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The BMW iM3, Munich’s forthcoming battery-powered sporting saloon, is edging closer to the production line and looks set to rewrite the M division rule-book. Planned to enter series build in March 2027, the iM3 will sit alongside its petrol-fuelled M3 sibling yet share almost nothing beneath the skin. Engineers are reportedly chasing outputs north of 700 bhp from up to four electric motors, each driving an individual wheel and shuffling torque with millisecond precision for corner exits that shame today’s xDrive launches.
Under its sculpted bodywork, the iM3 rides on BMW’s Neue Klasse architecture, which integrates a flat-pack battery into the floor to lower the centre of gravity while freeing cabin space. Lightweight natural-fibre composites, formed from flax rather than carbon cloth, will trim kilos from bucket seats, door cards and interior panels, cutting production CO? by roughly forty per cent without sacrificing strength. A panoramic glass roof and standard head-up display round out the cockpit, which also borrows the latest curved-screen infotainment first seen in the new 5 Series.
While the flagship heads the charge, a full i3 family is due on the same line from July 2026. Badges will span i3 20 through to a punchy i3 50 xDrive, capped by an i3 M60 xDrive arriving in early 2027 with adaptive M suspension, uprated brakes and a bespoke steering rack. All models will feature broad-shouldered bodywork, 19- to 21-inch alloys and the option of a motorway hands-free assistant for effortless long-distance mileage.
Exact battery capacities remain under wraps, but insiders hint at energy packs derived from the i5 and i7, suggesting real-world driving ranges well beyond 300 miles. Rapid 800-volt charging hardware should bring an eighty-per-cent top-up in little more than twenty minutes, keeping pit-stops brief on continental runs.
With production pencilled through to 2034, the BMW iM3 signals a long-term commitment to electric performance. It promises the seismic acceleration and instant response of a modern EV, fused with the chassis balance and steering feedback that have defined M cars for four decades. If the numbers translate from spreadsheet to straße, the badge on its bootlid will deserve every ounce of respect, no asterisk required.
