The iX3 is an SUV with lots of range that now comes in a version with less range but literally all of the power. It’s called the BMW iX3 M60—no idea, either, sorry—and it’s not the focus of our attention.
No, our focus is on the cool one, the BMW i3 four-door sedan that’ll also come with all the power. BMW recently confirmed the i3 would be treated to an M60 variant. And now BMW has confirmed the stats on the iX3 M60.
So, putting two and two together, you get…604hp. Because this is the exceedingly potent drivetrain that’ll feature in the body style you really (and should) want. It’s also the same treatment applied to the iX4, but…come on, a coupe SUV? You’re better than that.
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That headline is bananas. Six hundred and four electric horsepower and 875Nm of torque delivered to all four wheels from a pair of electric motors—one on the front axle and one on the back—and a 108.7kWh battery to record a 0-100kph time of 3.9sec and a top speed of 240kph. Three point nine. That’s not fast-sedan pace—that’s supercar territory.
In the iX3, BMW quotes up to 753km of range from that giant battery on the WLTP cycle, but expect less if you intend on deploying more of those electric horsies. Because it’s a Neue Klasse BMW, it also comes with 800V tech, which means you can use a 400kW hose when recharging. That’s 340km in 10 minutes.
Each NK BMW comes with the company’s ‘Heart of Joy’ control system that changes the behavior of all the major drive parameters and offers fine control of the chassis. And each M-badged NK BMW comes with something called a ‘Dynamic Performance Control Driving Stack’ that joins the party, too. Basically, it’ll turn it into something that really likes to turn.
All M cars come with big brakes, standard-fit adaptive suspension, sports steering, and a few chassis tweaks to keep it all pointing the right way. There’s other less M-y tech on board, too, like Level 2 assistance and other such bits and bobs, but really…let’s just circle back to the whole ‘604hp’ thing.
Naturally, you get all the M goodies inside and out as you can see: Sports seats, special colorways and stitching, high-end audio, big wheels, the windhield-width display, and even special yellow headlights that hark back to classic BMW M cars.
Looking very punchy for the incoming i3 M60. Still want that M3?
NOTE: This story first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
