Hey Pete, In the US I currently own a 2019 440i Convertible, which replaced my 2015 435i Convertible. This was my first BMW and my 42 automobile I've owned in 50 years of driving. Most of these were convertibles. Last June I placed a pre-order for a i4 M50. I have test driven several electrics over the past year as an electric will be my next and likely all future cars. In your review of the i4 M50 you hit the nail on the head regarding why I want an electric. Instant torque, quietness, smoothness, curved display, HUD and most importantly, that 1 pedal drive. The first electric I ever drove was an i3. No one warned me about the aggressive brake regeneration that provides 1 pedal drive. It took only about a mile to master. I will never buy an electric without this feature. I'm glad that it impressed you as well. Since I have never driven an i4 (I've only seen one up close at a BMW coffee/cars event in September. They wouldn't let anyone drive it.) I was curious if they carried this feature over from the i3 to the new line of I cars. The other major feature of the car, which you did not comment on, was an opening sunroof. Coming from as many convertibles that I have owned and knowing that the last car any manufacturer would electrify would be a convertible, I at least must have an opening sunroof. Most electrics today just have fixed panoramic roofs. I'm just waiting for MY test drive before I place the factory order. I will never buy a car without driving it first. Thanks for the review.
Actually it’s not a BEV from the ground up, the platform is the same as ICE car but modified in a clever way. It’s pretty amazing how they can do it all in the same factory. BMW is bringing a new platform in few years but what I heard it’s going to be for ICE and BEV just like this one but better and probably lighter. I think this the way to go, BMW can sell anything the public wants and phase out ICE cars in a natural way. Mercedes is going in an opposite way and time will tell if that’s successful or not. For my eyes the new EQ line up looks awful, too bloaty. BMW’s like this still look like a RWD car should look like. 👍
Not that amazing. Its just a GKN drivetrain badly packaged into a fossil car. Thats why you cant open the bonnet and why it has a transmission tunnel through the middle of the car.
@@EVMYT I don’t know what GKN is but of course it’s a compromise turning an ice car into an EV. What I have seen, the transmission tunnel is full of EV stuff so it’s not wasted space. And the fact that it’s based on the RWD platform means it has traditional RWD proportions, which to my eyes looks a lot better than MB’s bloaty EQ line up of EV’s. But I think Bmw has done it better than most and they don’t have to spend billions on developing a EV only platform just yet. On the i4 you can actually open the bonnet but there is not much inside, just a plastic cover. And no frunk, not even a small one even though there is room for it…
There is possibly another way to look at BMW’s seemingly haphazard packaging of electrical items under the bonnet. Equipment that is most likely to eventually need servicing in the future is positioned with working space around it and potentially easier access than in a tightly packaged Tesla for example. You do give up the ambiguous ‘Frunk’ however, but from someone who regularly works under the bonnet of ICE vehicles, I’m OK with that. Many people comment that electric vehicles are maintenance free, but these electric vehicles still have cooling systems, HVAC systems, Inverters along with a host of other items that will eventually need servicing and I for one would happily prefer to have a bit of elbow room under the bonnet.
Great video Ped! Forgot about the audio issues the second you floored it on the test drive. I suppose the benefit of driving it is that you don't have to look at it. Lovely car apart from the 'arse imprint on an old couch cushion' grille. BMWs always seem to have fairly cramped interiors, I always assumed it was to help keep the 50:50 weight distribution they're so proud of.
Good vid Pete. Love the i4 M50 and I must admit, I’m very tempted to trade in the M340i for one, after watching that. Love the acceleration noise, it’s like something out of Blade Runner!
I love my M340i, but I have the i4 M50 on order. The world is going electric. We need get off oil and gas. This is my sacrifice. Somehow I don't think it will hurt much.
Pete, what can I say ? I actually drove the i4 40 last weekend. What a car . I wouldn't like to admit it, but after driving that car, I think electric is the way to go so much so that I sold my 330i back to them now i have a bit of saving to do and no car lol , and that instrument panel is pure magic. That grill doesn't look that bad in real life. I was waiting eagerly for you to review this model 👍🏼
It's 100% the EV version of the 4 series Grand Coupé on the outside and inside, it has the elements of what we're expecting the iX to have with that new infotainment/instrument binnacle system. The one huge problem I'd have with an EV is my exceedingly naughty right foot. Even in this BMW, I think I'd struggle to get 200 miles from it's batteries from 100% fully charged. However. I do love it. Love the 4 Series and BMW in general. *_Oh! @_**_9:50_**_ into video. Did anyone notice the way the grey car cuts across the front of the orange/red Ford?_* 8-))... And it wasn't a BMW or Audi ;-))...
Appreciate your honest review PP for what seemed to be a short time with the Beemer. Would like to know your thoughts if you ever get a chance to test it for a longer time. Cheers.
This regenerative braking is akin to driving an automatic correctly. I always get comments when mine goes into service about the lack of pad wear. That colour is gorgeous.
Regenerative braking in EVs is all wrong. You never get the energy back that it took to get to the speed you were at before braking. Ideally if you lift off the car should coast with no braking and no regen. People should learn to coast sooner and conserve the energy the car already has to cover distance before needing to stop. Only when braking should regen braking actually start and its effect should be relative to how hard the brake pedal is pushed with friction braking only starting when necessary. No increasing regen amount through stupid paddles etc. Use the brake pedal to control the level of regen that we've all been used to for years. They've touted regen braking as something wonderful but they've actually made it into something that is actually wasteful of energy with their implementation.
@@stevecade857 Regen just requires a different pedal technique - dont lift the foot until necessary and learn to drive smoothly with more distance to vehicles
This is how the move to BEV has to work. ICE cars that happen to be electric. This will be really popular as a company car, as the last gen 4 series GC was.
Great video Pete. Apologies, I've been away from the channel for a while. I like the overdubbed info sections you've started to do and as always, you always seem to answer the questions that I have swirling around my head that never get picked up on other car videos. It looks like BMW have nicked Mercedes' double screen format and massively improved it. Cabin wise, this now looks to be the EV benchmark.
Great quick review Ped. Could you fade-in the volume of your end of vid music because I've noticed in couple of recent vids that we can't really hear that you are saying.
I fall in to the "Never going to like the grille" school of thought... I hate the massive touch screen/iPad in Teslas, but the dash in this BMW is nice, I wish it was more integrated on to the dash surround, or structure. I still think everything touch screen is not the best idea, things like AC/climate are better with dials. Apart from the above, I like it, when the prices become more sensible and model ranges increase across all manufacturers, then the electric future is looking interesting and really good. As you say, may as well get used to it. Its happening! Another good video, Pete👍👍
Wow you were on my locality when recording this. Amazing. And I've decided that I need to trade in my Alfa Romeo Giulia QV for an EV and I've decided not the M50 but instead the i4 M Sport version because I need 300 plus range. The M50 is just too heavy, would waste the electrons.
I agree with you about the I3 Pete I think it is a great proposition. Personally I would like them to make the I8 all electric as that still looks way better than 99 percent of things on the road. I would like them to make an electric 3 series estate as I only like my pups in estate cars!
If BMW wanted to make an electric vehicle that looked like an ICE vehicle then they've succeeded. And in an impressive style-over-function grill, the radar transmitter and receiver has to be offset. (1:07) Did they choose the left side of the grill for left-hand-drive markets?
Stunning car in every way and a great review there Pete. Would be good to get your verdict on a long term review of it. See if you can get one in Portimao Blue, best colour in my opinion!
Nice one Pedro, short but pretty concise short review , hope you get for a week or 2 ,have a great weekend everyone, 😊🎄🎅one week to go and this car in my stocking would fit the bill 👌
Peter’s in his element, lovely car, can shift when required or even as a whim!!! Love the colour don’t mind the grill it’s just the way it should look. You need this Pete stuff the Tesla get a B M W is won’t let water into the boot as I’ve heard Tesla,s have been known to do!!! Don’t quote me though, I have no proof just here’say not admissible in a court of law😁 super video keep em coming👍👍👍🚘🚘🚘
As I have a 330e M Sport I am a huge fan of BMW's. So all I have to say is yes. I want one. I am due a test drive in the New Year, will let you know how I get on... BTW, What was going with your audio fella... I struggled to hear you
I ordered an i4 40 M sport. Hopefully I’ll enjoy it almost as much as you did the M50. But I saved almost $10K! And still have most of the packages offered on both.
No Frunk and a transmission tunnel seems like a half arsed effort. If I have to put up with the extra cost, weight, range penalty and charging inconvenience vs a similar sized ICE vehicle then I want some advantages too ! And packaging is an obvious benefit of EV’s,
had a test drive booked for today but it was a single demo model so 20 mins and lots of people in and out - so cancelled it. Will test drive next year when its a bit calmer. Had a 4 series GC before my current tesla and loved it, so the lower end i4 should be ideal
I really like the fact that BMW have made a saloon EV, which means Audi and Mercedes are bound to do the same. Still not struck on that grill though....
This could be the replacement for my 6 series GT with that range, not quite the 700 I get from a tank of diesel though. Just need to sort out the price now. Great review Pete.
Think you've but the nail on the head in previous videos. For 90% of the population who aren't bothered about driving pleasure, EV's are better cars than their ICE equivalent. However what let's them down is the charging structure currently in place.
It's not build from ground as an EV but seems a great adaptation, weight excepted! A friend bought one and loves it! A premium Model 3P! Another nice review 😉
It seems to me that the dashboard has so much going on and the only way is to keep swiping the screen instead of having individual switches of a normal car ! Looks like it would be too easy to be distracted from actually concentrating on the driving of the car, I don't think I will be getting an electric vehicle anytime soon !😊
Hi Ped Tasty teaser🤗 Look forward to full review if BMW play ball. Personally cannot get to like the grille, would have expected something better. The info screen would have looked better if it were incorporated, and not added at the last moment😬
I love this!! Nice review Pedro. But I do wonder when the price parity will come. I currently own a BMW 435d Gran Coupe. Superb car for the family, and towing the caravan, with enough pep to keep a smile on my face (0-60 in 4.7 secs). A new one would be around the £50k mark. But the equiv i4 is somewhere metween the i4 edrive 40 and the i4 M50. So, I would have to go for the better performing i4 M50, but at £70k?? Won't be any time soon. Shame the edrive40 M Sport isn't of similar performance to the 435d, but unfortunately, for a similar price, it's way slower at 5.7 secs. Come on BIG OEMs. Lets have performance and price parity please!!
He's absolutely right regarding the price point. Currently looking at 4 series ICE, but would love to seriously consider the i4 instead. But £18-20k difference. It's a crazy price gap.
Design team: We need an idea of how the screen is going to be? Screen team: We're not ready yet. Design team: We've designed the dash, we really need that screen now. Screen team: We're still working things out. Design team: We're off to production shortly. Where is the screen? Screen team: Here you go. Design team: What are we gonna do with that? Screen team: Just stick on the top like all our other BMW screens. Design team: Ohh bloody hell, not again.
Interesting review and nice to see something that looks nice and not a SUV shape. Whilst watching it, I did see what I think it some poor current driving. I am referring to the video around 9-50 in with a car cutting across 2 lanes of traffic.
I wish they would make a 3 or 5 series touring with that engine, would be the perfect car! Boot seems a good size but quite narrow going through the rear seats with them down.
Hi Ped, after my rant about the BMW IX M50 yesterday, I feel that this is more like it. Still some quirky styling but more acceptable. I agree that the saloons are much better in EV format, and more BMWesque to drive. They need to down spec this car now it give is mass appeal and get the price to under 45k. As you said, you will probably set the car up when you get it and probably never use many features when the novelty wears off. As ever, the real world range is the question? Need to get this tech into 3 series and 1 series if they are still going to follow that format of model range. Looking forward to a full review on this one. 👍😎
Wow Peter that bmw is absolutely amazing but for me it's a hard choice between the bmw or the Audi e-tron gt for me lol I like them both your a lucky guy ro drive cars like these. I am liking these content videos Peter keep it up mate
Hi Pete love the content as usual Like your new glasses I have transitions axtra active by esselor Fantastic not cheap but they go very dark and they do go dark in the car Fantastic What's your lenses Tim
You can't use a mobile phone when driving. Hey, here's a massive mobile phone to take your attention off the road! I think this is going to cause accidents.
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻👏🏻, very good review, one of the best I have seen forwards this electric BMW (I4 M50), which to me is the better car. It’s not an M car yet, it’s an M sports car, Front axle is very loose, can’t wait for an M electric car, that’s gonna be so much more awesome !
Fantastic video Pete. Had my eye on the i4 M50, up against the etron GT to replace my B9 S4 and this is the video I've been waiting for as a comparison to your GT one a while ago. The numbers are more painful wallet wise on the etron GT and already some decent lease rates projected on the M50. From a fellow B9 S4'er, a piece of string question, would you take the etron GT over the i4 M50 to replace an S4? Hoping to drive one in the new year once they hit the BMW dealerships as demo cars.... Keep up the great work!
@@gothmog2441 Yeah my local dealership had one that is being rotated through each dealership in their network. Should be back early in the new year.. Enjoy your test drive 👍🏻
I like it, apart from the grill. I like the non capacitive buttons on the wheel (take note VW) plus that you don't need to use the touchscreen for everything. And most importantly i like that it's not an SUV!!
'Reasonable' quotes for one of these under company salary sacrifice car scheme at present, actually less than an M3P. Currently mulling over the same performance/charging/build quality considerations as everyone else for a while before I pull the pin on one or the other but not before charging points finally installed at work next year 😇
It is so good to see a non-SUV EV and the bonus is its a BMW. I fear that fuel prices (I do not care about the environment) will drive me to think about an EV and I had started to think about the i4 as my next car to replace my M2C. This model has given me food for thought.
Lots of references to ‘M car’ , quad exhaust, M button, M seats comparison. This M50 is the equivalent of an M Performance model, M440 etc. The real i4 M is coming in the future.
Actually, I reckon 3rd party after-market products will do really well with blank out plates for the front grill. BMW are so proud of it they slap the license plate across in the middle... Me thinks BM might be losing their way a little. Its not that I don't welcome a break from convention but at that mad money point, I think I'd fancy converting an old Bentley to electric. Yeah, much more fun.
For an EV car for me it would be either be this or the ix xdrive m50 sport the range on both is pretty good too both great ev cars. Great video thanks.
Just had a look at this again, great video as always....but why is the bonnet so long? Why would you waste all that space if it were truly a ‘clean sheet’ EV only design. Opportunity missed, or perhaps the triumph of form over function, the inability to get out of the ICE mindset of what a grand tourer should look like?
I test drove one along side a model 3 performance. Model three punches harder off the line, but that's it. The BMW pulls harder, has a more comfortable (adaptive) suspension, a better company service record backing it, and a true luxury interior to boot (forget that central screen only non sense). Only complaint I have its the steering feels a little looser than I am used to (coming from 986 boxster daily for 100k miles lol)
Well Sir Pete despite that audio issue, (which didn’t hurt the video in my opinion.) this video is great 👍 I got a laugh with you in the trunk lol. I’d have to say the front end looks good but I’m still not sold on it. Also the interior screen is cool but as a adult with ADHD I’m pretty sure it would distract the crap out of me. All that aside I absolutely love the cars color and wheels!! Last opinion BMW make great cars but there just to expensive for my blood at this time of life.
I like the car apart from 2 things which one is obviously the front grille and the second is the raised pieces for the exhausts in the rear bumper that don't exist.
I am one of those that still can't get past the front end of the beemer. As for the screen it looks like it is an after thought, I would prefer it to be built into the dash. If the claimed range is achievable without driving like miss daisy then that is perfectly acceptable, the performance is worthy of the m badge but styling is a little understated. Price is in line with what you would expect to pay for a m car.
70K…..It’s an absolute bargain price for a car of this class. Absolutely love the grille, it still looks like a RWD M car. Great vid👍
Thanks 👍
Yes for full EV and this package. Steal
This is the first time I have watched one of your videos just as it was released
Yay 😀
3rd comment 👏👏👏
Hey Pete, In the US I currently own a 2019 440i Convertible, which replaced my 2015 435i Convertible. This was my first BMW and my 42 automobile I've owned in 50 years of driving. Most of these were convertibles. Last June I placed a pre-order for a i4 M50. I have test driven several electrics over the past year as an electric will be my next and likely all future cars. In your review of the i4 M50 you hit the nail on the head regarding why I want an electric. Instant torque, quietness, smoothness, curved display, HUD and most importantly, that 1 pedal drive. The first electric I ever drove was an i3. No one warned me about the aggressive brake regeneration that provides 1 pedal drive. It took only about a mile to master. I will never buy an electric without this feature. I'm glad that it impressed you as well. Since I have never driven an i4 (I've only seen one up close at a BMW coffee/cars event in September. They wouldn't let anyone drive it.) I was curious if they carried this feature over from the i3 to the new line of I cars. The other major feature of the car, which you did not comment on, was an opening sunroof. Coming from as many convertibles that I have owned and knowing that the last car any manufacturer would electrify would be a convertible, I at least must have an opening sunroof. Most electrics today just have fixed panoramic roofs. I'm just waiting for MY test drive before I place the factory order. I will never buy a car without driving it first. Thanks for the review.
Actually it’s not a BEV from the ground up, the platform is the same as ICE car but modified in a clever way. It’s pretty amazing how they can do it all in the same factory. BMW is bringing a new platform in few years but what I heard it’s going to be for ICE and BEV just like this one but better and probably lighter. I think this the way to go, BMW can sell anything the public wants and phase out ICE cars in a natural way. Mercedes is going in an opposite way and time will tell if that’s successful or not. For my eyes the new EQ line up looks awful, too bloaty. BMW’s like this still look like a RWD car should look like. 👍
I came here to make this comment 😂
Not that amazing. Its just a GKN drivetrain badly packaged into a fossil car. Thats why you cant open the bonnet and why it has a transmission tunnel through the middle of the car.
@@EVMYT I don’t know what GKN is but of course it’s a compromise turning an ice car into an EV. What I have seen, the transmission tunnel is full of EV stuff so it’s not wasted space. And the fact that it’s based on the RWD platform means it has traditional RWD proportions, which to my eyes looks a lot better than MB’s bloaty EQ line up of EV’s. But I think Bmw has done it better than most and they don’t have to spend billions on developing a EV only platform just yet. On the i4 you can actually open the bonnet but there is not much inside, just a plastic cover. And no frunk, not even a small one even though there is room for it…
There is possibly another way to look at BMW’s seemingly haphazard packaging of electrical items under the bonnet. Equipment that is most likely to eventually need servicing in the future is positioned with working space around it and potentially easier access than in a tightly packaged Tesla for example. You do give up the ambiguous ‘Frunk’ however, but from someone who regularly works under the bonnet of ICE vehicles, I’m OK with that. Many people comment that electric vehicles are maintenance free, but these electric vehicles still have cooling systems, HVAC systems, Inverters along with a host of other items that will eventually need servicing and I for one would happily prefer to have a bit of elbow room under the bonnet.
Fantastic car, looking forward to getting mine delivered June/July 22
Its very satisfying when companies bring out flash new expensive cars that I have no desire for. Next!
Wow at last a proper practical car that looks great and is not a SUV or crossover, love it.
Another good review Pete. Look forward to you having one for longer soon
Fingers crossed!
Great video Ped! Forgot about the audio issues the second you floored it on the test drive. I suppose the benefit of driving it is that you don't have to look at it. Lovely car apart from the 'arse imprint on an old couch cushion' grille. BMWs always seem to have fairly cramped interiors, I always assumed it was to help keep the 50:50 weight distribution they're so proud of.
Definitely one to watch and look forward to the longer review.
Cheers Nick 👍
Nice review. I'd much rather have one of those over a Model 3 performance. And it's got a hatchback. Winner!
Probably better put together I’d imagine 👍
Good vid Pete. Love the i4 M50 and I must admit, I’m very tempted to trade in the M340i for one, after watching that. Love the acceleration noise, it’s like something out of Blade Runner!
I love my M340i, but I have the i4 M50 on order. The world is going electric. We need get off oil and gas. This is my sacrifice. Somehow I don't think it will hurt much.
Pete, what can I say ? I actually drove the i4 40 last weekend. What a car .
I wouldn't like to admit it, but after driving that car, I think electric is the way to go so much so that I sold my 330i back to them now i have a bit of saving to do and no car lol , and that instrument panel is pure magic.
That grill doesn't look that bad in real life.
I was waiting eagerly for you to review this model 👍🏼
It's 100% the EV version of the 4 series Grand Coupé on the outside and inside, it has the elements of what we're expecting the iX to have with that new infotainment/instrument binnacle system.
The one huge problem I'd have with an EV is my exceedingly naughty right foot. Even in this BMW, I think I'd struggle to get 200 miles from it's batteries from 100% fully charged.
However. I do love it. Love the 4 Series and BMW in general.
*_Oh! @_**_9:50_**_ into video. Did anyone notice the way the grey car cuts across the front of the orange/red Ford?_* 8-))... And it wasn't a BMW or Audi ;-))...
grey car wanted to beat the M50 lol sure it was a Jerk in a Merc.
Appreciate your honest review PP for what seemed to be a short time with the Beemer. Would like to know your thoughts if you ever get a chance to test it for a longer time. Cheers.
This regenerative braking is akin to driving an automatic correctly. I always get comments when mine goes into service about the lack of pad wear. That colour is gorgeous.
Our fire engines had brake retarders, very good for slowing down!
@@Daniel189HLL was that the driver? 😆 🤣 😂
Regenerative braking in EVs is all wrong. You never get the energy back that it took to get to the speed you were at before braking. Ideally if you lift off the car should coast with no braking and no regen. People should learn to coast sooner and conserve the energy the car already has to cover distance before needing to stop. Only when braking should regen braking actually start and its effect should be relative to how hard the brake pedal is pushed with friction braking only starting when necessary. No increasing regen amount through stupid paddles etc. Use the brake pedal to control the level of regen that we've all been used to for years. They've touted regen braking as something wonderful but they've actually made it into something that is actually wasteful of energy with their implementation.
@@giancola123 ?
@@stevecade857 Regen just requires a different pedal technique - dont lift the foot until necessary and learn to drive smoothly with more distance to vehicles
Great review. Yep I love this. We have to move into the new electric world, great way to start.
Yes we do
This is how the move to BEV has to work. ICE cars that happen to be electric. This will be really popular as a company car, as the last gen 4 series GC was.
Great video Pete. Apologies, I've been away from the channel for a while. I like the overdubbed info sections you've started to do and as always, you always seem to answer the questions that I have swirling around my head that never get picked up on other car videos.
It looks like BMW have nicked Mercedes' double screen format and massively improved it. Cabin wise, this now looks to be the EV benchmark.
They are a result of only having 2 hours with the car but add a bit of variety. Glad to hear you like them 👍
Great quick review Ped. Could you fade-in the volume of your end of vid music because I've noticed in couple of recent vids that we can't really hear that you are saying.
OK. Thanks for the feedback 👍
Great to see the hatch opening on a 4door. An IKEA sofa is definitely going in that!
Looks like a great car. Thanks for the positive i3 comments. Love driving mine daily.
Looking great shame about Audio but great content cheers Pete
I fall in to the "Never going to like the grille" school of thought...
I hate the massive touch screen/iPad in Teslas, but the dash in this BMW is nice, I wish it was more integrated on to the dash surround, or structure.
I still think everything touch screen is not the best idea, things like AC/climate are better with dials.
Apart from the above, I like it, when the prices become more sensible and model ranges increase across all manufacturers, then the electric future is looking interesting and really good.
As you say, may as well get used to it. Its happening!
Another good video, Pete👍👍
Wow you were on my locality when recording this. Amazing. And I've decided that I need to trade in my Alfa Romeo Giulia QV for an EV and I've decided not the M50 but instead the i4 M Sport version because I need 300 plus range. The M50 is just too heavy, would waste the electrons.
I agree with you about the I3 Pete I think it is a great proposition. Personally I would like them to make the I8 all electric as that still looks way better than 99 percent of things on the road. I would like them to make an electric 3 series estate as I only like my pups in estate cars!
You had fun in this one .
Yep 👍
Great video, and the car looks fantastic.
Thanks!
If BMW wanted to make an electric vehicle that looked like an ICE vehicle then they've succeeded. And in an impressive style-over-function grill, the radar transmitter and receiver has to be offset. (1:07) Did they choose the left side of the grill for left-hand-drive markets?
Are the side mirrors heated? Helps for winter driving so they are not fooled up or covered with snow.
Stunning car in every way and a great review there Pete. Would be good to get your verdict on a long term review of it. See if you can get one in Portimao Blue, best colour in my opinion!
Stunning in every way? Have you seen any of the exterior?
Nice one Pedro, short but pretty concise short review , hope you get for a week or 2 ,have a great weekend everyone, 😊🎄🎅one week to go and this car in my stocking would fit the bill 👌
It’s not 300+ on the 20inch option wheels they drop the range by about 50 miles
Peter’s in his element, lovely car, can shift when required or even as a whim!!! Love the colour don’t mind the grill it’s just the way it should look. You need this Pete stuff the Tesla get a B M W is won’t let water into the boot as I’ve heard Tesla,s have been known to do!!! Don’t quote me though, I have no proof just here’say not admissible in a court of law😁 super video keep em coming👍👍👍🚘🚘🚘
I agree. I want one.
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YAY! NOT an Suv..at last! Always liked the look of the 4 series, and with ev power.......very nice!
Great review that dash is huge 👍
Sure is 😂
I enjoyed watching the Video. I like the Paint Colour and the Interior Design
As I have a 330e M Sport I am a huge fan of BMW's. So all I have to say is yes. I want one. I am due a test drive in the New Year, will let you know how I get on... BTW, What was going with your audio fella... I struggled to hear you
beautiful car, beautiful colour.
Thanks 👍
Great little look at this car . Absolutely adore the colour but then I might be biased as my new car will be the same colour 😉
I ordered an i4 40 M sport. Hopefully I’ll enjoy it almost as much as you did the M50. But I saved almost $10K! And still have most of the packages offered on both.
Great video. Unfortunately la la land for most.
No Frunk and a transmission tunnel seems like a half arsed effort. If I have to put up with the extra cost, weight, range penalty and charging inconvenience vs a similar sized ICE vehicle then I want some advantages too ! And packaging is an obvious benefit of EV’s,
had a test drive booked for today but it was a single demo model so 20 mins and lots of people in and out - so cancelled it. Will test drive next year when its a bit calmer. Had a 4 series GC before my current tesla and loved it, so the lower end i4 should be ideal
Looks smashing, I hope we get them over here. I like it. 11:35 PM 12/18/2021
I really like the fact that BMW have made a saloon EV, which means Audi and Mercedes are bound to do the same. Still not struck on that grill though....
I love the i4!
Morning my friend. Looks very tasty to be honest. Beemer haven’t strayed from what we know. 👍👍👍
This could be the replacement for my 6 series GT with that range, not quite the 700 I get from a tank of diesel though. Just need to sort out the price now. Great review Pete.
Haters gonna knock BMW whatever they do, I’ve owned two and they are beautiful pieces of engineering.
I have owned 5 in my last 5 cars.
I won't be buying another one though, they have lost the plot.
the Electric Beaver.
Think you've but the nail on the head in previous videos. For 90% of the population who aren't bothered about driving pleasure, EV's are better cars than their ICE equivalent. However what let's them down is the charging structure currently in place.
It's not build from ground as an EV but seems a great adaptation, weight excepted! A friend bought one and loves it! A premium Model 3P! Another nice review 😉
Going to see it on Monday 🤞
This or I can sell my soul, house, dog and go for a Taycan 4s.
Nice car, but nything that can do 0-60mph in 3.9 sec should look a bit more sporty!
It seems to me that the dashboard has so much going on and the only way is to keep swiping the screen instead of having individual switches of a normal car !
Looks like it would be too easy to be distracted from actually concentrating on the driving of the car,
I don't think I will be getting an electric vehicle anytime soon !😊
Hi Ped
Tasty teaser🤗 Look forward to full review if BMW play ball. Personally cannot get to like the grille, would have expected something better. The info screen would have looked better if it were incorporated, and not added at the last moment😬
I am not an electric fan but I like it.
I love this!! Nice review Pedro. But I do wonder when the price parity will come. I currently own a BMW 435d Gran Coupe. Superb car for the family, and towing the caravan, with enough pep to keep a smile on my face (0-60 in 4.7 secs). A new one would be around the £50k mark. But the equiv i4 is somewhere metween the i4 edrive 40 and the i4 M50. So, I would have to go for the better performing i4 M50, but at £70k?? Won't be any time soon. Shame the edrive40 M Sport isn't of similar performance to the 435d, but unfortunately, for a similar price, it's way slower at 5.7 secs. Come on BIG OEMs. Lets have performance and price parity please!!
Interesting point Nick 👍
He's absolutely right regarding the price point. Currently looking at 4 series ICE, but would love to seriously consider the i4 instead. But £18-20k difference. It's a crazy price gap.
Can’t wait for mine in May 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lucky you 👌
Design team: We need an idea of how the screen is going to be?
Screen team: We're not ready yet.
Design team: We've designed the dash, we really need that screen now.
Screen team: We're still working things out.
Design team: We're off to production shortly. Where is the screen?
Screen team: Here you go.
Design team: What are we gonna do with that?
Screen team: Just stick on the top like all our other BMW screens.
Design team: Ohh bloody hell, not again.
😂😂😂
Interesting review and nice to see something that looks nice and not a SUV shape.
Whilst watching it, I did see what I think it some poor current driving. I am referring to the video around 9-50 in with a car cutting across 2 lanes of traffic.
Must be an inherent steering fault on those GLE 'coupes', one did the exact same thing to me and a number of others on the M6 this week...
Love this review, shame you didn't have it for longer to really show off its ability!!
I’ll get one for longer soon 👍
I have tried the one pedal driving on my Hyundai Ioniq hybrid, but really not keen on it, like the LKAS I switch it off.
Just wondering do the brake lights come on with the regen braking if it’s so aggressive or is it only when the brakes are applied?
Yes they do. It's mandatory. All EV's have it as soon as a certain delta v slowdown is reached.
I wish they would make a 3 or 5 series touring with that engine, would be the perfect car!
Boot seems a good size but quite narrow going through the rear seats with them down.
Hopefully that will come 🤞
i5 and i7 already announced and there will be also an i3 based on 3series...but naming could be different, since an i3 already exists. ;-)
Interesting ride, just hard to wrap my head around an electric M car….I’m not ready Pete🍻🇨🇦
I ain't an M, it's more of an M lite according to Joe, the full on M-ev is coming later
Now they’ve made their EVs more mainstream looking and not polarising I think they have a real chance to take the fight to Tesla
Hi Ped, after my rant about the BMW IX M50 yesterday, I feel that this is more like it. Still some quirky styling but more acceptable. I agree that the saloons are much better in EV format, and more BMWesque to drive. They need to down spec this car now it give is mass appeal and get the price to under 45k. As you said, you will probably set the car up when you get it and probably never use many features when the novelty wears off. As ever, the real world range is the question? Need to get this tech into 3 series and 1 series if they are still going to follow that format of model range. Looking forward to a full review on this one. 👍😎
Good review Pete, but it sounds like a futuristic milk float.
You can change the sound it makes in the car via the screen I believe
Wow Peter that bmw is absolutely amazing but for me it's a hard choice between the bmw or the Audi e-tron gt for me lol I like them both your a lucky guy ro drive cars like these. I am liking these content videos Peter keep it up mate
Cheers Matthew 👍
Hi Pete love the content as usual
Like your new glasses
I have transitions axtra active by esselor
Fantastic not cheap but they go very dark and they do go dark in the car Fantastic
What's your lenses
Tim
You can't use a mobile phone when driving. Hey, here's a massive mobile phone to take your attention off the road! I think this is going to cause accidents.
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻👏🏻, very good review, one of the best I have seen forwards this electric BMW (I4 M50), which to me is the better car. It’s not an M car yet, it’s an M sports car, Front axle is very loose, can’t wait for an M electric car, that’s gonna be so much more awesome !
Fantastic video Pete. Had my eye on the i4 M50, up against the etron GT to replace my B9 S4 and this is the video I've been waiting for as a comparison to your GT one a while ago. The numbers are more painful wallet wise on the etron GT and already some decent lease rates projected on the M50. From a fellow B9 S4'er, a piece of string question, would you take the etron GT over the i4 M50 to replace an S4? Hoping to drive one in the new year once they hit the BMW dealerships as demo cars.... Keep up the great work!
Demo cars are in the uk right now - although slots fully booked, my test drive is in two weeks
@@gothmog2441 Yeah my local dealership had one that is being rotated through each dealership in their network. Should be back early in the new year.. Enjoy your test drive 👍🏻
E-tron GT would be my pick if I would not have to care about money/cost... but from the price point of view I would go for M50.
@@mho0 Inclined to agree with you Mika
BMW grill is a grower. It jarred at first but I’m starting to get it.
Strange detail around rear arch
Hmm thinking I saw you in Maidenhead country roads around 9am.....
I like it, apart from the grill.
I like the non capacitive buttons on the wheel (take note VW) plus that you don't need to use the touchscreen for everything.
And most importantly i like that it's not an SUV!!
'Reasonable' quotes for one of these under company salary sacrifice car scheme at present, actually less than an M3P. Currently mulling over the same performance/charging/build quality considerations as everyone else for a while before I pull the pin on one or the other but not before charging points finally installed at work next year 😇
It is so good to see a non-SUV EV and the bonus is its a BMW. I fear that fuel prices (I do not care about the environment) will drive me to think about an EV and I had started to think about the i4 as my next car to replace my M2C. This model has given me food for thought.
I'll buy your M2C and continue to have fun while I can !
Fantastic!
Lots of references to ‘M car’ , quad exhaust, M button, M seats comparison.
This M50 is the equivalent of an M Performance model, M440 etc. The real i4 M is coming in the future.
Just going off what BMW told me 🤷♂️
Actually, I reckon 3rd party after-market products will do really well with blank out plates for the front grill. BMW are so proud of it they slap the license plate across in the middle... Me thinks BM might be losing their way a little. Its not that I don't welcome a break from convention but at that mad money point, I think I'd fancy converting an old Bentley to electric. Yeah, much more fun.
My mate Imran at Evolve Automotive already does 👍
For an EV car for me it would be either be this or the ix xdrive m50 sport the range on both is pretty good too both great ev cars. Great video thanks.
My 06 650i is still in fine fettle but great job from BMW...stylish and bang on to tempt me.
Just had a look at this again, great video as always....but why is the bonnet so long? Why would you waste all that space if it were truly a ‘clean sheet’ EV only design. Opportunity missed, or perhaps the triumph of form over function, the inability to get out of the ICE mindset of what a grand tourer should look like?
Love it ooowww😀
I test drove one along side a model 3 performance. Model three punches harder off the line, but that's it. The BMW pulls harder, has a more comfortable (adaptive) suspension, a better company service record backing it, and a true luxury interior to boot (forget that central screen only non sense). Only complaint I have its the steering feels a little looser than I am used to (coming from 986 boxster daily for 100k miles lol)
Very nice, much more desirable than a SUV in my opinion. Is there a frunk?
Drive to Skye from England without using the motorway if an EV can do that like a basic diesel can then I'm convinced.
It's the spitting image of the 4 Series GC isn't it! Needs some more flared arches to be a proper M car!
Well Sir Pete despite that audio issue, (which didn’t hurt the video in my opinion.) this video is great 👍 I got a laugh with you in the trunk lol. I’d have to say the front end looks good but I’m still not sold on it. Also the interior screen is cool but as a adult with ADHD I’m pretty sure it would distract the crap out of me. All that aside I absolutely love the cars color and wheels!! Last opinion BMW make great cars but there just to expensive for my blood at this time of life.
I like the car apart from 2 things which one is obviously the front grille and the second is the raised pieces for the exhausts in the rear bumper that don't exist.
Beautiful car and like the colour - almost the same hue as the Fiat 500e I collected yesterday. It will sell like hot cakes.
Massive grill thumper teeth 😁 messing with the audio here! fab car
I am one of those that still can't get past the front end of the beemer. As for the screen it looks like it is an after thought, I would prefer it to be built into the dash.
If the claimed range is achievable without driving like miss daisy then that is perfectly acceptable, the performance is worthy of the m badge but styling is a little understated. Price is in line with what you would expect to pay for a m car.
how are u petrol sped?
Petrol Head…Petrol Ped 😜
Grille would be ok if it fitted with the rest of the design. Why not call it an M? It's motorsport at it's best.
Cheers.