This is the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X, a thinly disguised teaser for the next-gen iX3, due to go on sale in the back half of 2025. It follows last year’s well-received—and restrained—sedan proposal, and deepens BMW’s radical new over-arching philosophy. “The Neue Klasse is much more than just a car or a specific concept,” BMW's chairman Oliver Zipse says. “It is redefining the BMW brand—and, at the same time, will be more BMW than ever.” Interesting choice of words.
During a recent preview, TopGear.com got up close and personal with the Vision X and can confirm that it’s confident, robust and very cleanly surfaced. Forget the recent adventures in polarization, the shock value here is that the Vision X looks a lot like a BMW—a wholly modern one, designed from the ground up to be electric. It’s notably cab-backward in stance, relies on sculptural qualities rather than graphics for impact, and has an impressively low beltlin