2022 BMW iX M60 Australian pricing and features confirmed

UPDATE, May 25: Australian pricing for iX M60 confirmed

BMW has confirmed pricing for its most powerful electric vehicle yet, with 2023 iX M60 starting out at $222,900 before on-road costs.

The EV SUV will also include a five-year unlimited subscription to the Chargefox network, extended to the use of the company's Ultra Rapid chargers.

Our original story has been updated to reflect the latest information available. You can also read our iX M60 review at the link below, and watch Dan Gardner's review below that!

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January 5: 2022 BMW iX M60 local details revealed

BMW has announced its range-topping iX M60 SUV will be coming to Australia, having pulled the covers off the electric vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

In its standard mode, the iX M60 trim offers a significant power and torque jump over the xDrive50 which had first been announced as the top-of-the-range trim, now producing 397kW and 1015Nm – an increase of 12kW and 250Nm respectively.

However, the figures are taken up a further notch when in Sport Mode or while using launch control, surging to 455kW and 1100Nm in ten-second bursts to aid the SUV to a 0-100km/h sprint time of 3.8 seconds, some 0.8 seconds faster than the xDrive50.

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Higher power comes at a cost – retaining the xDrive50's 112kWh lithium-ion battery pack, driving range on the WLTP cycle is reduced from a quoted 630 kilometres to 566 kilometres, although 200kW DC fast charging allows the battery to be charged from 10 to 80 per cent in roughly 35 minutes.

Performance capabilities aren't the only extra additions for the iX M60, with the EV scoring extra equipment above lower iX trims in line with BMW's "M" grading structure.

In the case of the M60, it is given performance credentials with sports brake calipers painted in dark blue, hiding behind 22-inch aerodynamic alloys wheels which are finished in Titanium Bronze.

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The SUV's power and weight is kept under control by BMW's air suspension system on the front and rear axles, tuned by the M department alongside the actuator-based wheel slip limitation system for the all-wheel-drive layout.

Inside the cabin, drivers are met with a hexagonal steering wheel, BMW's curved 12.3-inch instrument display and the latest iDrive 8 infotainment system, taking the 14.9-inch touchscreen from lower iX variants.

A range of options will also be available locally including a Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System, BMW Laserlight, Comfort Access, Active Seat Ventilation for driver and front passenger and the Heat Comfort Package.

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BMW has confirmed pricing of the iX M60 will start from $222,900 before on-roads, with the iX xDrive50 Sport's $169,900 price tag easily eclipsed.

Local deliveries will begin in the middle of 2022.