[ynguldyn]

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This post contains information about future production plans I've compiled from various leaks within the BMW organization. It is continuously updated: new research is added, and everything that becomes official is deleted.

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Moderator: Items scheduled to happen in 2021 are highlighted in blue.

FAQ:

Can you guarantee that all of these models will come to market?
- No.

Can you tell me where you found this info?
- No.

Expected SOP dates for new models:

- This list is updated every time a new SOP is learned or the new models are officially released.
- Models coming to US in bold.
- Dates not guaranteed to be exactly correct.

August 2021:

G42 220i, 220d, 230i, M240i

November 2021:

G23 430ix non-US, M440i non-US, M440dx
G26 i4 eDrive40, i4 M50
U06 218i, 220i, 223i, 218d
G30 Alpina B5
G30 Alpina D5
G31 Alpina B5
I20 iX xDrive50 US model

March 2022:

I20 iX xDrive40 US model, M60
G26 430ix, Alpina B4
G28 i3 L (China)

July 2022:

U11 X1 (models tbd)
G70 7er (models tbd)
G01 X3 xDrive30e US
G82 M4 CSL

November 2022:

G81 M3 Touring Competition xDrive. (Or is it M3 Competition xDrive Touring? Or M3 Competition Touring xDrive? These days - no one knows.)

December 2022:

G87 M2
G09 XM

July 2023:
G80 M3 CS

EOP dates for current models:

F23 2er - 10/21

G12 7er - 06/22
F48 X1 - 06/22
I01 i3 - 06/22

G30 5er - 06/23

G31 5er - 02/24
F39 X2 - 02/24
G32 6GT - 06/24 (US EOP was 06/19)
F40 1er - 06/24
F44 2er - 10/24
G01 X3 - 10/24 (LCI SOP 08/21)

G08 X3/iX3 - 04/25 (LCI SOP 09/21)
G02 X4 - 06/25 (LCI SOP 08/21)
G14 8er - 06/25
G15 8er - 06/25
G16 8er - 06/25
G07 X7 - 07/25 (LCI SOP 08/22)
G29 Z4 - 10/25 (LCI SOP 11/22)
G20 3er/G80 M3 - 10/25 (LCI SOP 07/22)

G21 3er - 06/26
G05 X5/F95 X5M - 07/26 (LCI 04/23)

G06 X6/F96 X6M - 03/27 (LCI 04/23)
G22 4er/G82 M4 - 06/27 (LCI SOP 03/24)
G23 4er - 10/27 (LCI SOP 03/24)
G09 XM - 11/27

G26 4er - 06/28
I20 iX - 06/28

U11 X1 - 06/29
G70 7er - 06/29 (LCI SOP 03/26)
G42 2er/G87 M2 - 07/29 (LCI SOP 04/25)

U06 2er - 10/30


2018

• Funny enough, F94 X7M was (is?) under consideration.
• G42 2er Coupe will be produced from 08/21 to 03/29 and is confirmed to be built in Mexico.
• G09 X8 exists outside car journos' dreams.

January 2019

• There's still no hint of an electric G20. It is highly probable that G26 will be the BEV model for the world and the G28 for China.

March 2019

• The next 5 series range currently consists of G60 sedan, G61 touring, and G68 LWB.
• The next generation RR Ghost EWB will include an all-electric version.
• First news about the next (G87) M2: production 12/2022-03/2029, likely in Mexico.
• G01 X3 and G02 X4 will have their life extended to 10/24 and 06/25. It's possible Spartanburg will not be the primary production plant for their successors.

September 2019

• The next 8 cylinder M motor is going to be called S68. Most likely, it will be an evolution of S63, not something radically new. I would expect some electrification with the internal combustion side mostly staying the same.
• The on-again off-again X1 M35i is on again.
• The first M Performance PHEV vehicle is coming: M750Le xDrive.
• BMW is planning to offer the largest battery among all BEVs on the market at 120kWh. It will go into the model that we haven't seen yet, and I'm not yet going to speculate on the car itself.

November 2019

• It is possible F40/F44 will have a shortened lifecycle of 5 years without LCI (like we saw with the previous X5). As a total speculation, I wonder if this is because the current platform is not suitable for a proper BEV (the platform sibling Cooper SE is ridiculously weak sauce for 2019, while U06 and derivatives will hopefully be much better in that regard).
• X8 is shaping up to be a halo high performance SUV, with M45e as the entry level model.

December 2019

• Likely SOP for G09 X8 is July 2022.

February 2020

• Interesting possible (very preliminary) G42 addition: M245i.

April 2020

• Preliminary (likely incomplete) G70 lineup: 735d, 740i, 745e, M750e, i740, i750, i7 M60, with only 735d and i740 being RWD, all others AWD. Note that this is another proof of BMW rejecting the use of battery capacity in its EV model names.

June 2020

• Live Cockpit will be standard on the U06 family (next gen FWD) cars. The recent spyshots with large screens and few physical buttons is the new direction.
• The same U06 family will introduce the new collaboration with Sonos for car audio as the upgrade option.
• G30 EOP moved forward from October to June 2023.
• EOPs for all three 8 series models postponed until 06/25 (previously, G14 was scheduled to EOP in 06/24, G15 - 10/24, G16 - 02/25).
• Added G22 EOP: 06/27.

August 2020

• (Trying to redeem myself for not being the first to report on G81): I can now confirm that BMW has no plans to offer a US version of G81. For the rest of us, expect it no earlier than G21 LCI in mid-2022.
• A new version of G82 should show up in a couple of years or so. No information on what it is exactly yet.

September 2020

• The additional G82 M4 model mentioned above is likely the M4 CSL.
• G60 lineup: heavy emphasis on BEV, with models like i530, i540 xDrive, i5 M50 xDrive. More models will be known later.
• X8 has been renamed to XM. Same model lineup as previously known: a 45e hybrid and two different gas engines.

November 2020

• The electric version of the next generation X1 (will be sold as "iX1") will be available in single-motor and dual-motor configurations with two range options. As a hint of motor power output, the designation for the single motor model will use "20" and the dual motor will use "30".
• F44 production has been extended to 10/24.
• G23 will be in production until 10/27.
• LCI for G22/G23 is scheduled for 03/24.
• G80/G82 production confirmed to end at the same time as G20/G22.
• On a more general note, looking at all the information available to me I can't shake the feeling that we're at the end of active development of internal combustion engines, at least for mass market vehicles. There will of course be some advances and improvements but even the future generations of BMW vehicles (right now I'm looking specifically at the new transverse platform, the Minis and the 1-series) are going to use the same well known engines we see in various models today.
• Addition (or a replacement for one of the listed models) to the G70 lineup I provided in April: i745.
• i4 will start production in November 2021.
• Possible other US market G26 models, which we are not likely to see before 2022: 430ix, M440i (RWD), i435.

December 2020

• First bits of info on the next-gen FWD platform cars. We start with U06, which is like F45 but more better (even more boring?). Production starts in November 2021. New iteration of gas engines (MÜ2). Infotainment/assist features on par with the higher end BMWs, LED headlights possibly standard. Known models: 218i - B38+auto, 155hp, 220i - B38+48V+auto, 155hp; 223i - B48+48V+DCT, 200hp, 218d - B47+DCT, 148hp. These cars are obviously not for the US.

February 2021

• The top level iX (M whatever) will start production in 03/22. Besides differences in power (which I still don't have access to), it will have 21" wheels, Active Steering and air suspension as standard.
• G20, G22, G23, ICE G26, and G42 will get a new interface/infotainment/communications package, including the dash we will first see in the i4. G20 will get it for its LCI 7/22; G42 8/22; and G22, G23, and G26 3/23. No other existing model seems to be slated for that interface.
• G70 7er (production dates in the main list at the top) steps up the luxury big time. Start with standard air suspension, soft close doors, B&W audio. But options is where the real action is.
  • Choice of M Sport or Luxury interior and exterior design
  • Fully automatic doors like in the new Phantom
  • Sky Lounge roof
  • Totally new headlights, with the same "Iconic Glow" designation as the stupid X6 grille. That grille will be available too of course.
  • Rear seats equal in comfort to the front ones (heating/ventilation, massaging) in Executive Lounge configuration, plus rear entertainment that's better than the old "shut up, here's an iPad screen in the headrest for you".
  • Same "Natural Interaction" thing as in iX.
  • Even more better version of B&W audio.
  • A new driver assist package called "Motorway assistant".
  • A whole bunch of BMW Individual customizations.
• Display Key will be made available for more models starting this fall.
• M4 CSL is possible with SOP 07/22 and a very short production run.
• All 8 series models will be upcontented in 03/22, with a bunch of things that are currently extra cost options becoming standard. This will include making M Sport standard on all 840i and 840d models and some new wheels. M850i will gain a new "M Performance" option so there will still be something to distinguish it from the lower models. This is possibly the closest to an LCI these cars will get.

March 2021

• The final model name for the top iX is M60 (so, not a full M car).
• Competition models (as opposed to Comp package) of X5M and X6M are coming.
• An obvious bit: BMW is planning to have designs celebrating 50 years of M GmbH for multiple models with production dates between March 2022 and March 2023.
• Something is happening with the autonomous driving efforts: the "Fully Autonomous Driving" feature no longer has an intro date, and "Personal CoPilot" is now delayed by two years.
• For the readers outside North America: G81 will start production in November 2022 and have a full run up to the end of production of G21. There will be a single model: Comp xDrive. As expected, it will be in LCI configuration (for instance, the new i4 widescreen dash will be standard). As far as I can see, everything that you can have on a G80, will be available on G81.
• Another Euro-specific bit of good news: S58 will be EU7 compliant.
• Some new options coming to existing models (what hasn't yet been mentioned):
  • F39: gold colored wheels and gold accents in March 2022.
• iX M60 will make 560hp. iX xDrive40 will make 320hp.
• Trying not to leave any stone unturned in their quest to make things as confusing as possible, the electric versions of G28 (the Chinese market LWB 3 series) will be called i3, specifically i3 eDrive35L and i3 eDrive40L.

April 2021

• G87 M2 will be available with a manual and an automatic. Most options will be the same as G80/G82, and I don't see much of that decontenting that was done with the original F87 compared with F80/F82. Though ceramic brakes and bucket seats seem to be missing, all the drivetrain and suspension things are the same as G82, and even carbon roof will be an option. The wheels will be 19" front and 20" rear, G87 specific design. The first four months of its production will fall into the "M 50th anniversary" period so expect the initial run to become somewhat collectible. And the new dashboard will be standard from day one.

May 2021

• Name adjustments of future EVs continue. The i7 lineup is now: i7 eDrive45, i7 xDrive50, and i7 M60.
• M3 CS is in the plans.
• Current output for i3L/i4 eDrive35 is 300hp. Keep in mind that the power outputs of the I20 drivetrains changed at least twice during development.
• iX1 will have a brother, iX2. Right now there are two planned models for both: eDrive20 and xDrive30.

June 2021

• G09 XM production dates are now known: starting in December 2022 and ending in November 2027. Notable standard M equipment: diff, dark blue sport brakes (can choose red or black as options), seats, seat belts, carbon fiber trim. It'll get next level driving assist in mid-2023. Wheel options go from 21" all the way to 23".
• There are plans to have a permanent decontenting on lower models' seats: offering lumbar support and backseat width adjustment as an option only for the driver. Likely to begin with MY2023 cars.
• In its second year of production, G42 2er will get a few things standard along with the new instrument panel: shift paddles, PDC, shadowline trim. M Sport package Pro will become a new option on M240i.
• M4 CSL is confirmed for MY2023.

July 2021

• The next X3/X4 will use chassis codes G45/G46 and will be available with all types of drivetrains but will focus on electric motors and hybrids. There will still be X3M (G97) and X4M (G98).
• G70 745e and M750e will both use the next B58 update (very likely being the first model to use that engine) but at different tune levels.
• G60 could get the same two setups but also a B48-based hybrid.
• Europe is getting G26 Alpina B4 early next year, based on M440ix.
• M4 CSL:
  • Production from July 2022 to February 2023
  • 540hp
  • RWD
  • Automatic transmission
  • New wheels: 19"/20" with your choice of regular sport or track-focused tires
  • M bucket seats standard, with upgraded racing bucket seats optional
  • Introducing special new M headlights as an option
  • Lots of carbon bits
  • Alcantara steering wheel
  • This is going to be hot.
• M3 CS: production July 2023 - February 2024, steptronic, standard bucket seats, also lots of carbon things as standard. No power numbers yet.
• CS and CSL will get new exclusive M headlights (optional for the M4, standard for the M3).
• The EV model naming is now firmly set: the i5 range is no longer "i530" or "i540" but matches the naming of the other models with i5 eDrive40, i5 xDrive40, and i5 M50. Note that "40" will be used with both single- and dual-motor versions, which is only going to add to the confusion.

[ynguldyn]

G87 production dates in the top post.

Let the gnashing of teeth begin.

[xlover]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

G87 production dates in the top post.

Will it get the "pure version" of the S58 or a further upgraded B58?

[ynguldyn]

Originally Posted by xlover

Will it get the "pure version" of the S58 or a further upgraded B58?

You think too well of me if you expect me to know this kind of detail about a car that's still almost 4 years away.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

You think too well of me if you expect me to know this kind of detail about a car that's still almost 4 years away.

Happy to hear that it actually is planned to exist.

Lol at the gnashing of teeth.. will they B58 or S58 ..

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

G87 production dates in the top post.

It seems very reasonable given the G42 doesn't arrive until mid 2021. For the M to come a year and half after the Series model isn't bad at all.

It will be interesting to see how the possibility of a new M240i plays out with your previous comments (in July 2018) that the G42 may only get the B48. Of course that could have changed now, but it seems to me that a high output B48, let's say ~350hp, would make sense for a neo-M240i. It would be lighter than the I6. And maybe by 2022, B58 models will have adopted the *45i and M*45i moniker, opening up M*40i for use with the B48.

[ynguldyn]

Somewhat surprising update about X3 and X4: their lives have been extended by a year.

[Thescout13]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

Somewhat surprising update about X3 and X4: their lives have been extended by a year.

Interesting. And we have confirmed that ID7 is coming to both (including M variants) starting aug19?

[ynguldyn]

Originally Posted by Thescout13

Interesting. And we have confirmed that ID7 is coming to both (including M variants) starting aug19?

Actually, I'm not sure about the exact timing of this anymore. Regular X3s and X4s - definitely mid-2019. But M variants could continue using the existing system until early 2020.

My problem is I have conflicting information and don't know which source to trust.

[Thescout13]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

Actually, I'm not sure about the exact timing of this anymore. Regular X3s and X4s - definitely mid-2019. But M variants could continue using the existing system until early 2020.

My problem is I have conflicting information and don't know which source to trust.

Understood.

[sward]

Any information about a hybrid X7?

[SCOTT26]

Originally Posted by sward

Any information about a hybrid X7?

Soon to show off the much talked about luxury four seat Concept.

[ynguldyn]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

Soon to show off the much talked about luxury four seat Concept.

BTW what's up with the name? X8 didn't work?

[Wild Blue]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

Soon to show off the much talked about luxury four seat Concept.

Very interested in this! Anything you can share, now in the future, about the car or even when or where it will be announced, would be much appreciated.

[wdeerfield]

i find it funny the x3 became the click bait title and not

"NEXT GEN M2 TO BE MADE IN MEXICO" so it limits the complaining

First news about the next (G87) M2: production 12/2022-03/2029, likely in Mexico.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

i find it funny the x3 became the click bait title and not

"NEXT GEN M2 TO BE MADE IN MEXICO" so it limits the complaining

Uhmm yea https://www.bimmerpost.com/?s=mexico

[JayPichardo]

oh Boy!

[Sir Loin]

Originally Posted by Jason

Uhmm yea https://www.bimmerpost.com/?s=mexico

This is great! The wait time between build complete to delivery to the USA will be much shorter. No need to check R&R shipping companies' web sites and watch the ships travel across the ocean and canal on map web sites.

[John-M007]

Does the M550 in the US for 2020 will get the new 535hp engine?

[ScreamingChicken]

Originally Posted by Sir Loin

This is great! The wait time between build complete to delivery to the USA will be much shorter. No need to check R&R shipping companies' web sites and watch the ships travel across the ocean and canal on map web sites.

This was part of the fun of ordering one, at least for me...

[ynguldyn]

Originally Posted by John-M007

Does the M550 in the US for 2020 will get the new 535hp engine?

Yes.

[BigSky702]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

i find it funny the x3 became the click bait title and not

"NEXT GEN M2 TO BE MADE IN MEXICO" so it limits the complaining

Immediately caught my eye!