The new BMW i4 has been revealed in full production form, following the carmaker’s 2021 Media Day event. BMW promised that their new all-electric four-door coupe was going to be 85 percent close to last year’s concept and they delivered on that promise.
As expected, the new BMW i4 adopts the
same front-end treatment as the iX, featuring a grille-like pair of big kidneys
that act as a cover for the vehicle’s numerous sensors. Unlike the iX, this is
probably going to be the model’s only controversial feature as the rest of the
body avoids any design experiments, opting instead for the classic four-door
coupe proportions.
The new BMW i4 will be launched later this
year with a range of different power outputs and battery sizes, offering a
driving range of up to 590 km on the WLTP cycle, and up to 482 km on the EPA cycle. The most powerful variant of the new BMW i4
will pack a combined 523 HP and offer a 0-100 km/h in “around
4 seconds”. BMW didn’t reveal the rest of the technical details, as well as any
interior shots.
However, given how similar the new i4
looks to the normal ICE-powered 4-Series, we expect the dashboard design to be
mostly the same. One key feature however of the new BMW i4 will be the new
iDrive 8 infotainment system which features a redesigned interface,
over-the-air updates, greater safety and runs through a 14.9-inch touchscreen
display and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.
