A prototype for a redesigned BMW X3 has been noticed once more, this time testing at Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack. The brand new compact crossover would be the fourth era of the top-selling nameplate.

The present X3 arrived in 2017 as 2018 mannequin yr and was given a mid-cycle replace for 2022. Primarily based on BMW custom, the redesigned X3 arrive in 2024 as a 2025 mannequin. A redesigned model of the associated X4 ought to arrive 12-18 months later, presumably solely as an electrical automobile based mostly on BMW’s upcoming Neue Klasse devoted EV platform.

The prototype is closely camouflaged, however we are able to see that the proportions will likely be similar to these of the present era, albeit barely extra rounded. The form of the headlights can clearly be seen, and the grille seems prefer it’s taking over a taller design, though the camouflage gear has been utilized to make the grille look much like the present X3’s grille.

We won’t spot a lot of the inside, however an uncluttered sprint with floating screens for the instrument cluster and infotainment hub seems to be current, as seen within the newest BMWs, together with the up to date 2023 3-Sequence and redesigned 2024 5-Sequence.

The platform will likely be an up to date model of the present X3’s CLAR design, which suggests rear-wheel drive with the choice of all-wheel drive. Search for 2.0-liter turbo-4 and three.0-liter turbo inline-6 engines, in each instances with commonplace mild-hybrid expertise. Plug-in hybrid energy can even be on supply, together with doubtlessly within the subsequent X3 M.

The present X3 presents an electrical iX3 choice exterior the U.S. Whereas the iX3 makes use of a modified model of the CLAR platform, the following electrical X3, which ought to come to the U.S., is predicted to make use of BMW Group’s Neue Klasse devoted EV platform that may spawn its first mannequin in 2025. BMW has stated the primary Neue Klasse mannequin will likely be within the 3-Sequence section. It was previewed by the latest Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse idea. It is going to be adopted by a sporty SUV, presumably the aforementioned electric-only X4.

Manufacturing of the redesigned X3 must be dealt with at BMW Group’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the place the present X3 is constructed. Any Neue Klasse-based variant will possible be constructed elsewhere, although. The primary Neue Klasse EV will likely be constructed at a plant in Debrecen, Hungary, beginning in 2025. Neue Klasse EVs can even be constructed at current BMW crops in Germany and China, beginning in 2026, and in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, beginning in 2027.

BMW does not wish to fiddle with the X3. In 2022, the corporate offered 65,800 examples within the U.S. alone, making it the automaker’s hottest automobile right here.