BMW’s fourth-generation X3 compact crossover will function the model’s upsized signature kidney grille and slimmer LED lights, in line with pictures of a closely camouflaged prototype spied in Germany.

The X3 is BMW’s top-selling mannequin in Canada, accounting for 34.8 per cent of complete gross sales within the first half of 2022. It is the second best-selling mannequin in america.

The redesigned mannequin ought to go into manufacturing in August 2024 at BMW’s manufacturing unit in Spartanburg, S.C., with North American deliveries starting in late 2024, in line with AutoForecast Options.

BMW will supply a number of variations of the upcoming X3 globally, together with all-electric, plug-in hybrid and M efficiency variants.

It is unclear whether or not BMW will construct the next-generation battery-powered iX3 on the present mannequin’s Cluster Structure platform or maintain off till 2025, when the automaker unveils an all-electric Neue Klasse structure.

The Neue Klasse platform will play “an important half” in ramping up EV gross sales for the corporate, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse stated this 12 months. “It represents a quantum leap in know-how.”

The X3 was freshened final summer season to evoke extra of an off-road and sporty look. The crossover acquired BMW’s new bigger kidney grille design and up to date entrance and rear bumpers, exhaust trim and tail lamps.