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BMW reveals US 3 series pricing: The EV carries a hefty premium
The 2027 BMW 330 starts at $49,900, the i3 50 xDrive at $61,500.
BMW has opened the US order books for its hotly anticipated new 3 Series sedan. Built on an all-new platform called Neue Klasse, it now offers a fully electric version for the first time, using BMW’s advanced sixth-generation electric powertrain we liked so much in the iX3. And for those not quite ready to make the switch from liquid hydrocarbons to pure electron power, there are also a pair of gasoline-powered variants.
At launch, the only electric version will be the 2027 BMW i3 50 xDrive. It’s an all-wheel drive setup, with a combined 463 hp (345 kW) and 467 lb-ft (633 Nm). And while BMW is still putting the finishing touches on the car’s EPA certification ahead of its showroom arrival in Q1 next year, it expects 446 to 468 miles (718-753 km) of range on a single charge. Contributing to that very impressive range is the new cylindrical cell battery pack, which uses a cell-to-body approach that maximizes energy density, along with the aforementioned new sixth-gen motors.
We’re not sure whether BMW is planning any single-motor, rear-wheel drive i3s for the US market, such as the i4 eDrive40 we liked so much. But later next year, we can expect the i3 M60 xDrive, and then the first completely electric BMW M3, which will increase the motor count to four—one for each wheel.
Pricing for those future electric variants will be revealed closer to their sale dates. But we can tell you the price of the 2027 i3 50 xDrive: $61,500. For context, the 2026 i4 xDrive40, which is less powerful but also has 60 percent of the range, currently starts at $62,300.
There’s a little more choice if you’re looking for a gas-powered Neue Klasse sedan, including the option for a rear-drive model. That’s the 2027 330, which starts at $49,900, a $1,900 premium over the outgoing 2026 model, although there’s an all-wheel drive version, too: the $51,900 2027 330 xDrive. They use the same 2.0 L four-cylinder 48 V mild hybrid engine, which generates 255 hp (190 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm).
The 2027 M350 xDrive will be the first inline six-cylinder model to be built at the Dingolfing plant in Germany. The vehicle uses a 3.0 L engine that generates 437 hp (326 kW) and 428 lb-ft (580 Nm). Because BMW’s M division worked on this version, it will be able to disconnect the front axle for pure rear-wheel driving dynamics via the “drift moment” function. But the M350 carries the largest premium of the launch models: $65,900.
BMW says that the first cars will arrive in Q1 2027.