2026 BMW iX Price, Pictures, Dimensions
2026 BMW iX Price, Pictures, Dimensions – The newest all-electric SUV from BMW is guaranteed to be a hit with science fiction fans. Featuring out-of-this-world looks, futuristic technology, and an odd soundtrack, the BMW iX isn’t just a daring glimpse into the future of the company; it has the potential to reimagine what a high-performance luxury SUV can be. By the way, the iX may be the perfect choice for a future interstellar mission in Hollywood.
2026 BMW iX Redesign and Update Plan
Exterior and Interior
Designing a sci-fi machine that looks futuristic but maintains functionality can’t be easy. BMW has followed the current EV trend of extreme minimalism for interior design, which ends up burying a number of controls in the car’s 14.9-inch touchscreen. Where the current iDrive in most BMWs is refreshingly intuitive, the iX’s system is burdened somewhat by integrated climate and seat controls, plus various functions adjusting features like the level of immersive digitized sound that occupants experience. As with most modern luxury cars, the feature count is so extensive that a considerable amount of time is required to set the car to a buyer’s tastes, but once done, most of those details won’t need to be modified again.
In fairness, BMW still offers the iDrive controller on the console, but the accompanying buttons for key functions are embedded into the walnut trim, and not as easily located by touch as they are in older versions with physical switches. The optional gesture control occasionally skipped music tracks or adjusted volume unexpectedly when I was engaged in discussion with my passengers. Captain Kirk wannabes can bark orders at the car for voice control commands. The myBMW App is handy for monitoring charge levels and can enable the driver to take a photograph inside the car, or a 3D shot using the outside cameras at any time remotely to help ensure the condition of the car as it’s parked.
2026 BMW iX Specs
Beyond the single massaging seat, the iX M60 offers four-zone climate control, a heated steering wheel, and a slick panoramic glass roof that can electronically adjust its opacity. There are soft-close doors, ventilated front seats, the glass controls, and, of course, the Hans Zimmer soundtrack, but all of it is optional and adds to the cost. 
The Bowers and Wilkins surround sound system is grouped into a $7,400 package that’s well worth the investment for its exceptional tonal quality, especially in such a quiet cabin. The on-board navigation provides augmented reality directions, superimposing graphic arrows atop live-view displays captured from the front-facing camera. 2026 BMW iX Price
Engine and Performance
In range-topping M60 trim, the iX is about as close as one can get to a extraterrestrial escape pod, except instead of launching you and your family away from a doomed space station overrun with hostile aliens, it’s perfect for an escape to the cottage or perhaps taking a few business partners to a fancy lunch meeting, especially if there’s some urgency to get there.
The iX M60 has the sort of thrust that could convince passengers it could actually take off if given a pair of wings. With Sport mode engaged, the commander, err.. driver applies the brakes with the left foot while mashing the throttle with the right foot. Launch control is automatically engaged and as soon as the brake is released the iX rockets forward at a dizzying rate. No fuss, no muss, no wheel spin, just an utterly effortless blast-off to 100 km/h in a claimed 3.8 seconds (though we wouldn’t be surprised if that’s a conservative rating). It’s a pace that ties the X5 M Competition in terms of forward momentum, but without all that machine’s V8 ruckus. 2026 BMW iX Price
2026 BMW iX Fuel Economy
At 450 kilometres, the iX M60’s quickness comes at the cost of range compared to the iX xDrive50 that’s rated for 521 km. During a test week with plenty of day trips across the Greater Toronto Area, the reduced range was never an issue with the iX leaving the Level 2 home charger fully juiced any time a longer trip was planned, and even then, nothing lower than 35 per cent charge was ever witnessed. Had it been required, a properly-functioning DC fast charger with 150 kW capacity can add at least 100 km of range within nine minutes, suggesting that a driver would rarely need more than a lunch stop top-up to cover great distances each day. 2026 BMW iX Price
Despite more than half the test week’s driving at highway speeds (with the rest mixed between stop-and-go traffic and terrorizing passengers with acceleration blasts), and with air conditioning fighting the blazing late summer weather, the iX was regularly on track to exceed its official range.
2026 BMW iX Safety Features
BMW is using the iX as a rolling showcase of its technological abilities, and that includes safety. The litany of sensors and monitors stay vigilant for other cars, pets, pedestrians, cyclists, and likely passing comets, too. The optional Driving Assistant Professional system does much of the driver’s job of steering, stopping, and going, even in traffic, and there’s automated active parking available. 2026 BMW iX Price
2026 BMW iX Price and Release Date
Starting at $121,750, the iX M60 is significantly costlier than the entry point for the iX xDrive50 and xDrive40 variants, however it comes with more standard equipment. Still, needing to add costly options, either a la carte or in packages to equip the M60 with several key features that buyers reasonably expect in a six-figure car quickly jacks the cost north of $140,000 like our tester.
Although an impressive performer, parts of the M60’s interior, like the rather plain seats and vast expanse of hard plastic on the floor between the two front seats, make this model feel less luxurious than other BMWs costing less. Still, there aren’t many fully electric mid-sized premium SUVs on the market yet, and a Tesla Model X starts at $150,000 with prices rising significantly from there. Comparatively, the iX M60 is a decent value.
