The new BMW i4 has already been on sale for a few months. The Munich brand introduced two options on the market, a more basic one and the top of the range, the first developed by M. Now, it is preparing a new third version, which it will soon put on sale.
The BMW i4 It is, for now, the only sedan that those in Munich have for sale to counteract the almighty Tesla Model 3 that roams freely in the European market. The Bavarians opted for a very attractive body with four doors and a tailgate very practical. An alternative with a ZERO emissions label to the 4 Series Gran Coupé.
Unlike in the combustion range, which usually starts the house from the roof with the most powerful versions, in the case of the i4 he opted for two: the most basic «eDrive40» with a single electric motor and the top of the electric range, the «M50». This one had a very particular detail, and that is that it was the first developed by the sports divisionso it had to come yes or yes, and get ahead of all the competition.
The third version of the BMW i4 is already prepared
The first has little basic, as its only rear electric motor already offers high performance, with a maximum power of 340 hp. The second added one more electric unit to the front axle, with all-wheel drive and surpassing the M3 and M4 in terms of power with its 544 hp. With eight months on sale, it’s the time to expand the offer with a new option that will be among those already available.
Its about BMW i4 xDrive40. Based on the range access version, as its name suggests, will have all-wheel drive thanks to a second electric motor on the front axle, adding a total maximum power of 400 hp. The operation will be the same, prioritizing the rear propulsion and automatically connecting the striker when circumstances so require. in low-grip conditions calling for all-wheel drive or at full throttle.
An extra power that will be reflected in the autonomy, since there will be no changes in the battery that has a net usable capacity of 80.7 kWh. Which means that, despite offering a higher top speed and less acceleration time, it will reduce the 590 kilometers of maximum autonomy offered by the “eDrive40”. Depending on the diameter of the alloy wheels, will decay to just over 500 kilometers. This new version will be put on sale next next summer, coming in november.