On November 3, BMW said it would retire some Gen5-battery models earlier than planned. The i4 runs on Gen5 hardware, so it was already living on borrowed time.
It’s one of four BMWs on the way out. The i4, the G07 X7, and the G80 M3 are all in their final US model year, and on current timelines the last of them leaves the factory by the end of summer 2027.
The fourth, the 2 Series Active Tourer, is the only one BMW has named publicly. At its Capital Market Day on September 30, the company told investors there will be “no successor to models such as the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer.”
Note the phrasing. “Models such as” is not a list. It’s a warning.
The Active Tourer was never sold in the US, and it isn’t leaving soon. Plant Leipzig still builds the U06, BMW Italy has a price list for cars built from November 2026, and insiders expect production to run until 2029. BMWBLOG pegs the 4 Series Gran Coupe and the XM as the most exposed candidates, though BMW has confirmed neither.
The i4 goes first. Its replacement, the Neue Klasse i3, has been in production at the same Munich plant since August. The i4’s end date reportedly varies by market, with some closing out this year and others in early 2027.
The math on the swap cuts both ways. The 2026 i4 eDrive40 starts at $57,900 before destination, with 335 hp, rear-wheel drive, and an estimated 333 miles of range. The i3 50 xDrive starts at $61,500, with 463 hp, all-wheel drive, and an estimated 446 to 468 miles.
That’s $800 less than an all-wheel-drive i4 xDrive40, for a quicker car that goes much farther. It also raises the price of entry to an electric BMW in America by $3,600, and the liftback goes away because the i3 is a conventional sedan. The i3 reaches US dealers in the first quarter of 2027.
The X7 gets a longer goodbye, and a stingier one. G07 production runs until roughly July 2027, and the ALPINA XB7 is already gone.
That leaves the 375-hp xDrive40i at $87,500 and the 523-hp V8 M60i at $115,000. In its final year, the xDrive40i loses Highway Assistant, BMW’s hands-free system for speeds up to 85 mph, with no way to add it back. The M60i keeps it in a $2,500 Driving Assistance Professional Package.
The G67 replacement is due at Plant Spartanburg in 2027, with reports pointing to August or September and a 2028 model year in the US. It brings six-cylinder and V8 engines, the first electric X7, and a push further upmarket.
Then there’s the M3.
US production of the G80 was already extended once, from February to late summer 2027. The base car still pairs a six-speed manual with rear-wheel drive and 473 hp, starting at $79,300 before destination. The automatic-only Competition runs $83,500, or $88,600 with xDrive.
The i4 has a faster, longer-legged heir. The X7 has a bigger, pricier one. The M3’s heirs, the gasoline G84 expected in 2028 and the electric ZA0, aren’t expected to offer a clutch pedal at all.
The G87 M2 keeps its manual, for now. BMW hasn’t said how long “for now” lasts.
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