BMW’s iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China’s EV takeover

<figure> <img alt="BMW iX4" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: BMW" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/WGM31182.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically advanced electric vehicles that impress in both drive quality and price. The latest is the BMW iX4, a coupe-shaped SUV that puts a sportier spin on the automaker's iX3.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The iX4 is the third vehicle to be released on BMW's next-generation Neue Klasse platform, following <a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/837394/bmw-ix3-first-drive-neue-klasse-specs-price">the iX3</a> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1002173/bmws-revamped-i3-boasts-up-to-468-miles-of-range">and i3</a> models. The iX4 50 xDrive will come first in March 2027, followed by an even more high-performance M60 xDrive version later in the year. The automaker is positioning this new lineup as its bulwark against t …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1006837/bmw-ix4-ev-range-price-specs-tesla-china">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>