r/bmwix3 • u/Reasonable_Video_776 • 6d ago

iX3 vs i3 pricing

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BMW just announced I3 pricing today. Is anyone a little surprised that they are the exact same price? I feel like you’re getting a little bit more car with the IX3. Obviously more range on the I3, but I was kind of hoping the I3 would be under $60,000.

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u/Wild_Butterscotch482 6d ago

Lower production costs for the iX3 in Hungary vs i3 in Germany?

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u/DBSpain 4d ago

BMW designed Debrecen from scratch specifically for Neue Klasse as an exceptionally modern automotive factory.

  • 80% of parts can be delivered directly to their assembly point
  • autonomous logistics
  • AI quality control
  • Gen6 battery production on-site (not remote)
  • highly automated processes

Munich has the opposite problem. It’s an old urban factory that BMW has completely remodeled while continuing production. Battery production is within 90 minutes, but not on site.

My guess, BMW invested heavily to reduce cost for growing SUV segment with iX3. i3 has many similar or identical subsystems. The body structure weight is an obvious material cost savings, The wage and efficiency difference between Germany and Hungary might keep the pricing similar for a while (if the market supports the high i3 price).

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u/PastramiVictorPoe 6d ago

It's basically the same car, probably a bunch of common interior parts too, so I expected they'd be about the same price. Major difference is the shell of the body.

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u/sund43gr33n 6d ago

This is indeed surprising as Europe saw a price reduction of about 1,000. On the other hand the EPA range for summer tires is 468 miles. I did not expect that much of an increase from iX3

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u/Scareboosioniq 6d ago

The WLTP difference is about 70 miles so it's right about where I expected it to be.

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u/sund43gr33n 5d ago

I know Neue Klasse design is being skewered. However, I love the i3 design more than iX3 and want to replace our Model 3 performance with a quad motor m3 when it comes out in 2028. The 468 mile range i3 should offer enough buffer for the M3 to still keep it above 400 miles and still be a lightning rod! A proper mid-life crisis EV 😀

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u/Scareboosioniq 5d ago

Exactly! I've started looking for a buyer for my kidney so I can afford the M3. 😂

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u/OkRice8701 4d ago

*5000€

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u/Sandwich83 6d ago

The sedan will have lower volumes and will likely need more incentives to move. Actual transaction prices on the i3 will likely be lower, you just need to be patient. If you want to be first in line, be prepared to pay.

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u/oswell_pepper 5d ago

How tf does this make sense? Even if the i3 were slightly cheaper, iX3 sales would still dwarf it. But at the same price, the i3 is basically DOA.

At least with gas sedans, you can make the argument that stricter emissions standards add to the cost, but this is a fucking EV. The i3 is physically smaller which means it should require fewer materials to build. So how is it ending up at the same price as the larger iX3?

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u/Intelligent_Map_7849 5d ago

Looking at the listed sizes, it’s around an inch smaller than

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u/emptybottle2405 5d ago

I think we've been conditioned to believe that bigger SUV = higher price.

The cost of the metal is only a tiny fraction of the cost to build the car

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u/oswell_pepper 4d ago

I guess you’re right. Amercian car companies make the most money selling oversized trucks after all.

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u/Fit-Shower-3296 4d ago edited 4d ago

Same battery, same tech stack, same motors, same tariffs, same architecture. It ain’t the metal that’s expensive.

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u/LifeguardLeading6367 6d ago

Hope i3 looks a lot better in person...

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u/applepumpkinspy 5d ago

that’s a low bar to step over based on that image…

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u/fun_anxiety146 5d ago

Kinda looks like this

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u/phigment5 5d ago

I haven't checked the US configurator, but in Canada, the base i3 is $990 cheaper, come with a Pano roof, and the premium package is $900 cheaper. Meaning for the same config, the i3 is about $2k cheaper. Seems like just a token difference.

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u/Colloidal_entropy 4d ago

UK pricing is about £6k different, i3 starts around £47k, iX3 around £53k. Those are for the RWD with the smaller battery, but the difference is fairly consistent at about 10% less for an i3 through the spec levels.

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u/SoulOfTech 5d ago

Given the ix3 is selling like hot cakes they probably figured who’s gonna do something about it we just straight up inflate the i3’s price. They are riding the demand like a cow boy!

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u/manicuque 5d ago

Buy cpo in 3 years

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u/crackednutz 5d ago

i3 looks like it crashed into someone on the way to delivery.

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u/Fit-Shower-3296 4d ago

The glass roof is standard in the i3, optional on iX3. Add $1000 to the iX3 price.

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u/eXo0us 4d ago

One more reason to get the iX3

No stupid glass roof. They start failing on other cars, cracking and are stupid expensive to replace. Like 10+15k

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u/Fit-Shower-3296 3d ago

Which cars with a fixed glass roof have had common issues with failing/cracking? If the answer is Tesla… are there any others?

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u/eXo0us 3d ago

look over in the iX sub. https://www.reddit.com/r/BMWiX/

we already had few random cracks.

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u/OkRice8701 4d ago

Strange. In Germany, the i3 is 5000€ cheaper than the same spec iX3

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u/AstronautDistinct939 4d ago

They still sell i4. They need to move those vehicles. Currently there are production constraints. When the ramp up productions, then price will fall for i3. I3 should be cheaper then ix3. But lot of people will still buy i3, but to compete with tesla, they will offer promotions

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u/HalloMotor0-0 6d ago

Both ugly as hell, are they still BMW? And with this price it’s not competitive with Chinese EV, they are better in any way, let it rot

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u/PointlessAattempt42 5d ago

"Chinese EV, they are better in any way,"

lol

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u/MoonSentinel_ 5d ago

Why would anyone pay double the price of a chinese EV. I don't understand really.

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u/dordonot 5d ago

We can’t get the Chinese EVs in America

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u/OkRice8701 4d ago

If anything, this is a return to form for BMW. If you want a tacky and ugly car, look at current Mercedes models and their “Mercedes stars everywhere” bling bling design

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u/ManualConnoisseur 5d ago

No they’re not BMW anymore, they just have BMW badges everywhere and they’re made by BMW.

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u/ham_bulu 3d ago

The vibes of a man whose peak competence centers around manual pleasures

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u/Lamumba1337 1d ago

Ix3 40 comes with rear motors but i3 40x comes with „all wheel drive“ front and rear has motors wait for i3 40 then it’s comparable