport rival will use the same 550kW/1000Nm 4.4-litre twin-turbo PHEV powertrain found in the current XM Label, making it the most powerful production BMW ever built.
It also endows it with a 0-100km/h claim of 3.8 seconds and an autobahn-suitable 290km/h top speed.
The 2026 XM also brings upgraded 11kW AC charging (up from 7.4kWh) allowing its 25.7kWh battery pack to be topped up in 2 hours 45 minutes – 1 hour 15 minutes faster than before.
There's also the same 98km electric-only driving range as the current XM, making for a combined fuel usage claim of 2.7L/100km.
The 2026 XM will also be offered with a new Frozen Tanzanite Blue exterior colour (pictured) as a no-cost option among what BMW says will be an expanded range of personalisation choices.
Three new interior leather colours are available too, including Night Blue with Vintage Leather; as well as a no-cost upgrade from the standard 22-inch alloys to one of four different 23-inch alloy wheel styles, with brake calipers in either high-gloss red or high-gloss black.
BMW posted record sales in Australia in 2024 – eclipsing rivals Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus – with strong electric vehicle growth led by the i4 Gran Coupe, which outsold the entire Mercedes-Benz C-Class range.
BMW EV sales jumped 160.4 per cent year-on-year, which helped the Bavarian premium manufacturer become the fourth best-selling electric car brand in Australia behind Tesla, BYD and MG.
The XM is not a volume seller for the brand, having sold 144 units in 2024 and just 50 units by the end of May 2025.MORE: Everything BMW XM
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
The updated2026 BMW XMplug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUV is scheduled to arrive in Australia before the end of this year with a huge price cut, as the current three-tier range is reduced to a single model grade.
The current mid-spec XM Label will become the sole XM in local showrooms from 2026 onwards, with its current price cut from $344,200 to $309,900 before on-road costs.
It will replace both the entry level XM – which is $302,200 before on-roads – and the flagship $349,900 XM Red Label.
BMW Australia has confirmed 2026 XM Label has identical equipment – apart from additional updates – as the current mid-spec XM, despite the $34,300 price reduction.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
The updated Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport rival will use the same 550kW/1000Nm 4.4-litre twin-turbo PHEV powertrain found in the current XM Label, making it the most powerful production BMW ever built.
It also endows it with a 0-100km/h claim of 3.8 seconds and an autobahn-suitable 290km/h top speed.
The 2026 XM also brings upgraded 11kW AC charging (up from 7.4kWh) allowing its 25.7kWh battery pack to be topped up in 2 hours 45 minutes – 1 hour 15 minutes faster than before.
There's also the same 98km electric-only driving range as the current XM, making for a combined fuel usage claim of 2.7L/100km.
The 2026 XM will also be offered with a new Frozen Tanzanite Blue exterior colour (pictured) as a no-cost option among what BMW says will be an expanded range of personalisation choices.
Three new interior leather colours are available too, including Night Blue with Vintage Leather; as well as a no-cost upgrade from the standard 22-inch alloys to one of four different 23-inch alloy wheel styles, with brake calipers in either high-gloss red or high-gloss black.
BMW posted record sales in Australia in 2024 – eclipsing rivals Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus – with strong electric vehicle growth led by the i4 Gran Coupe, which outsold the entire Mercedes-Benz C-Class range.
BMW EV sales jumped 160.4 per cent year-on-year, which helped the Bavarian premium manufacturer become the fourth best-selling electric car brand in Australia behind Tesla, BYD and MG.
The XM is not a volume seller for the brand, having sold 144 units in 2024 and just 50 units by the end of May 2025.MORE: Everything BMW XM
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
The updated2026 BMW XMplug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUV is scheduled to arrive in Australia before the end of this year with a huge price cut, as the current three-tier range is reduced to a single model grade.
The current mid-spec XM Label will become the sole XM in local showrooms from 2026 onwards, with its current price cut from $344,200 to $309,900 before on-road costs.
It will replace both the entry level XM – which is $302,200 before on-roads – and the flagship $349,900 XM Red Label.
BMW Australia has confirmed 2026 XM Label has identical equipment – apart from additional updates – as the current mid-spec XM, despite the $34,300 price reduction.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
The updated Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport rival will use the same 550kW/1000Nm 4.4-litre twin-turbo PHEV powertrain found in the current XM Label, making it the most powerful production BMW ever built.
It also endows it with a 0-100km/h claim of 3.8 seconds and an autobahn-suitable 290km/h top speed.
The 2026 XM also brings upgraded 11kW AC charging (up from 7.4kWh) allowing its 25.7kWh battery pack to be topped up in 2 hours 45 minutes – 1 hour 15 minutes faster than before.
There's also the same 98km electric-only driving range as the current XM, making for a combined fuel usage claim of 2.7L/100km.
The 2026 XM will also be offered with a new Frozen Tanzanite Blue exterior colour (pictured) as a no-cost option among what BMW says will be an expanded range of personalisation choices.
Three new interior leather colours are available too, including Night Blue with Vintage Leather; as well as a no-cost upgrade from the standard 22-inch alloys to one of four different 23-inch alloy wheel styles, with brake calipers in either high-gloss red or high-gloss black.
BMW posted record sales in Australia in 2024 – eclipsing rivals Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus – with strong electric vehicle growth led by the i4 Gran Coupe, which outsold the entire Mercedes-Benz C-Class range.
BMW EV sales jumped 160.4 per cent year-on-year, which helped the Bavarian premium manufacturer become the fourth best-selling electric car brand in Australia behind Tesla, BYD and MG.
The XM is not a volume seller for the brand, having sold 144 units in 2024 and just 50 units by the end of May 2025.MORE: Everything BMW XM
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au

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2026 BMW iX3: Next-gen luxury EV to offer 800km of range

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2026 BMW iX3: Next-gen luxury EV to offer 800km of range

BMW has released more details of the next-generation iX3, the first of its next-generation 'Neue Klasse' electric vehicles ahead of a 2025 Munich motor show reveal and 2026 production kick-off. The 2026 BMW iX3 – a battery-electric Polestar 4, Tesla Model Y, Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology and Audi Q6 e-tron rival – will be the first series production BMW to use the new Neue Klasse dedicated EV platform. Using the new architecture with a 'Gen6' electric powertrain, the new iX3 promises 800km (WLTP) of range – nearly double the current model's 460km – and 400kW rapid charging adding 350km range in 10 minutes. The current iX3 can add only 100km range after a 10-minute recharge, with new cylindrical battery cells replacing the prism design in the outgoing model. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The platform won't support front-wheel drive, with BMW revealing the Neue Klasse-based iX3 will be offered with single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD drivetrain variants. Provisional outputs from the prototype dual-motor version is 300kW and 600Nm, compared to the current iX3's 210kW/400Nm from its single rear electric motor. The carmaker says the iX3 runs four 'superbrains' to separately run the various elements of the vehicle, from the powertrain to advanced driver assist systems, managed by a central 'superbrain' dubbed the 'Heart of Joy' by BMW. Artificial Intelligence-based software will also be a feature for the driver assist systems, while also working with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software to control the powertrain, braking, energy recuperation and steering systems. BMW says the new system is 10 times faster than those in existing showroom models. Pre-production iX3s have revealed the BMW Panoramic iDrive system, with 'Panoramic Vision' running along the bottom of the windscreen in place of a traditional instrument binnacle. Driver instruments are also shown via a head-up display, while the cleaner dashboard has a backlit physical centre touchscreen. The iX3's steering wheel uses haptic controls – meaning they sense a close-proximity finger and do not need actual contact – designed to allow the driver to keep their eyes on the road. There's also a flatter floor courtesy of the dedicated electric car construction, and while cargo volume has not been disclosed, it should be on par – or better – than the current iX3's 510L, which expands to 1560L with the rear seats folded. After the first production prototypes were completed last November, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse revealed in March the iX3 would be the first Neue Klass BMW, one of 40 new or updated models the BMW Group (which includes Mini and Rolls-Royce) to launch by 2027. "What is still hidden under camouflage foil here will be unveiled at the IAA Mobility in Munich in early September," Zipse said at the company's annual conference. "There we will present the production model that will be available to our customers." The conference also saw the company reveal it spent more on technology investments and product development in 2024 than any other time in its 97 years as a carmaker, with A$3.56 billion spent on Neue Klasse alone. That makes the iX3 the litmus test for the brand's future as the first Neue Klasse model in showrooms. "With the upcoming BMW iX3 – the first model of the new car generation – we are introducing fundamental technology upgrades with the clear aim of raising the typical BMW driving pleasure to a whole new level," said head of BMW Neue Klasse, Mike Reichelt, in a statement. MORE: Everything BMW iX3 Content originally sourced from: BMW has released more details of the next-generation iX3, the first of its next-generation 'Neue Klasse' electric vehicles ahead of a 2025 Munich motor show reveal and 2026 production kick-off. The 2026 BMW iX3 – a battery-electric Polestar 4, Tesla Model Y, Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology and Audi Q6 e-tron rival – will be the first series production BMW to use the new Neue Klasse dedicated EV platform. Using the new architecture with a 'Gen6' electric powertrain, the new iX3 promises 800km (WLTP) of range – nearly double the current model's 460km – and 400kW rapid charging adding 350km range in 10 minutes. The current iX3 can add only 100km range after a 10-minute recharge, with new cylindrical battery cells replacing the prism design in the outgoing model. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The platform won't support front-wheel drive, with BMW revealing the Neue Klasse-based iX3 will be offered with single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD drivetrain variants. Provisional outputs from the prototype dual-motor version is 300kW and 600Nm, compared to the current iX3's 210kW/400Nm from its single rear electric motor. The carmaker says the iX3 runs four 'superbrains' to separately run the various elements of the vehicle, from the powertrain to advanced driver assist systems, managed by a central 'superbrain' dubbed the 'Heart of Joy' by BMW. Artificial Intelligence-based software will also be a feature for the driver assist systems, while also working with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software to control the powertrain, braking, energy recuperation and steering systems. BMW says the new system is 10 times faster than those in existing showroom models. Pre-production iX3s have revealed the BMW Panoramic iDrive system, with 'Panoramic Vision' running along the bottom of the windscreen in place of a traditional instrument binnacle. Driver instruments are also shown via a head-up display, while the cleaner dashboard has a backlit physical centre touchscreen. The iX3's steering wheel uses haptic controls – meaning they sense a close-proximity finger and do not need actual contact – designed to allow the driver to keep their eyes on the road. There's also a flatter floor courtesy of the dedicated electric car construction, and while cargo volume has not been disclosed, it should be on par – or better – than the current iX3's 510L, which expands to 1560L with the rear seats folded. After the first production prototypes were completed last November, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse revealed in March the iX3 would be the first Neue Klass BMW, one of 40 new or updated models the BMW Group (which includes Mini and Rolls-Royce) to launch by 2027. "What is still hidden under camouflage foil here will be unveiled at the IAA Mobility in Munich in early September," Zipse said at the company's annual conference. "There we will present the production model that will be available to our customers." The conference also saw the company reveal it spent more on technology investments and product development in 2024 than any other time in its 97 years as a carmaker, with A$3.56 billion spent on Neue Klasse alone. That makes the iX3 the litmus test for the brand's future as the first Neue Klasse model in showrooms. "With the upcoming BMW iX3 – the first model of the new car generation – we are introducing fundamental technology upgrades with the clear aim of raising the typical BMW driving pleasure to a whole new level," said head of BMW Neue Klasse, Mike Reichelt, in a statement. MORE: Everything BMW iX3 Content originally sourced from: BMW has released more details of the next-generation iX3, the first of its next-generation 'Neue Klasse' electric vehicles ahead of a 2025 Munich motor show reveal and 2026 production kick-off. The 2026 BMW iX3 – a battery-electric Polestar 4, Tesla Model Y, Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology and Audi Q6 e-tron rival – will be the first series production BMW to use the new Neue Klasse dedicated EV platform. Using the new architecture with a 'Gen6' electric powertrain, the new iX3 promises 800km (WLTP) of range – nearly double the current model's 460km – and 400kW rapid charging adding 350km range in 10 minutes. The current iX3 can add only 100km range after a 10-minute recharge, with new cylindrical battery cells replacing the prism design in the outgoing model. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The platform won't support front-wheel drive, with BMW revealing the Neue Klasse-based iX3 will be offered with single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD drivetrain variants. Provisional outputs from the prototype dual-motor version is 300kW and 600Nm, compared to the current iX3's 210kW/400Nm from its single rear electric motor. The carmaker says the iX3 runs four 'superbrains' to separately run the various elements of the vehicle, from the powertrain to advanced driver assist systems, managed by a central 'superbrain' dubbed the 'Heart of Joy' by BMW. Artificial Intelligence-based software will also be a feature for the driver assist systems, while also working with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software to control the powertrain, braking, energy recuperation and steering systems. BMW says the new system is 10 times faster than those in existing showroom models. Pre-production iX3s have revealed the BMW Panoramic iDrive system, with 'Panoramic Vision' running along the bottom of the windscreen in place of a traditional instrument binnacle. Driver instruments are also shown via a head-up display, while the cleaner dashboard has a backlit physical centre touchscreen. The iX3's steering wheel uses haptic controls – meaning they sense a close-proximity finger and do not need actual contact – designed to allow the driver to keep their eyes on the road. There's also a flatter floor courtesy of the dedicated electric car construction, and while cargo volume has not been disclosed, it should be on par – or better – than the current iX3's 510L, which expands to 1560L with the rear seats folded. After the first production prototypes were completed last November, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse revealed in March the iX3 would be the first Neue Klass BMW, one of 40 new or updated models the BMW Group (which includes Mini and Rolls-Royce) to launch by 2027. "What is still hidden under camouflage foil here will be unveiled at the IAA Mobility in Munich in early September," Zipse said at the company's annual conference. "There we will present the production model that will be available to our customers." The conference also saw the company reveal it spent more on technology investments and product development in 2024 than any other time in its 97 years as a carmaker, with A$3.56 billion spent on Neue Klasse alone. That makes the iX3 the litmus test for the brand's future as the first Neue Klasse model in showrooms. "With the upcoming BMW iX3 – the first model of the new car generation – we are introducing fundamental technology upgrades with the clear aim of raising the typical BMW driving pleasure to a whole new level," said head of BMW Neue Klasse, Mike Reichelt, in a statement. MORE: Everything BMW iX3 Content originally sourced from: BMW has released more details of the next-generation iX3, the first of its next-generation 'Neue Klasse' electric vehicles ahead of a 2025 Munich motor show reveal and 2026 production kick-off. The 2026 BMW iX3 – a battery-electric Polestar 4, Tesla Model Y, Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology and Audi Q6 e-tron rival – will be the first series production BMW to use the new Neue Klasse dedicated EV platform. Using the new architecture with a 'Gen6' electric powertrain, the new iX3 promises 800km (WLTP) of range – nearly double the current model's 460km – and 400kW rapid charging adding 350km range in 10 minutes. The current iX3 can add only 100km range after a 10-minute recharge, with new cylindrical battery cells replacing the prism design in the outgoing model. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The platform won't support front-wheel drive, with BMW revealing the Neue Klasse-based iX3 will be offered with single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD drivetrain variants. Provisional outputs from the prototype dual-motor version is 300kW and 600Nm, compared to the current iX3's 210kW/400Nm from its single rear electric motor. The carmaker says the iX3 runs four 'superbrains' to separately run the various elements of the vehicle, from the powertrain to advanced driver assist systems, managed by a central 'superbrain' dubbed the 'Heart of Joy' by BMW. Artificial Intelligence-based software will also be a feature for the driver assist systems, while also working with the BMW Dynamic Performance Control software to control the powertrain, braking, energy recuperation and steering systems. BMW says the new system is 10 times faster than those in existing showroom models. Pre-production iX3s have revealed the BMW Panoramic iDrive system, with 'Panoramic Vision' running along the bottom of the windscreen in place of a traditional instrument binnacle. Driver instruments are also shown via a head-up display, while the cleaner dashboard has a backlit physical centre touchscreen. The iX3's steering wheel uses haptic controls – meaning they sense a close-proximity finger and do not need actual contact – designed to allow the driver to keep their eyes on the road. There's also a flatter floor courtesy of the dedicated electric car construction, and while cargo volume has not been disclosed, it should be on par – or better – than the current iX3's 510L, which expands to 1560L with the rear seats folded. After the first production prototypes were completed last November, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse revealed in March the iX3 would be the first Neue Klass BMW, one of 40 new or updated models the BMW Group (which includes Mini and Rolls-Royce) to launch by 2027. "What is still hidden under camouflage foil here will be unveiled at the IAA Mobility in Munich in early September," Zipse said at the company's annual conference. "There we will present the production model that will be available to our customers." The conference also saw the company reveal it spent more on technology investments and product development in 2024 than any other time in its 97 years as a carmaker, with A$3.56 billion spent on Neue Klasse alone. That makes the iX3 the litmus test for the brand's future as the first Neue Klasse model in showrooms. "With the upcoming BMW iX3 – the first model of the new car generation – we are introducing fundamental technology upgrades with the clear aim of raising the typical BMW driving pleasure to a whole new level," said head of BMW Neue Klasse, Mike Reichelt, in a statement. MORE: Everything BMW iX3 Content originally sourced from: