BMW i4

Talking to dealer and €3,500 increase on both models coming early in new year

They will be passing it on as far as I know. My dealer told me BMW are offering no price protection on existing orders.

there was increase on the M50 earlier this year (May?), not sure about the e40. With another €3.5k the price will have increased more than €5k in less than 12 months. That’s rough.

I didn’t have the last price increase passed on, I’d be hoping the same will apply again. Will check my emails to see if salesman mentioned anything about it.

My ix3 (ordered late Jan, collected Oct) had price protection. My sales guy said that BMW were stopping price protection.

new prices now on BMW website but the configurator not updated yet.

The m50 i4 gone up 4k to 84625euro from 80635 euro.

I contacted my dealer who tells me I am not liable for the price rise in spite of previously telling me no price protection.

Super news, hopefully I'm the same, there is a €7k difference now between the price I agreed and the new price!

At the moment I think they all know they cant keep up with demand so prices have risen accordingly, enough will pay top money for the level that can be supplied. If they ever want to go back to mass market sales figures then prices will have to drop. But they may not want to, margin per vehicle may be more important than volumes sold. I would like to see Audi, BMW and Mercedes go back to manufacturers of premium models only like they used to be. Not competing with the likes of a VW Golf, Ford Focus etc.

I think their hand may be forced when a major market disruptor comes in, which may very well be the Chinese. But automotive groups are all in bed with each other in the era of massive corporations and financial synergy.

As for the i4, I have completely gone off BMWs new design philosophy but I happen to think the i4 is decent value for a something with that kind of power and performance and a BMW badge compared to ICE counterparts which are now finished I believe. Its still not for me but I can see the appeal at the price.

Kia have had similar large price rises with ev6 model. Seat put up price of the born and other manufacturers seem to be going the same way.

no doubt input costs have risen but there is some profiteering going on too most likely.

prices are fast becoming unaffordable for all cars not just so called premium ones, so I expect more to buy using pcp or Lease deals which is what manufacturers probably want anyway.

Software update last week wiped most of settings, including the seat positions 😡

Base price of the M50 is now almost on par with the entry level iX, which is the only proper EV platform they have. I’d be tempted to go iX when I change the i4 in a few years.

huge difference of what you need to option in though - tech plus pack & comfort plus pack give you pretty much everything on the i4, to get the same on the standard Taycan you’re +€120k. Different league of car/brand, but the base price on a Taycan is just a fantasy.

The phrase fur coat & no knickers also comes to mind!

Both beautiful premium vehicles that anyone would be proud to have parked at the manor in the country.😃

Dad is a car collector, has several of both, loves them all. There's other brands that I could think of would be parked off site all together.

Yes let's keep that brand out of the equation and talk premium,

Hope your BMW's are gleaming out the front of your house, only to be taken round the back later to secure in one of your garages.