
BMW claims that its SUV models should be referred to as Sports Activity Vehicles – this has been the case since the introduction of the BMW X5, the brand’s first SUV to go on sale in 1999. Now, BMW is hoping to repeat the midsize X5’s success with the all-electric midsize 2026 BMW iX SUV. But whether the new EV also has the “sporty activity” intended of the brand’s SUVs remains to be seen – and does the inclusion of a more affordable base iX model this year muddy the waters and diminish some of its character?
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