BMW i4

Stunning, love that colour, very, very classy. Finally a premium electric car.

So, can anyone confirm, the m-sport adds nothing but fake leather seats (instead of cloth) and a leather steering wheel, different (same 18" size) wheels and a better choice of colours? Nothing to do with an upgraded suspension system or anything like that?

pretty much yep. you need to tick MSport ‘plus’ for the big pack of extras.

I ticked it on my ICE 4gc because you got meaningful upgrades like the 8-speed ZF (immaterial to EV), performance brakes (immaterial to EV), upgraded stereo and widescreen infoT (standard on EV) - soI think I’d pass on it this time, as it seems to be adaptive suspension, upgraded lights and a few other bits that don’t really enhance the experience enough imho. The normal version of each option all looks fine in normal mSport form, and it’s a €3-4k pack.

Haha

im with you fitz that grey would not be for me.

So today is officially launch day for the i4, and not a single customer car in the country :)

As fitz said frunk is useful for charging cables and that kind of paraphernalia and that’s the lesser issue compared to the way they have had to package the car because of the ice configuration.

wont matter to everyone but it’s a deal breaker for me.

the 'frunk' would be of very little use to me. Rarely would I ever even have the boot full - apart from maybe going on holidays loaded with suitcases and that is just to the airport. When I did a couple of weeks away in the 330e last summer (which has practically no boot) I had a roof box and no issue with a family of four on the road for space.

Drove I4 40 M Sport from Frank Keane Blackrock this PM. Never driven EV so my experience may not be of much value. However for what it's worth my impressions are. Loads of poke but need to be careful with accelerator, I was only driving 9mbthe local roads under 50 limit. Drive train did not feel totally smooth mainly due to the level of what I would have called engine braking when lifting off. I am guessing there are options to modulate this. Ride firm but plush enough. Interior is good quality but fake leather is a bit of a let down. Sat in back and was OK for me at 5 foot 11 but person in middle seat would be a real squash. Good boot - looks bit enough to easily take full size golf bag. I am looking at Feb 23 and was told that they would expect to meet this with a deposit down. In reality who knows. I will be having a think but as an ICE petrol fan I'm not sure whether I want to sign up to the EV experience yet. Decisions decisions.

Was told today I should have my i4 by next week. It’s sat in Zeebrugge at the moment due on a ship to Dublin this week. Travel time, clearance in Dublin, transport to & PDI at the dealers all on top Thursday/Friday days off hoping for Wednesday week collection.

You’ll be the envy of all with a premium EV like that. When did you order it?

Lol, I expect Taycan, eTron GT, EQS owners might disagree with you. Ordered last summer.

At least it won’t look like a generic hatch or saloon.

Indeed, I completely agree, your new car is much much more than a grill with four wheels and nothing has ever fell off my BMW, the very best of luck with your new car.

Went for a test drive today in the 40edrive. Was amazed at how quite it was, very little road noise. Got an ear bashing from wife for not warning her before I floored the accelerator! 😂

Heads up display crystal clear in bright sunshine.

Extremely comfy drive in comfort mode, cushions bumps well.

I found the auto braking very weird and made the drive a little jerky, purely down to not been used to it.

Acceleration was unreal coming from a 204hp A6. The M50 must feel brutal when flooring it.

Can’t wait for delivery of ours, was due in April but still no date. Sales guy said they are still not getting dates from bmw for the 40s…Ukraine war really messed up components.

Mentioned a lot of customers starting to complain. Not much bmw can do in fairness to them.