2022 BMW i4 First Drive Review: The Fun EV You've Been Waiting For
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- After the niche success of the i3, #BMW hit the drawing board to come up with an #EV that would better appeal to the US market and take on the Tesla Model 3. The 2022 BMW #i4 arrives next year, sporting two model variants including a hot M50 version that we had a chance to sample in Germany.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:26 - Exterior Walkaround
4:23 - Interior Overview
9:19 - Driving Impressions
20:33 - Conclusion
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I would get this over the model 3 any day 😭
Right💀
The build quality will certainly be better.....
Which day?What don’t you like about the Model 3 you had a drive in?
@@Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit I drove one - super fun to drive, has some really cool tech, and even though I don't love the tablet stuck to the dash thing, it probably has the best OS for any car. That said, it felt like a car made for people who don't really like to drive (driving position, the layout around the driver, the small steering wheel, and the lack of non-touch controls for obvious stuff), and the build quality left a ton to be desired.
@@Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit I actually really like the model 3, just looks wise and build quality I would pick the i4
Significantly better then the i3. I would consider this for sure! Very nice car! I’m happy it doesn’t have a full glass roof!
Us too! It's an annoying trend with EVs right now. As is replacing all the buttons.
Well as an EV, there's literally NOTHING is like an i3. Its engineering, its body structure, even the glues that they had to produce to put the machine together. i3 was never intended as a comercial car success but a Lab-car, which sold over 250K since 2014!!!. Regarding the i4 its nothing but a regular gas car, with an EV engine, all the Pros of a dedicated platform like the i3's, are lost in the i4. As an EV, it's a shame for BMW.
Great review. I placed a deposit for one but my projected delivery is end of summer 2022. I feel much better about it now seeing the actual car and someone showing all the features. Cant wait to drive it!
When did you order and where mine says late January but I’m not sure if to believe them
@@batmanmkay7276 USA deliveries wont start until Summer of 2022. my confirmation email says “summer 2022 and onward.” I haven’t been called yet by the dealership to configure my options yet, I’m assuming they will call me in January. Im assuming they will start next summer and depending on your place in line, it will be delivered from that point. With the chip shortage, i wouldn’t be surprised if i don’t get it by December of 2022.
Cheers man hope it comes on time and you enjoy
Same I'm in the second batch. Just worried about the chip shortage and how they might affect things like having the wireless charger for example.
Let me know how you feel when you get the real price.
This would probably be my first EV😃
This is one of the greatest cars in the world. the first car to reach more than 8billion views.i love it
Great review. Made me feel even better about my pre-order.
I think you should reconsider or at least go test drive a Tesla Model 3 and Model S, shoot, test drive the Model Y as well.
Love the interior and those wheels!
Strong recco. Use sport mode for tighter steering. $7500 Fed tax credit. Not so easy to navigate the credit. Check with your accountant -requires planning - and they may change rules under new bills. US deliveries not till Spring 2022 - probably late Spring at earliest. Given pre-order backlog, probably late summer if ordering now.
Waiting for the first M50 in Lisbon to drive it. Then maybe it will radically replace my 911 GTS, or will it? The BMW + M model + electric power, an attractive, indeed the only, alternative.
brother I am considering buying one to make my boxster less of a daily driver. I totally loved it when I test drove m50, steering is not porsche but its not for the track, its for the stoping light grand prix
Wow looks amazing.
Quite nice review but as a feedback I think that the music is much to loud; this is really disturbing ....
I just got an i3 and I absolutely love it. I really wanted a Tesla but I couldn't afford one. Used ones are way over priced and I was also scared about the quality control issues. I heard you constantly needed to replace the door handles which is stupid on a 60k car. The inside is just boring on a Tesla. For 50k I wanted something more luxurious. I chose the i3 because of the price, it's unique, and fun to drive. It would be a perfect car if it had a 300 mile range. I have the range extender just in case. I am very intrigued by the i4. The only way I will be able to afford one is when it is a couple years old and drops in price.
We can tell you haven't test driven the Model 3 because it doesn't have the door handles you are talking about, that's the Model S (70K+) that had issues with the door handles. BTW, most people don't need more than 200-mile range for daily driving. For example, i drive to the office once a week on a round trip of 164 miles. My Model 3 RWD (charged at home) was my choice. On longer road trips, a bad back and knees, two and half hours driving is max distance before i have to stop and stretch and take Bio break. That's 163 miles at 65 MPH. Tesla has 30K Superstations (www.tesla.com/supercharger) worldwide and many are situated along most major highways make a long road trip smooth and less stressful.
Love this car!!!
Nice presentation. Nice car.
0 to 60 is 3.6 seconds
I want one.
I have purchased this one at the moment. Have to wait for 06/2022 sadly!
There is a dissapointing point for me: there is no frunk place! I don’t understand, there is place in the front but they didn’t take it
Q4-22 here
Damn and I thought four months for my model y was long!
Why is everyone talking about a frunk....we never had it in car histroy....never needed it and now suddenly it is a thing...
Vincent it has no frunk because the i4 is not a pure electric platform like the Teslas and the i3. Notice it has a transmission tunnel running the floor of the centre back seat. The i4 structure can be easily be converted into the 4 series petrol and diesel cousins. I agree with you but it still hasn’t stop me putting in an order for the edrive 40 i4 to be delivered March 2022.
@Video4U My 2020 BMW 330e does over the air updates. I have ordered the BMW i4 edrive 40 to be delivered March 2022. I would love to buy the new Tesla Model S Plaid but it is outside my price range and because it doesn’t have Heads Up Display like the 330e and i4 I will 100% get done for speeding and lose my licence.
I like the camera angle at 18:49. A bit different and for this particular model shows the insane speed. It's like from a speeded up old Bond movie. You keep saying it's not an M ( no Bond relation intended). So your saying it's just an M stichings etc.? I think it is intended to be "M" more like e-M than just the stichings.
3:23.. ahh, ok makes sense. But the 3.9 sec 0-60 is the same as the combustion engine M4 if not exact, very close :)
What's under the hood? A frunk or the motor?
Motor
Great looking EV BMW!
Looks like the last time you tested a Model 3 was 2018. How can you compare to Model 3 Performance when you havent tested one? Derp!
I want one
Or the thought of owning both m50 and m440i 😩
The actual price with Tesla level features like heated seats is a little over $70k vs Tesla Model 3 Performance at a $59k including all extras and blue color $1k charge. I like the BMW interior better, but the Tesla really is a good value from the BMW perspective. ...But it's a BMW.
Yeah, just looked at the BMWUS configuration. This package he is driving is optioned up to 80k US. Spec out model 3 60k. Smh.
Finally! A worthy model 3 competitor/ or killer (depending on how you see it)
4 years late only to come out with a car that slower, more expensive, and with less range that a model 3 performance
@@MichaelBrown-pg5dyAnd a thousand lbs heavier.
Whatever bro - that blue thing ain’t it.
@@MichaelBrown-pg5dy wrong, same price, just as quick, a bit less range, better looks inside n out, better build quality. It's a competitor, not necessarily a killer, but certainly a competitor. N it's never about early or late as long as it is competitive at the moment.
@gerhard goedhart you tried both so you know from experience?
Nice. But that music is really too much and annoying !
except for thetrange with is very low. the i4 with their goofy aero wheels has an estimate range of 307. Take the goofy wheels off and use something other than the 18s, the mpg starts at 277. BMW wants the batteries to charge to 80%. brings the estimage down to about 222. THen of course there's winter. THe m50 starts at 269 so you can do the math. Anything purchased prior to july 2023 had an idrive system which is stuck at idrive 8.
Can you focus the camera on the road? I hate watching these videos when people focus the camera on themselves instead the road, speed gage and other traffic. Just a suggestion but great content
Needs Sentry mode equivalent if wants to compete with Tesla
interior is great, very responsive screen and physical buttons
Well, the only physical buttons I miss in the Tesla competitor is the climate control. Unfortunately BMW exactly choose these to be removed... Miss.
Then, no trunk, 400KG heavier, lower speed (drag and top), lower efficiency, lower chargespeed, much more expensive, long delivery times.
But:
Better interior. Better looks/quality.
Nice review. The M badging (all over the car, inside and out) while not being an actual M car is f’ing annoying, i cant stand the badge marketing these days (not unique to BMW)
At least it's insanely quick
Very nice.
I really want to like the i4 but it’s held back by existing ICE platform:
- No front trunk? Why do you even need a tall hood for? Most EVs have a low hood and an advantage in visibility.
- 400 pounds more than the model 3 for no reason. “It drives well” it can drive even better without the extra weight
- Exterior design with zero care for drag coefficient. i4 can easily get 20% more range if they designed the exterior right.
Looks heaps better inside and out than a tesla
Let's face it, BMW have decades more design experience than Tesla....
The interior is better for sure. But exterior styling cues of vents, grills, bumper insert/cutouts (where the exhausts are usually at) are not needed for an EV. The Tesla are more form follow function.
14:00, 80k and you still need another car?
What would you rather have a Tesla or BMW? Thank you.
So BMW hopes to sell some of those before the sales drop due to the facelift of the current 3 series arrives that will bring an EV version
I expect a 3 series electric to only start in 2025 when they will introduce their all electric plataform.
@@lordanonimmo7699 the EV version already is ready for production for this generation's facelift, it is testing with camo on and has "ELECTRIC TEST VEHICLE" stickers just like the i4 had when it was camo'd out... remember, they released the ix3 right before the facelift and half a year after its release it got a facelift
Please tell me you can turn off any fake engine sounds. Good. It's a sedan. Electric sedans make more sense than SUVs as they are lower to the ground.
You can turn them off!
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻👏🏻, Awesome review !
Why they still have the grill like that if electric cars don’t need a grill 😕
Cause they cheap and just used the 4 series grad coupe as the base.
Cause it's an iconic design element and in this case it has a function because the front sensors for the driving assistent are mounted behind ist. Additionally it's heated in cold conditions so it works in winter too. That's German engineering ;-)
I think with all thing great about i4, it is really not a Model -3 competition. Even the cheapest model without any options costs $55k which may push it over the threshold for EV credit next year (under current proposal), currently Model-3 starts at $44k. Again, this two are very different cars.
it's not a real BMW M if it can not drift. so can it?
It can. I've seen videos of the i4 doing crazy drifts. Maybe it was the rear-wheel version though.
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What the F is under the bonnet then. A lifetime supply of blinker fluid? Nice car but will never beat Tesla as BMW will be bust in 5 years as it doesn’t have enough batteries.
LOL. BMW has been around forever. Wont change. People will buy this like hotcakes because its a fairly normal sports car with good quality and great around town. You couldn't be more wrong stick to your day job if you have one
Me gusta bmw
It's not M50i, ev's do not have injection.
Not a fan of the i4's hatchback design.
First one to rename it Kit wins
make an i4 with a sedan profile! Grand Couple hatchback is a deal breaker and ugly.
Why is the video quality so bad?
The idea of an EV is not floating the same old ICE cars designs again look at Tesla their EVs are not just 4 wheel karts there is lot behind the scenes starting from low drag coefficient and battery management it's a pity that BMW and other premium car manufacturers not getting the basic idea and just still struggling to answer Tesla yes Tesla is not perfect either but their vision and direction is spot on I bet that's the way go forward hope at sometime ahead all car manufacturers realize this
This was BMWs cheap way to keep customers.
The only truth that is talked here is the fact that BMW admits the test of catch up with Tesla but definitely not that is going to catch up with Tesla
£10K difference that’s why Tesla Model 3 is attractive
Not in Canada, sorry for UK. Same price as tesla. N I'm getting this instead since it's the same price
I’m a BMW guy who has owned Several M3 cars and currently I drive an M-Sport touring wagon, but I want to go full EV. I like this car. But it doesn’t need a grill at all, let alone the ugliest fake grill ever designed. This car is far heavier than a tesla model 3, far slower in a drag race, much more expensive, has no frunk because it was designed to be a gas car, and it has a much shorter range. I’m the biggest BMW fan I know, and I’ve been waiting for this car to come out for years. Looks like I’ll be buying a tesla Model 3 though.
Competition to Tesla? Not really.
Anyone loving a BMW would never own a Tesla. Terrible build quality and a lots of quality issues compared to a BMW.
@@isbjrn1155 oh how wrong you are. I just sold my BMW to switch to a tesla model 3 which has equal if better build quality than any BMW I have ever owned. Not just 5 minutes ago, a good friend of mine just texted me this about why he is selling his fully loaded 2016 5 series BMW to buy his second Tesla:
“I will miss all the luxury, but the driving experience of a Tesla is unparalleled. Waiting for the BMW to downshift and the turbos to spool up just seems like the old days”
Anyone who owns a bmw and test drives a new Tesla ends up with the same conclusion… I’ve seen it over a dozen times already. There is a large portion of former BMW drivers in the Tesla community. I can send you a forum conversation with hundreds of posts from people who left BMW if you like. All the comments pretty much mirror what my friend just wrote though.
@@isbjrn1155 2020 Model 3 RWD owner here. I'll give you build (minor) quality compared to my 2009 528i and 2015 Toyota (I mean Lexus) ES350. However, 2 years in and absolutely no mechanical issues. Most of all, i love driving it past gas stations.
Sure, we keep hearing that for a few years now - how will BMW get a hand on enough batteries in the immediate future to even get close to the production numbers of the model 3?
Keep dreaming….
Ok, electric cars don't need grills so not only do we have one here, but it is huge and bucktooth ugly!
Tesla model 3 performance, is less expensive at least here in usa, it's faster,much faster, higher top speed and longer range, plus fantastic charging infrastructure. This is great attempt from bmw. Nice no question about it, but for me Tesla wins in every way.
No way.
Tesla is low quality, ugly design (in&out)
BMW is on another level for sure!
@@MikaelKock-dq4cx .do you have model 3. Or are you just listening to lies. I have one for 2 years never had any issues. Fantastic car.
Yea. Id take the BMW over Tesla any day.
@@berntespelien734 . Cool . But not me. I like to watch BMW in back of my mirror
Tesla prob has better tech and charging network but it seems like the bmw has a much better “luxury” interior and build quality. Both seem like great ev’s but each has their pros and cons.
The kidney grille looks awful.. what happened to the BMW understatement?
BMW fans "look we have an ev car, we're competing with TSLA"
TSLA fans -- laughing in automated driving.
The car looks fantastic. I'd probably take one over the tesla based on looks alone. But tsla is already in 2025. You're in 2019.
TSLA - also laughing in not having a 10 year old dashboard
@@jrherita True. We just love our iPad on wheels, laughing all day.
Tesla fans laughing as they have to dig into the menus to find the one-pedal driving mode.
Don't confuse minimalism for simplicity. Minimalism is where you eliminate the number of tools neccessary for the job, Simplicity is where you reduce the number of steps for the job.
Tesla's minimalism means you have only the touchscreen to do everything in the car. But to do anything you have to tap it several times to reach the controls you need (like one pedal driving).
How do you engage one-pedal mode in a BMW i4? You flick the gear selector. Now, that gear selector can do only one thing (select gears) but it does that thing _in one step._ Simplicity.
It's the difference between a car and a computer case with four tires and a steering wheel attached.
Guys areyou really dreaming or what. The tesla model 3 is a ugly electric car from part, is cheap looking inside and out, it is alcking the comfort the luxury the driving, it hasa bad build quality, its fast i know but please never compare it to a real car, or carmaker such us BMW.
right stop comparing these 2 cars. Tesla Model 3 is the bench mark and a proper EV that sets a standard in the industry with most reliable dedicated supercar networks, highest range and highest performance for the money, best value car, most desirable ev in the world award winner, highest safety rating, best tech and autopilot feature as standard and a lot more etc whereas the i4 is a fossil diesel car converted into an ev with inefficient drivetrain, heavier weight than model s plaid with over 1000bhp world's fastest production car, well basically a shitty ev that is not designed from ground to be an ev but a fossil car with transmission tunnel in the middle. just a ripped off car with a giant battery pack. yes so stop comparing...
@@borinvlogs Yeah and its has super cheap parts, bad build quality, no customer service, ugly cheap desing, sad interior, lack of key tech, and luxury features, complicated and disturbing use of the tablet, minimal personalisation. Man i know tesla is a greta electric tool , but it is missing every part of being a great car, this BMW offers so muc more but if youre a fanboy you will never undestand. Speed is great but you cannot use it in real life. YOu can o te other side enjoy how the car drives, what it offers to you so please dont write here, buy that microwawe tesla and bee happy.
Using "3" and "S" was just Musk trying to equate his cars with the best in their segments in his customers' minds. Most fell for it initially, but over the years people realize Tesla is not a luxury automaker; they are EV "Chevrolet". The cost of EVs made the price of the Model S and 3 close to the S-Class / 3-Series, but the quality of the cars themselves were worse even than a Chevy Malibu or Cruze. Everyone knows this BMW quality is two planets apart from any Tesla (even a Civic destroys any Tesla quality wise).
@@stefanmolnar7950 ahahaha!! complicated and disturbing use of the tablet??? sad inteiror? Lack of Key Tech? well, you may not like the look of Tesla Model 3 but the interior is futurist (the BMW i4 is almost equal to the norml BMW4, so its jsut like comparing a nokia with an Iphone) and the tablet is super intuitive to use.. easy and very very simple, not disturbing at all! and Tech is all about Tesla!! no customer service?? well, where the hell do you live in the world? Artic?? I had no problem at all with customer service and Tesla has one thing: No need to go to service each year for annual inspection like Mercedes and BMW are doing with there EV... for what? just ot take money from their costumers.
@@franciscoguedes3096 Man when you need to control everything while you driving on touch screen its disturbing, it hasnt got gages in front of you or heads up display, the interior of the tesla is cheap build cheap cost place, the exterior design is like a chinese toy, the build quality like the cheapest chineese toys. Wha are you talking about??. For people who cannot drive the tesla is a great electric car for sure, but man please dont compare it to a BMW. TESLAS TECH = electric motors, bateries, sowftware, tablet, thats all it has 20000 less posibilities like a premium car.
You’ll def be disappointed after the warranty period Is over lol
Why? This is an EV meaning less parts plus BMW reliability came in second place according to consumer reports. If you look at consumer reports back in 2014 to now BMW has been improving more than any other German car company.
How do you know? What are you? A fortune teller? Your guessing is utterly worthless.
@@cartmann227 if any of you idiots have seen used bmws or older bmws they all use cheap ass plastic parts that fail. Cut corners everywhere to increase profits. I don’t expect any different on this car. They only make cars these days to last the warranty period.
@@MikeyG003 My past 3 vehicles have been BMW and all 3 of them made it past 200k without any issues. Have you owned a BMW vehicle in the past that had issues or is it hearsay information from other people that has led you to your conclusion?
They are actually great vehicles and I’ve had little to no issues with mine
Sad that BMW would not even try to use a dedicated platform for its new Sedan. Its interior is nothing but a regular Gas engine with even a useless floor tunnel features on this losers EV.
Its precisely because of cars like these from BMW, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes etc that you look at the Tesla stock price and laugh at the idiots that keep buying and moving it up. Tesla will has been left behind already as true car manufactures that have been in business for decades are coming up with their own EVs.
I bet if you bought Tesla stock early like many of us you wouldn't be so critical of the current stock price. And "coming up" with an EV is different from actually producing them in numbers and selling them. For now, Tesla can't make them fast enough to satisfy demand.
@@carl5438 i bought it also and sold when it became supper expensive.
90% of people would take a BMW over a Tesla.
Tesla will be making batteries, only, within 20 years.
I don't believe you. What poll did you find that stat? I own a BMW and a 2020 Tesla Model 3 RWD White on White. Guess which one i drive the most? The one with the Autopilot, Sentry mode, home charging, Supercharger network, routine over-the Air- updates, 5-star safety rating.
@@carl5438 which BMW?
That grill sucks on a petrol car, it’s an abomination on an electric car. Looks turrible.
Bmw is gone in 5 years
Why does it have a transmission tunnel? It's a piece of garbage
Because the gas version does. They use that space to cram batteries.