![]() ![]() Compared to the Model 3 with a small bonnet – which is mostly frunk storage – this is a stark contrast. That big waste of space in the front means that there’s less room in the cabin and the trunk than there could be. The perfect place to put some charge cables and secure storage for purses, backpacks, and valuables when parked in a questionable neighborhood. There’s even a big gaping hole that could have been a medium sized frunk. No, it is a poorly-packed set of electronics that span the front third of the car – lots of pavement visible as well. So is this going to be the world’s largest frunk? so. This particular i4 only has a rear electric motor, which is an order of magnitude smaller than an ICE and lives between the rear wheels. The 4-series needs a huge bonnet to house a big internal combustion engine. As a car enthusiast it doesn’t look bad, though I’m not in love with the gray color version I received.įunctionally, however, this is a problem. Uncanny.Īs an EV purist, all of this is painful to look at. It has a F#%$ driveshaft tunnel basically making the 5th seat legroom nonexistent. Faux exhaust pipes! Offensive?Įven the charge port is where the gas tank door is. It has the same beaver tooth grille in the front, the same huge bonnet, the same rear end, including what look like ducts for exhaust upon first glance. The first thing I noticed when the car was dropped off was how much it looked like a standard 4-series BMW. Note: BMW with its partners in China, sells a different i3 now that looks more like a 3-series sedan. It was wound down earlier this year as i4, iX, and i7 EV sales started. It also launched the plug-in hybrid i8 super sports 2-seater soon after.īMW periodically updated the i3 with a REX hybrid gas motor, more range, and more power, but it never really escaped compliance car status. It sold the BMW i3, built from the ground up as an EV, starting in 2013. Charging: 11 kW AC, 190kW CCS 元, 109 miles in 10 minsīMW debuted its “i” sub-brand in 2011 under “Project i,” and debuted the prototype and purpose built i3 the same year.Motor: 335-hp and 317 lb-ft of torque, rear wheel drive.It is even better than the Model 3 in a bunch of ways… First the BMW i4 eDrive40 specs: Yet somehow this is still a very compelling EV, and I’d argue a lot better than the 4-series it is masquerading as. It will barely appear on the balance sheet. It will take almost no effort, we’ll just rip out the ICE components and throw in a battery and some electric motors. Look, Tesla is eating our lunch, let’s please just make an EV version of the 4 series to take on the Model 3. I imagine the pitch for this car in some Bavarian BMW corporate office was something like: It even has what appear to be exhaust pipes out the back. The BMW i4 eDrive40 delivered to my door by BMW looks almost indiscernible from a 4-series internal combustion engine vehicle. ![]()
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