As a 2022 i4 e40 owner, I can tell you that the range-o-meter is all over the place. If you drive it carefully, you can easily get 300 miles in summer. But if the overall average is lower that 3 miles/kWh, due to it being hammered by other drivers etc, then it will always show a lower range than expected. Teslas show the "maximum" range the car was designed to get, whereas BMW show the "calculated from the average since factory" range. Plenty of times, I've started out on a trip with say 190 miles in the battery, and as the trip progressed, the range increased to well over 210 miles, after 30 or 40 miles of driving.
Please, for the love of all that's good, at least become familiar with cars before doing such extensive reviews. The range on the xdrive 40 is every bit as high as the estimates. You are basing your range shock on what's shown in the guessometer, which is pessimistic and never representative of the actual range you'll get. You complained about the lack of sunglasses storage. I'd highly recommend that you try using the sunglasses storage cubby to the left of the steering wheel on the bottom half of the dash. Last gripe from me - the iconic sounds electric. I generally agree with you that they cam become silly, but I'd also argue that they were incredibly useful for me when I was transitioning to my first EV from an ICE. Especially with the refinement and driving experience of the BMW, there is little to no perceptive difference when traveling at 60 MPH versus 90 MPH, and the synthetic sounds are incredibly useful feedback for folks who are adjusting to the silence. Sorry - one more complaint - the pseudo grill is not carbon fiber. It is polycarbonate. Edited for one more complaint - the i4 looks nothing like a three series. It looks like a four series. A three series is a sedan, the 4 series is a gran coupe.
The sunglass cubby is an option. My E40 doesn't have one. I just use the phone -oven- cubby for glasses and use an air vent-mounted charger for my phone.
Matthew I'm a big fan of your main channel. I'm glad I found this one. One general piece of advice, let the lady finish her sentences if you are going to have her in the video.
I noticed this too, and winced when she said it drove better than any EV she'd tried, and he replied that she hasn't driven very many. And then when he mocked her verbal flub. Not likeable.
BMW tells you that you have 350km of range and you can easily drive over 450km. Tesla tells you that you have 450km of range and you will only have 350. Different philosophy…
Not an adherent to Elon Musk's politics, but that's not what turned me away from getting a Tesla. It was the snake oil I smelled in all his pitches. Elon sells promises and delivers the hum-drum.
This. BMW and Ford are spot on to bordering pessimistic on their range estimates so risk takers don't strand themselves. Tesla flat out lies on their published range figures, as proven by multiple review publications.
I've been driving an Xdrive 40 as a loaner for the last few days while my M50 is in for routine service. Driving, it is EXACTLY the same as the M50. I don't notice the difference in suspension or even the acceleration in normal driving. I do miss the options not installed on the M50. Range on this - both are on 19" wheels is - similar, rarely reaching the EPA 270 miles (per the projection - guessometer). Much lower in cold weather. Not a lot of difference based on drive mode. Still a great car.
Range is about right for winter. WLTP will be achievable in summer. I can get 300+ miles in winter if I drive sensibly in my eDrive40. xDrive weight and power drain is going to reduce that a bit.
You feel for the trap of relying on BMW's guess o' meter on the lower right corner. It doesn't a better job of estimating over time. A better way of understanding the range is to charge to 100% and drive until it reaches 0% and then seeing how many kilometers/miles you've driven.
Also, BMW EV's have the wireless charger as an option. There's a chance the model you're driving doesn't have it installed in your car. The 'cigarette lighter' isn't a 'cigarette lighter' isn't a charge port for adapters that plug into a 'cigarette lighter.'
Yup we did fall for the trap! As for the Wireless charger the car had the package with the wireless charger included. It wasn't working unfortunately. Other I4 owners have reported similar issues.
I have an i4 for some months, I've learned to NOT look at the remaining mileage because it's heavily depending on the altitude difference in your trip, average speed, how many accelerations, conditioning fan speed, drive mode, ecc ecc. For example: if you take a trip of 30km but they are uphill you are consuming 5-6% of battery, BUT when you come back since it's downhill you will use only 2% (with regenerative braking and no change in your driving style). so it's not a 10-12% battery use round trip but only 7% because of the altitude difference. So don't look at the remaining mileage estimate and switch to an advanced mode judging how much battery you will use for a specific trip. I know it's not easy but in the end your charging anxiety will go away.
I've taken a few 140-mile round trips with a 1400 foot elevation change that takes out 50% of my battery charge: using 20% going downhill (there's a stretch where I'll go nearly 8 miles without a drop in charge) and 30% going back. This is on the wider 19" wheels so a 280 mile maximum range isn't unusual there.
It really is just the wheels that kill the range, not the drivetrain. I have an E40 that gets 270-280 miles of range because of the M-Sport package and 19" wheels that came with it. That's the same range as the M50 that gets the 19s as standard. The AWD variants will not engage the front motor unless required for traction or power, so an M50 or X40 cruising on the highway may be getting the same power draw as the E40. And since the motors are AC, when powered off like that the front motor isn't imparting any kind of eddy drag on the coils.
I can tell you first hand, that the range when I'm driving is much shorter than when my wife drives it. It's definitely a daily driver. Charging up to 80%, we would go for about 160 miles before really wanting to charge it at 30%. Other than range, it's an immensely superior car than any other EVs., but you pay for it too.
That is not a car charger that is a digital reader for your phone to be used as a digital key. The car charger is an upgrade. They look the same, but if you’ll notice there’s no tiny blue light right in the front if there’s no tiny blue light or a charge symbol on the platform then you’ll know it’s just a reader.
Very nice video! I'm still at the point where the time to charge and the poor range of (almost) all EVs doesn't cut it for me. In my G20 330i I've managed to drive a stretch of 900kms with an average consumption of 0.48 l/km which gives a range of about 1200kms per tank. But other than that I think the development of better batteries is very exciting and within 10 years EVs will be the clear choice for basically everyone. Also hoping for the prices to go down...
The range issue is always the case with EVs. The testing is often done stimulating middle of road temperatures and conditions. Think 15-25 Celsius calm weather.
If your iPhone is not charging probably your car does not have a wireless charging option included. I have a 15 Pro and I charge it all the time on my 2024 i4.
If the wireless charger is installed, there should be a lightning bolt symbol on the reader pad and there should be an indicator light. I see neither in the video.
Does the model you're testing actually have wireless phone charging optioned? Not all do, and in its place is a pad for the plastic key card. I didn't spec wirless charging on mine, as the technology pack was too expensive, but I did build my own... ua-cam.com/video/U5tRS1ilwDs/v-deo.html
Is that a panoramic roof?? I’m in thr states and was on the BMW website building this car and the option of the panoramic roof doesn’t exist. Is this a Canada thing?
The fake engine sounds are assignable by driver. So you don't have to thumb wrestle. Honestly, you can barely hear it in Sport mode, and it is quieter in comfort and always off on Eco Pro. Don't fret about the sounds, and don't pay for them if you don't think you'll want them. Don't ever use the Guess O Meter on an electric car to determine your true range. That doesn't work well on any of them. They either predict pessimistically or optimistically and none of them can tell what roads are ahead for you until you route. The BMW system is extremely good at predicting the actual range you'll need when you map a route, and it can show you real time if you're falling behind or not while driving which alleviates initial owner's concerns about range. The i4 is more or less the equivalent to the Tesla Model 3 for range once you learn to drive it to maximize range. Most test drives and drivers who don't care about efficiency, massively underperform. The standard heat pump on all i4s is a critical benefit. Don't order the i4 with the wireless charger. It's a bad design.
Say goodby to driveway ramps, though. On my second plate right now and I can't pull onto my sister's driveway without stopping curbside first to remove the holder.
I wonder how it compares to the e40 (which I have). What’s is the price difference in Canada (in Europe not yet available 🤪) and how is in terms of energy consumption?
I will say brand new with almost full charge, highway driving in the SouthWest, I got about 270 mi/450km. I noticed when I was driving around town, that came down quite a bit more like 230mi/381km. The sound... kind of reminds me of the flyers in Wipeout on the playstation... which for me is a nice memory. Same problem with Qi charger - it charges for a bit for me, but the phone gets very hot very fast, and charging gives up pretty quick. Not very useful. The price... is pretty high. I don't love the price, but it's all electric, and all BMW. Agree, touch controls are awesome, very nice. The storage is pretty meager, especially give it's an electric. And the lack of a Frunk is a bit sad particularly given the boot/trunk is so small.
ccs supercharging is a l nightmare in some of the states. The network rollout is immature at best . There's only 4 ccs Electrify charging stations in New Hampshire'
You can switch it off in the menu. Perhaps someone did it before you got the car. I can charge my iPhone 13 Pro Max without any problems. Even with the case on.
Great question! They are different cars and it would really depend on what you’re looking for. The Kia is more spacious drives well but not as smooth and sporty as the bmw. It’s also a bigger car. I think if you plan to buy this for your family or have people in your car quite often I’d go with the Kia. If it’s more of a personal car I’d lean towards the bmw. - Matt
BMW has de most realistic/pessimistic range prediction of any brand. You get in a Tesla and you will get the official WLTP range displayed proportionally to the level of battery. Completely misguided.
@@tonyn32271) 'No charging infrastructure' you say? So you don't have electricity at home? 2) As for public charging, what happens when the Tesla Supercharger network is opened to non-Telsa vehicles? What advantages does the Model 3 have to fall back upon once that particular selling point is no longer exclusive to the brand?
@BogeyTheBear. tesla will always have advantages over other ev s even when supercharging is open to other brands, as only 13,000 superchargers will be allowed for non tesla brands, while there are more than 50,000 for tesla users , almost 4 times more, so yes even then better infrastructure will always be for tesla than non tesla vehicles, not to mention horrible reliability for non tesla evs now.
Its a shame the i4 was based off the 4 series platform year in and year out, a ground up ev is difficult but removing transmission tunnels and getting frunk space shouldn’t be that difficult
It's the fully electric variant of a piston-driven car, hence the confusion. Several times a week I see a 440i Gran Coupe at a local business in the same exact color and trim as my i4 and I'm tempted to park my car besides theirs in order to confuse the other owner.
I'm not sure if I would call it " better." Their batteries blew up more than twice, and they still tried to pump out faulty units for consumers. It is expensive & takes a long time to fix. Expensive battery replacement and inferior charging facilities.
As a 2022 i4 e40 owner, I can tell you that the range-o-meter is all over the place. If you drive it carefully, you can easily get 300 miles in summer. But if the overall average is lower that 3 miles/kWh, due to it being hammered by other drivers etc, then it will always show a lower range than expected. Teslas show the "maximum" range the car was designed to get, whereas BMW show the "calculated from the average since factory" range.
Plenty of times, I've started out on a trip with say 190 miles in the battery, and as the trip progressed, the range increased to well over 210 miles, after 30 or 40 miles of driving.
Please, for the love of all that's good, at least become familiar with cars before doing such extensive reviews. The range on the xdrive 40 is every bit as high as the estimates. You are basing your range shock on what's shown in the guessometer, which is pessimistic and never representative of the actual range you'll get.
You complained about the lack of sunglasses storage. I'd highly recommend that you try using the sunglasses storage cubby to the left of the steering wheel on the bottom half of the dash.
Last gripe from me - the iconic sounds electric. I generally agree with you that they cam become silly, but I'd also argue that they were incredibly useful for me when I was transitioning to my first EV from an ICE. Especially with the refinement and driving experience of the BMW, there is little to no perceptive difference when traveling at 60 MPH versus 90 MPH, and the synthetic sounds are incredibly useful feedback for folks who are adjusting to the silence.
Sorry - one more complaint - the pseudo grill is not carbon fiber. It is polycarbonate.
Edited for one more complaint - the i4 looks nothing like a three series. It looks like a four series. A three series is a sedan, the 4 series is a gran coupe.
The sunglass cubby is an option. My E40 doesn't have one. I just use the phone -oven- cubby for glasses and use an air vent-mounted charger for my phone.
This guy clearly has not driven a 4 series, keeps saying this looks like a 3 series😂
Thank you ❤
Matthew I'm a big fan of your main channel. I'm glad I found this one. One general piece of advice, let the lady finish her sentences if you are going to have her in the video.
Came here to say this!
I noticed this too, and winced when she said it drove better than any EV she'd tried, and he replied that she hasn't driven very many. And then when he mocked her verbal flub. Not likeable.
100 percent! Came to the comments to say this. it was trying me nuts.
Why is he interrupting her constantly?
The man spoilt the video because he constantly put down the lively lady, who made good points.
BMW tells you that you have 350km of range and you can easily drive over 450km. Tesla tells you that you have 450km of range and you will only have 350. Different philosophy…
Not an adherent to Elon Musk's politics, but that's not what turned me away from getting a Tesla. It was the snake oil I smelled in all his pitches. Elon sells promises and delivers the hum-drum.
This. BMW and Ford are spot on to bordering pessimistic on their range estimates so risk takers don't strand themselves. Tesla flat out lies on their published range figures, as proven by multiple review publications.
My m50 on 19inch hits 450km range quite easily 🤔🤷♂️
You don’t have the wireless charging package/option. That’s why it doesn’t work.
I've been driving an Xdrive 40 as a loaner for the last few days while my M50 is in for routine service. Driving, it is EXACTLY the same as the M50. I don't notice the difference in suspension or even the acceleration in normal driving. I do miss the options not installed on the M50. Range on this - both are on 19" wheels is - similar, rarely reaching the EPA 270 miles (per the projection - guessometer). Much lower in cold weather. Not a lot of difference based on drive mode. Still a great car.
Its a fantastic car! Its an electric car that does such a good job of making it feel like a normal car
Thanks for posting. Considering this car now as BMW has a leasing rebate.
Your welcome! Thanks for watching. Let us know how you like it if you pick one up
@@Worththewatt picked up the M50 in Portimao blue. Love it!
Great lease deal right now
Range is about right for winter. WLTP will be achievable in summer. I can get 300+ miles in winter if I drive sensibly in my eDrive40. xDrive weight and power drain is going to reduce that a bit.
that is the same with all EVs
You feel for the trap of relying on BMW's guess o' meter on the lower right corner. It doesn't a better job of estimating over time. A better way of understanding the range is to charge to 100% and drive until it reaches 0% and then seeing how many kilometers/miles you've driven.
Also, BMW EV's have the wireless charger as an option. There's a chance the model you're driving doesn't have it installed in your car. The 'cigarette lighter' isn't a 'cigarette lighter' isn't a charge port for adapters that plug into a 'cigarette lighter.'
Yup we did fall for the trap! As for the Wireless charger the car had the package with the wireless charger included. It wasn't working unfortunately. Other I4 owners have reported similar issues.
I have an i4 for some months, I've learned to NOT look at the remaining mileage because it's heavily depending on the altitude difference in your trip, average speed, how many accelerations, conditioning fan speed, drive mode, ecc ecc. For example: if you take a trip of 30km but they are uphill you are consuming 5-6% of battery, BUT when you come back since it's downhill you will use only 2% (with regenerative braking and no change in your driving style). so it's not a 10-12% battery use round trip but only 7% because of the altitude difference. So don't look at the remaining mileage estimate and switch to an advanced mode judging how much battery you will use for a specific trip. I know it's not easy but in the end your charging anxiety will go away.
I've taken a few 140-mile round trips with a 1400 foot elevation change that takes out 50% of my battery charge: using 20% going downhill (there's a stretch where I'll go nearly 8 miles without a drop in charge) and 30% going back. This is on the wider 19" wheels so a 280 mile maximum range isn't unusual there.
Can he stop correcting her omg it's annoying
Nice review, does it have a heat pump? Yea hard to beat Tesla efficiency.
Thank you!! And yes it has a heat pump
Why do you think that an all-wheel-drive version with larger wheels should have the same range as a rear-wheel-drive version?
It really is just the wheels that kill the range, not the drivetrain. I have an E40 that gets 270-280 miles of range because of the M-Sport package and 19" wheels that came with it. That's the same range as the M50 that gets the 19s as standard.
The AWD variants will not engage the front motor unless required for traction or power, so an M50 or X40 cruising on the highway may be getting the same power draw as the E40. And since the motors are AC, when powered off like that the front motor isn't imparting any kind of eddy drag on the coils.
@@BogeyTheBear So the extra weight of the second motor does not increase the energy consumption?
I can tell you first hand, that the range when I'm driving is much shorter than when my wife drives it. It's definitely a daily driver. Charging up to 80%, we would go for about 160 miles before really wanting to charge it at 30%. Other than range, it's an immensely superior car than any other EVs., but you pay for it too.
That is not a car charger that is a digital reader for your phone to be used as a digital key. The car charger is an upgrade. They look the same, but if you’ll notice there’s no tiny blue light right in the front if there’s no tiny blue light or a charge symbol on the platform then you’ll know it’s just a reader.
I swear, it is first car review im not bored to watch.
That is the nicest compliment, thank you for your support 😊
Very nice video! I'm still at the point where the time to charge and the poor range of (almost) all EVs doesn't cut it for me. In my G20 330i I've managed to drive a stretch of 900kms with an average consumption of 0.48 l/km which gives a range of about 1200kms per tank. But other than that I think the development of better batteries is very exciting and within 10 years EVs will be the clear choice for basically everyone. Also hoping for the prices to go down...
The range issue is always the case with EVs. The testing is often done stimulating middle of road temperatures and conditions. Think 15-25 Celsius calm weather.
If your iPhone is not charging probably your car does not have a wireless charging option included. I have a 15 Pro and I charge it all the time on my 2024 i4.
It’s fully loaded with the proper package. Either it’s missing or it doesn’t work unfortunately
No, I just picked up my i4 x drive 40 and it instantly charged my iPhone: zero problems.
If the wireless charger is installed, there should be a lightning bolt symbol on the reader pad and there should be an indicator light. I see neither in the video.
Does the model you're testing actually have wireless phone charging optioned? Not all do, and in its place is a pad for the plastic key card.
I didn't spec wirless charging on mine, as the technology pack was too expensive, but I did build my own...
ua-cam.com/video/U5tRS1ilwDs/v-deo.html
Is that a panoramic roof?? I’m in thr states and was on the BMW website building this car and the option of the panoramic roof doesn’t exist. Is this a Canada thing?
Petition for you wife to host the tech reviews too
LOL she is more than welcome I can retire - Matt
@@Worththewatt Or co-host win-win
Hahaha…. Thank you for the support
The fake engine sounds are assignable by driver. So you don't have to thumb wrestle. Honestly, you can barely hear it in Sport mode, and it is quieter in comfort and always off on Eco Pro. Don't fret about the sounds, and don't pay for them if you don't think you'll want them.
Don't ever use the Guess O Meter on an electric car to determine your true range. That doesn't work well on any of them. They either predict pessimistically or optimistically and none of them can tell what roads are ahead for you until you route. The BMW system is extremely good at predicting the actual range you'll need when you map a route, and it can show you real time if you're falling behind or not while driving which alleviates initial owner's concerns about range. The i4 is more or less the equivalent to the Tesla Model 3 for range once you learn to drive it to maximize range. Most test drives and drivers who don't care about efficiency, massively underperform. The standard heat pump on all i4s is a critical benefit.
Don't order the i4 with the wireless charger. It's a bad design.
Pretty sure they don’t put cigarette lighters in cars anymore. I’d just considered a different type of charge port
You can buy a lighter coil. If not for smoking, then because of the leprechaun who tells me to burn things.
The license plate really trashes the front grill. Sto ‘n Sho offers a bracket that lowers the plate below the grill. Well worth the $100 price.
Ya agree and not a bad idea - Matt
Say goodby to driveway ramps, though. On my second plate right now and I can't pull onto my sister's driveway without stopping curbside first to remove the holder.
I wonder how it compares to the e40 (which I have). What’s is the price difference in Canada (in Europe not yet available 🤪) and how is in terms of energy consumption?
Yes, I noticed this too. It was driving me nuts that I couldn't find the XDrive40 on the BMW UK website. I hope it is available soon.
I will say brand new with almost full charge, highway driving in the SouthWest, I got about 270 mi/450km. I noticed when I was driving around town, that came down quite a bit more like 230mi/381km. The sound... kind of reminds me of the flyers in Wipeout on the playstation... which for me is a nice memory. Same problem with Qi charger - it charges for a bit for me, but the phone gets very hot very fast, and charging gives up pretty quick. Not very useful. The price... is pretty high. I don't love the price, but it's all electric, and all BMW. Agree, touch controls are awesome, very nice. The storage is pretty meager, especially give it's an electric. And the lack of a Frunk is a bit sad particularly given the boot/trunk is so small.
Same my i4m50, it has better range on highway 110-120 km/h speed than in city...
ccs supercharging is a l nightmare in some of the states. The network rollout is immature at best . There's only 4 ccs Electrify charging stations in New Hampshire'
If you keep making videos of cars, please make sure the close the hood properly next time. Thank you
The Harmon Kardon speakers are an extra option
the wireless charger has to be in a specific spot. I have a 14 pro.
ya its not working we tried everywhere on the charger with different phones.
You can switch it off in the menu. Perhaps someone did it before you got the car. I can charge my iPhone 13 Pro Max without any problems. Even with the case on.
Would you guys pick the loaded EV6 GT Line you just tested or an i4 x40 with no options for $5K more?
Great question! They are different cars and it would really depend on what you’re looking for. The Kia is more spacious drives well but not as smooth and sporty as the bmw. It’s also a bigger car. I think if you plan to buy this for your family or have people in your car quite often I’d go with the Kia. If it’s more of a personal car I’d lean towards the bmw. - Matt
BMW all the time. It's a much better car. And what makes it better is not in any option. The options just make it better.
The car that has 500km of range is BMW i4 eDrive 40 which is not 4x4 bu RWD. That one has 500km of range test it out.
BMW has de most realistic/pessimistic range prediction of any brand. You get in a Tesla and you will get the official WLTP range displayed proportionally to the level of battery. Completely misguided.
Yes but charging infrastructure for anything but tesla sucks badly, that's one of the reasons you get tesla.not anything else.
@@tonyn32271) 'No charging infrastructure' you say? So you don't have electricity at home?
2) As for public charging, what happens when the Tesla Supercharger network is opened to non-Telsa vehicles? What advantages does the Model 3 have to fall back upon once that particular selling point is no longer exclusive to the brand?
@BogeyTheBear. tesla will always have advantages over other ev s even when supercharging is open to other brands, as only 13,000 superchargers will be allowed for non tesla brands, while there are more than 50,000 for tesla users , almost 4 times more, so yes even then better infrastructure will always be for tesla than non tesla vehicles, not to mention horrible reliability for non tesla evs now.
@@tonyn3227if you’re going to road trip a lot then it sucks, if not then you’re just charging at home every day and that’s more than enough
@@tonyn3227charging infrastructure is going to improve definitely, tesla will not have a grip on that market forever.
May I know what colour is it?
It says when they’re going over pricing and options, its like sunset orange
I use 60 miles per day max
we is cold out
Its a shame the i4 was based off the 4 series platform year in and year out, a ground up ev is difficult but removing transmission tunnels and getting frunk space shouldn’t be that difficult
Why doesn't she have her seatbelt on?
She does just the front part is behind her back so it doesn't rub on the mic
@@Worththewatt Very dangerous to just have a lap belt on. In a accident it can break your back.
@@Worththewattyou keep interrupting her so technically she doesn’t need a mic
Love this car but for 80k I'm buying a pre-owned Taycan.
Is this an Electric car?
Yes
It's the fully electric variant of a piston-driven car, hence the confusion. Several times a week I see a 440i Gran Coupe at a local business in the same exact color and trim as my i4 and I'm tempted to park my car besides theirs in order to confuse the other owner.
Such a cringe video. If he isn’t undermining everything she says, he’s being a cynical negative Nancy. Ugh. 👎🏽
I'm not sure if I would call it " better." Their batteries blew up more than twice, and they still tried to pump out faulty units for consumers. It is expensive & takes a long time to fix. Expensive battery replacement and inferior charging facilities.
So if you want a car for showing you buy this car, if you want car for driving you buy petrol.
I have a Galaxy S23 Ultra and it fits fine and charges fine, every time. I suggest you ditch the dodgy Apple products 😁