THE BMW i4 , created with the aim of facing up to the successful Tesla Model 3, reflects the approach of the German brand of its future range of electric cars to the conventional range, as we mentioned about a year ago.
As part of a strategy through which the BMW Group intends to offer a total of 25 electrified models in 2023, the BMW i4 is only expected to arrive in 2021 (before that, we will still discover the iX3 next year).
However, although there are still about two years to get to know the new i4, BMW thought it was time to release some data about its future electric saloon and it is precisely about them that we are talking to you today.
530
The maximum power output of the BMW i4 electric motor in horsepower (equivalent to 390 kW). In perspective, the Tesla Model 3 Performance offers around 450 hp and the Polestar 2 stays at 408 hp.
Subscribe to our newsletter
By the way, the power value presented by BMW for the i4's electric motor puts it on the same level as the V8 (the N63 block) that we found in the X5 M50i, X7 M50i, M550i and M850i, presenting exactly the same power value.
80
The approximate capacity (in kWh) of the battery that BMW will equip the i4 with. With a flat design and optimized energy density, it weighs, according to the German brand, around 550 kg.
600
The approximate range, in kilometers, that the 80 kWh battery offers the BMW i4. The Tesla Model 3 Performance, equipped with a 75 kWh battery, offers a range of 530 km (this figure rises to 560 km in the Long Range variant which, in turn, is less powerful).35
The number of minutes it takes to recharge up to 80% of the BMW i4 battery in a 150 kW charger. In other words, according to BMW, it will be possible to restore around 100 km of autonomy in just six minutes.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel.
4
Benchmark, in seconds, that the BMW i4 should need to meet 0 to 100 km/h (a little above the 3.4s shown by the Tesla Model 3 Performance). The maximum speed is, according to BMW, greater than 200 km/h.And more?
For now, these are all the numbers that BMW released about the i4. As for their shapes, for now, all we have access to are the official “spy photos” that the brand has been divulging.
However, it is possible to guess contours that are similar to those found in the current BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé — even the manufacturer refers to the i4 as its first “Gran Coupé” from the BMW i.
The strategy of a modular platform, capable of receiving different propulsion systems (pure combustion engines, plug-in hybrids and electric), will allow the future BMW i4 to be produced in Munich, in the same place where the BMW 3 Series is produced.
Finally, regarding the eDrive technology that equips the i4, BMW says that the latest version is built around a modular system that integrates the electric motor, transmission and electronics, allowing it to offer various levels of power and be usable in several models.