BMW is committed to its performance segment, with the German brand vowing to launch 30 new models in just two and a half years.
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BMW is planning to launch 30 new M performance models in the next two and a half years, to coincide with a massive styling and technology overhaul of the German car giant's line-up.
“We're working on up to 30 new models that will come out in the next two and a half years. So, we're quite busy right now,” BMW M CEO Frank van Meel told Australian media recently.
The 30-car tally is expected to include flagship high-performance M models – such as the M3, M4, and M5 – alongside lesser 'M Performance' vehicles, such as the successor to today's M340i sedan.
While details on the future model range have not been given, the electric BMW M3 will be one of them, with van Meel hinting at a launch date to the press amid recent reports production is due to begin in March 2027.
“[I’ll be] glad to have this discussion probably in one and a half years once you have driven the all-electric ones,” the executive said.
The electric M3 – as detailed earlier this year – is set to be sold alongside a new generation of the petrol version, expected in the second half of 2028.
BimmerPost forum user and reputable BMW insider 'ynguldyn' has shared information of other new-generation M vehicles that are likely to fill out the company's showrooms.
New iterations of the X5 M, X6 M, X3 M and X4 M are reportedly in development – the latter pair with electric power – while a new 4 Series is due in 2028, on which a future M4 replacement can be based.
The M sector of the organisation also covers M Performance vehicles that will likely see a refresh of existing models that cover almost all of BMW’s line.
Once electrification development for the M3 is complete, it is expected to share a similar pathway to the petrol version's powertrain family, where the same twin-turbo inline six-cylinder powerplant is used across numerous models.
A facelift for the twin-turbo V8 plug-in hybrid M5 range – across sedan and Touring body styles – is also in development, likely to form two of M's 30 new models.
Further information on future models will be released over the course of 2026 and 2027, with the brand being quite transparent through its social media channels about upcoming models, including the well-documented development of the electric M3.
How BMW M's future line-up could look, according to reports
| M performance models | M high-performance models |
| New M350 xDrive petrol sedan – due late 2026 New M350 xDrive petrol wagon – due late 2026 New i3 M60 xDrive electric sedan – due early 2027 New i3 M60 xDrive electric wagon – due late 2027 New i3 M60L xDrive long-wheelbase electric sedan – due 2027 New i4 M60 xDrive electric coupe – speculative, TBC Facelifted i5 M60 xDrive electric sedan – due mid-2027 Facelifted i5 M60 xDrive electric wagon – due mid-2027 Facelifted i7 M70 xDrive electric sedan – due late 2026 Facelifted M760e xDrive PHEV sedan – due early 2027 Facelifted X1 M35 xDrive petrol SUV – speculative, due 2027 New iX1 M50 xDrive electric SUV – due 2027/2028 New iX1 M50L xDrive long-wheelbase electric SUV – due 2027/2028 Facelifted X2 M35 xDrive petrol SUV – speculative, due 2027 New iX3 M60 xDrive electric SUV – due mid-2026 New iX3 M60L xDrive long-wheelbase electric SUV – due mid-2027 New iX4 M60 xDrive electric SUV – due mid-2027 New X5 M60e xDrive PHEV SUV – due late 2026 New iX5 M70 xDrive PHEV SUV – due late 2027 New X6 M60e xDrive PHEV SUV – speculative, due 2027/2028 New iX6 M70 xDrive PHEV SUV – speculative, due 2027/2028 New X7 M70 xDrive PHEV SUV – due 2027/2028 New iX7 M70 xDrive PHEV SUV – due 2027/2028 | Updated M2 xDrive AWD petrol coupe – due late 2026 New M3 petrol sedan – due mid-2028 New M3 electric sedan – due early 2027 New M3 Touring electric wagon – TBC Facelifted M5 PHEV sedan – due mid-2027 Facelifted M5 Touring PHEV wagon – due mid-2027 New X3 M electric SUV – due late 2027 New X4 M electric SUV – due late 2027 New X5 M electric SUV – TBC New X6 M electric SUV – TBC |
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