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BMW's IX3 EV SUV Claims 2026 World Car Of The Year
Nearly 100 journalists from 29 countries chose the fully electric midsize SUV over the Hyundai Palisade and Nissan Leaf.
- On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, The BMW electric SUV secured the 2026 World Car and World Electric Vehicle awards at the New York International Auto Show, outperforming the Hyundai Palisade and Nissan Leaf.
- As the first production model built on the Neue Klasse platform, the electric vehicle delivers 400 miles of range and produces 463 horsepower with around 476 pound-feet of torque.
- Nearly 100 international journalists from 33 countries voted on the awards, marking the eighth time in seven years an electric car has won and ending a four-year winning streak for Kia and Hyundai.
- The Hyundai Ioniq was named 2026 World Performance Car, the Lucid Gravity took the World Luxury Car award, and BMW CEO Oliver Zipse received the 2026 World Car Person of the Year trophy.
- BMW plans to launch the new electric model in the United States in summer 2026, with the company expecting the Neue Klasse innovations to benefit its entire product portfolio.
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The BMW iX3 takes two of the most important prizes of the year and confirms that the new electric age of the German brand is already underway
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