On August 21, at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show, the new BMW iX3 long wheelbase version was pre-sold, with a total of 3 models, with a pre-sale price of 269,900-339,900 yuan. Officials said the pre-sale price was the same as the listing price. The new car is exclusively lengthened for the Chinese market, with a wheelbase of 3005mm and a CLTC endurance of more than 900km. It is based on the Neue Klasse next-generation pure electric exclusive platform, adopts an 800V high-voltage architecture, and introduces the BMW Panorama iDrive and BMW intelligent assisted driving system. In terms of the appearance of the new car, the new BMW iX3 long wheelbase version adopts a new generation design language, the front uses a 3D glow grille + digital angel glow to outline an integrated lamp group, embedded with 322 LED light beads, a retro-style vertical front grille, a 3D glow grille and supplemented by a lamp strip, and a digital angel light wing daytime running light, forming the iconic design of the new generation model of BMW, and the recognition is full after lighting. On the side of the body, the lines of the vehicle are extremely simple and smooth, and the shape of the long wheelbase with short front and rear suspensions not only improves the body posture, but also directly guarantees the performance of the interior space. It is worth mentioning that the new car upgraded Huo's corner to China's exclusive "mirror light corner", and the ultra-thin titanium oxide stripes realized the dynamic light and shadow effect of "external reflection and internal transparency", which became the highlight of the side design; at the same time, it was equipped with China's exclusive semi-hidden outer door handle, integrated electric and physical dual-mode opening, with a triple safety redundancy mechanism, taking into account convenience and safety, which was different from the overseas version of pop-up design. The rear design focuses on movement and stereoscopic hierarchy, and the visual effect is excellent after the 3D stereoscopic sky feather taillight is lit, and the recognition is extremely high. With the optimized adjustment of the rear enclosure and rear spoiler, further strengthen the vehicle's sports posture. In terms of color selection, the new car offers a total of 9 body colors: ore white, polar day gray, Marina Bay blue, space silver, sand dune gray, blue ridge mountain color, carbon black, flame red, and frosted space silver. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4885/1895/1635mm and a wheelbase of 3005mm. In terms of interior, the vehicle continues the minimalist design concept of the new generation, and offers four interior colors: amber chestnut/tobacco white double spelling, crystal smoked blue/Atlas gray double spelling, amber chestnut/Atlas gray double spelling, and phantom white. The new car core upgrades the BMW Panorama iDrive intelligent system, equipped with a panoramic view bridge and a 3D head-up display system. Through ultra-close projection technology, nearly 40 inches of 4K HD panoramic images are projected on the windshield, and the driving information is clear at a glance. Featuring a 17.9-inch high-definition touchscreen display, the vehicle center control tilts 17.5 degrees toward the driver in a user-friendly layout. The car-machine system is fully compatible with Huawei HiCar and CarPlay mobile phone interconnection. At the same time, it is connected to Ali AI's large language model and DeepSeek's deep thinking ability. In terms of intelligent assisted driving, the vehicle is equipped with the end-to-end AI intelligent driving system jointly developed by BMW and Momenta, and integrates localized large models, which can achieve full scene coverage such as urban roads and high-speed road conditions. Intelligent assistance, driving danger avoidance, adaptive cruising and other functions are fully adapted to domestic complex road conditions. In terms of space, the conventional trunk of the vehicle has a capacity of 540L, which can be expanded to 1600L after falling down, and there are 58 liters of front trunk. In terms of power, as the core highlight of BMW's new generation models, the new BMW iX3 Long Wheelbase Edition is equipped with the sixth-generation BMW eDrive technology, based on the 800V high-voltage architecture, combined with the 108kWh 4695 large cylindrical battery and Cell to Pack module-free technology, the energy density is 20% higher than the previous generation, the battery life is 30% higher, the charging speed is 30% faster, the official power consumption is as low as 15.1kWh/100km, and the CLTC pure battery range exceeds 900 kilometers. The new BMW iX3 Long Wheelbase Edition 50L is equipped with a front asynchronous + rear excitation synchronous dual motor, with a combined power of 477 horsepower (351 kilowatts), 10 minutes of refueling to achieve 400 kilometers of CLTC working range, and 10% -80% fast charging takes only 21 minutes. (Written by/Yao Yu, Car House).