Wondering what BMW has in store for the upcoming model year? So did we, until the brand accidentally leaked the names of its 2027 arrivals, from 2 Series coupe to 7 Series luxury limo. First noted by Motor1, the German automaker’s portfolio was divulged through the BMW USA online shop, and the big news is that the long-rumored all-wheel-drive M2, or M2 xDrive, is coming soon. BMW has said that the Competition badge is being done away with, but even without it, the M2 xDrive will almost certainly only be offered with the eight-speed automatic transmission. Happily, the manual option is expected to survive a little while longer.
Hot New M350 xDrive Coming, PLus New i3 and iX4
The 2027 M350 has already been spied on the Nürburgring, and the rumor mill indicates that it will retain the B58 turbocharged inline-six of the present-day M340i, though possibly with mild-hybrid assistance. Expect around 400 horsepower, up from 386 hp in the M340i. It’s unclear if a rear-drive M350 will be offered, with only the xDrive version appearing in the leak. For the record, combustion-powered Bimmers are dropping the ‘i’ suffix to avoid confusion with all-electric models. While we’re on the subject, the i3 40 xDrive and i3 50 xDrive EVs will also come to the U.S. for 2027, with similar underpinnings to the Neue Klasse iX3. The electric crossover has already appeared abroad, and North America will get access in the summer. We can also look forward to its swoopy sibling, the iX4, in 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive flavors. According to insiders, an M version is also planned to replace the gas-powered X4 M. The ‘regular’ X4 range has been done away with because the smaller X2 is too similar and successful.
New Luxury Bimmers: X5, 7 Series
The leak also confirms that a new X5 SUV will arrive for 2027 in RWD 40 sDrive configuration, with an all-elecric iX5 60 xDrive on the way too. Finally, a facelifted 7 Series (and i7) is coming to fight the heavily revised Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Sadly, the image for this vehicle is blurred, and besides the iX3 and AWD M2, no imagery has been leaked for the other vehicles, so while BMW may have let slip what’s in the product pipeline, it hasn’t been so careless as to show what unrevealed new and facelifted models will look like.
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Among the vehicles missing from the leak are the next-gen X7 three-row SUV, which is only expected to appear in 2027 for the 2028 model year, and the departing Z4 and 8 Series, which are unlikely to be replaced for several years, if ever. Reports have indicated the latter may be merged with the 4 Series for a new 6 Series, but BMW has confirmed that the M4 will live on, so that’s increasingly unlikely. Before the end of the decade, BMW’s product blitz is also expected to include a new G-Class rival, and a slew of new M models are coming, too, including the electric M3.
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