New 2023 BMW iX M60 - Magical Exterior Color Change

BMW used this year's Consumer Electrics Show as the launch point for its electric flagship SUV, headed on sale stateside later this year. The BMW iX M60 will be the performance version of the iX sport utility, bringing 610 hp and 811 lb-ft of torque to the field when it needs to, in Sport Mode, while still offering a generous 532 hp and 749 lb-ft of torque along with dual-motor, all-wheel-drive performance the rest of the time.

The German automaker is keen to stake a claim to this niche before the arrival of even more competitors, with the iX M60 playing the role of Munich's big, electric luxury tank with enough juice to pull off some scary-quick launches: The iX M60 will be able to propel its mass from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds with mostly just a whoosh.

When it comes to another important metric for EVs, the iX M60 will borrow its more domesticated sibling's 111.5-kWh battery—dwarfed by few other EV batteries—while offering an estimated range of 280 miles. This is a preliminary figure, with official EPA numbers to follow closer to the model's arrival on dealership shelves, but it does position the iX M60 roughtly mid-pack against an admittedly small cast of competitors, dominated by the yoke-steered 333-mile Tesla Model X.