The best BMW models coming in 2025 and beyond
December 20, 2024 by Jamie Edkins
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There have been plenty of new car reveals from BMW in 2024, and 2025 is shaping up to be just as exciting. Read on for a preview of what’s coming over the next year or so.
BMW has been hard at work in 2024 revamping almost every car in its range, as well as giving us the all-new M5. It looks as though 2025 will be just as busy for the brand as well, so let’s take a look ahead at what to expect over the coming years.
BMW’s 2024 lookback
Before we look ahead to 2025, let’s rewind 12 months and remind ourselves of all the new models to come from the brand in 2024.
New BMW M5
This is the all-new and highly anticipated BMW M5. It’s packing a hybridised 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with a whopping 727hp and 1,000Nm of torque, however it needs to be this powerful to offset the significant heft of this thing.
All the hybrid gubbins mean this super saloon tips the scales at 2,435kg, which is more than 500kg more than the old M5 and it’s only 5kg lighter than the Bentley Bentayga – and that car is basically Buckingham Palace with wheels.
Still, this shouldn’t matter if the M5’s suspension is sophisticated enough to disguise the weight. It’s off to a good start as well, with adaptive dampers and rear-wheel steering hopefully making it feel just as agile as its predecessor.
New BMW M5 Touring
For the first time since the mid 2000s, the M5 will also be available as a practical estate. The last M5 Touring to grace our streets came out in 2007, and BMW fans will be very excited about this new one.
It makes sense that we would get an M5 Touring after the first ever BMW M3 Touring debuted late last year. The overall styling details remain the same as the saloon, with an identical front end and the same quad tailpipes.
Under the bonnet is the same V8 hybrid system as the saloon, although it’s 0.1 of a second slower to 60mph thanks to the added weight. Prices start from £113,405, making it around £2,000 more expensive than the saloon.
New BMW M3
Both the BMW M3 and the M3 Touring weregiven a minor facelift in 2024, bringing refreshed styling and updated technology.
They are also more powerful than before. The 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight-six now has 530hp, a 20hp increase over the outgoing car. It’ll do 0-60mph 0.1 of a second quicker.
There are a couple of visual clues that this is the updated M3. You get slightly tweaked headlights with arrow-shaped LEDs, and there’s a new steering wheel inside as well.
New BMW 4 Series and M4
Facelifted versions of both the BMW 4 Series and M4 also hit the market in 2024, although changes to these coupes are pretty minimal if you go by looks alone.
You get some tweaked headlights with a new daytime running light design, and the grille has a slightly different look as well. Some new taillights and a tweaked rear bumper complete the look.
More significant changes have been made under the bonnet, where you will no longer find a diesel engine. Along with the axing of oil burners, the M4’s 3.0-litre straight six has been boosted from 510hp to 530hp.
New BMW M4 CS
As well as the updated M4, there is now a more hardcore BMW M4 CS. It acts as a middle ground between the standard M4 Competition and the bonkers limited-run M4 CSL, offering some of the latter’s track-focussed goodies while not being quite as compromised on the road.
You get the CSL’s 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight-six engine, so it puts out 550hp and 650Nm of torque. The CS is also a touch lighter than the Competition thanks to some carbon-fibre body panels.
You can order your new BMW M4 CS now, with prices starting from £120,345. That makes it almost £33,000 more expensive than the standard M4 Competition. Beyond the added power and upgraded suspension, you also get more aggressive styling.
New BMW 2 Series and M2
Like the new BMW M3 and M4, the baby M2 has also been given a facelift, along with the standard 2 Series.
Visual tweaks are pretty much non-existent. The M2 is available with some new colours, and the 2 Series gets a slightly different grille. The interior has been updated though, with a new steering wheel and different trim options on offer.
The main change has happened under the bonnet. The M2 now has 480hp, 20hp more than before, from its 3.0-litre engine, and it’s still available with a manual gearbox.
New BMW 1 Series
BMW has been on a facelifting spree recently, and the 1 Series has been given the heaviest update of them all. It has an all-new look, as well as a completely overhauled interior.
There’s something Kia-esque about the front end, but there’s nothing budget about the interior. It’s very similar to the X1’s, and it’s much more modern than the outgoing car’s.
You can still get a sporty M135 model, although it has the same 300hp as before. There are also no diesel engines, so now you only have the 1.5-litre petrol or the 2.0-litre M135 to choose from.
New BMW models coming in 2025
So 2024 was a busy year for BMW, and there’s still plenty more to come in 2025. Let’s take a look at what to expect over the coming years.
New BMW Neue Klasse X/iX3
The first car to be based on the Neue Klasse platform has been spotted testing, the iX3 electric SUV. You can see a similar front-end design to the Neue Klasse X concept lurking under that wrap, and it has a pretty sleek design for an SUV.
Being based on BMW’s new electric car platform, you can expect to see some clever new battery tech with more range and faster charging. BMW claims this new tech will yield a 30% increase in range compared to current BMW EVs, meaning the new iX3 could manage 380 miles on a charge.
Cars based on the Neue Klasse concept are due to start going on sale in 2025, and that’s likely to apply to the new iX3 as well. If you fancy this new electric SUV, expect to part with around £70,000, a modest increase over the current iX3.
New BMW 3 Series
The most exciting news you can expect in 2025 is the reveal of the new BMW 3 Series, although it’s likely to be towards the end of the year. The next generation of this much-loved saloon car has been spotted on the road during testing in both electric and petrol-engined forms.
That’s right, this will be the first 3 Series to be sold in the UK as a pure EV. It’ll be based on the Neue Klasse concept from last year, with all-new battery tech which could deliver over 400 miles of range.
You can also see the Neue Klasse concept’s design features poking through that wrap, most notable the sleek, angular new headlights and wide kidney grilles. A revolutionary new infotainment system is also on the cards which projects the displays onto the bottom of the windscreen.
New BMW models coming before 2030
A very exciting new M car is also coming before the decade is up, and it’s going electric.
New BMW M3
This is the first ever electric full-fat M car. The i4 M50 is more of an M-Lite, whereas this new M3 is the real deal. BMW has been working on the technology which will underpin this car for years already, and it looks as though it’ll be pretty special.
The M3 will use four electric motors, one for each wheel, and you could be looking at over 1,000hp from this beast. The quad-motor setup will also allow for some crazy torque vectoring – with the ability to send power to each wheel individually for maximum agility.
But what if you still want the glorious straight-six engine? Well BMW is working on bringing that up to the latest European emissions standards with a view to keep it going alongside the new electric M3, so you don’t need to mourn just yet.
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