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BMW’s revamped i3 boasts up to 468 miles of range
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The i3 50 xDrive will start at $62,850 when it arrives in the first quarter of 2027.
The i3 50 xDrive will start at $62,850 when it arrives in the first quarter of 2027.
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When BMW first announced it was reimagining the i3 as an all-electric four-door sedan built on its Neue Klasse platform, it left out a lot of important details, like battery capacity, range, and price. Today, the German automaker is finally starting to fill in the blanks on the i3.
Let’s start with price. BMW says the 2027 i3 50 xDrive will start at $61,500, plus a $1,350 destination fee, putting it firmly in the Mercedes C-Class segment of competition. (Back in March, we could only guess a ballpark starting price around $60,000.) We also weren’t certain when the new EV would be available in the US; today, BMW confirmed an official launch in the first quarter of 2027.
BMW also revealed new details about the i3’s motors. There are two of them — an electrically excited synchronous motor (EESM) in the rear axle that produces 322 horsepower and 321 lb-ft of torque; and an asynchronous motor in the front axle, putting out 165 hp and 188 lb-ft of torque — for a total output of 463 hp and 476 lb-ft of torque.