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The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

The BMW i4 is officially available

Hello hello everyone I am Geek Maple Cloud, a few days ago, BMW officially announced that bmw i4 officially put on sale, the new car contains i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50 two versions, the appearance of the car and BMW 4 series is similar to the style, the front face is a huge double kidney type grille, the side is a smooth coupe-style body design, and equipped with a more practical hatchback tailgate.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

It is worth mentioning that the car will also be equipped with M sports kit, star curtain grille and so on. For the i4 M50 version, the new car will use M aerodynamic components, blue M high-performance brake calipers, M family exclusive exterior mirror design, M rear spoiler, M Performance model exclusive cerium gray exterior decoration, M Performance model exclusive 19-inch rim and M tri-color steering wheel stitching, etc., and can choose to frosted Portimão blue exclusive paint.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In terms of interior, it is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD meter and a 14.9-inch central control screen, with the latest iDrive 8.0 information system built-in. The system can integrate more third-party applications, such as WeChat car version, Tencent mini scene and Apple CarPlay.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In the powertrain part, the i4 eDrive40 is a single motor, with a maximum power of 250 kW (340 hp) and a peak torque of 420 Nm, with a cruising range of 625 km under clTC standards; the maximum power of the dual motors equipped with i4 M50 is 400 kW (544 hp), with a peak torque of 795 Nm, and the maximum range of the vehicle under clTC standards is 560 km. The prices are 449,900 yuan and 539,900 yuan, respectively.

Ferrari Purengue's no-fake spy photos were exposed

Ferrari, which once said that it would not build an SUV, finally bowed to reality, and the real car spy photo of the first SUV model was exposed.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a relatively simple overall design, the sharp shape of the deflector can make the vehicle have a strong attack type, the wide size of the front grille is integrated with a fine black grid, the grille is equipped with dark gray trim, and the wide size of the deflector groove on both sides of the front surround can optimize the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle. The side of the car has a lower body, with a fairly strong crossover style.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

The tail is a through-type tail light cluster, and below it is an inverted trapezoidal embedded license plate area shape and a four-sided exhaust layout. In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a V12 powertrain, which is expected to reach 800 horsepower, and there will also be V8 hybrid systems and V6 hybrid systems to choose from.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

The engine of the new car will be located in the middle and rear of the front axle, with a lower height, while the dual-clutch transmission will be placed in the rear axle position. The car (Purosangue) is officially defined as a FUV, a five-door, four-seater model, so do you think it's an SUV?

New modern KONA hypothetical drawing exposed

Based on the available information and exposed spy photos, overseas media have drawn a hypothetical picture of a new generation of modern KONA models. Hyundai KONA's domestic counterpart is Beijing Hyundai ENCINO Onsino,

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a new design style, the whole still adopts a split headlight group, and the narrow daily running lights above are connected by a narrow strip trim panel, with the oversized trapezoidal air intake below, and the sense of hierarchy is prominent. At the same time, the headlight groups on both sides of the new car adopt a similar pullback mark shape, which is very eye-catching overall.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In terms of power, the new car currently has fuel, hybrid and pure electric models, whether the replacement model will be for the power upgrade is still unknown, considering that its same platform product Renault Corebin has launched a plug-in hybrid version of the model, so it is speculated that the new generation of KONA will also increase the plug-in hybrid version of the model. It is understood that the new car is expected to be released as soon as 2023, followed by a listing in 2024. Interested can pay attention to the following.

The new BMW 1 Series spy photos were exposed

Some foreign media have taken a group of SPY photos of bmw 1 series test cars, and the most obvious change in the new car is in the front face, which is equipped with a front grille and headlights group similar to the new 2 series, and the style of the front encirclement will also be adjusted.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

The overall structure of its front has not changed, and even the shape and lines of the front bonnet have remained basically unchanged. The overall change in the sides and tail is also not large, of course, which is also related to strict camouflage. Inside the car, it was reported that the new car would use the latest electronic architecture and use a dual screen design.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In terms of time nodes, the current test car is still in the early test stage, and the listing time is expected to be in the second half of 2023, and it is expected to be officially delivered to users in 2024. For its "final" positioning, it is also necessary to post-official news.

Changan UNI-V opens global pre-sale

Changan UNI-V announced the official opening of pre-sale, in terms of appearance, the car continues the family design language of the borderless grille, the front face uses a large number of geometric design elements combined with straight lines and polylines, the headlights arranged horizontally appear to be relatively narrow and long, and the lower grille is flanked by dark triangular fog light areas. The new car also offers a sporty exterior kit with trim strips that are different from the paint as embellishments.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed
The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

The side-slip-back body shape is one of its obvious features, and the deep concave waist line on the side further strengthens the visual effect of sports. The tail through tail light group is still not absent, with the tail line raised below and a two-sided exhaust layout. In particular, the UNI-V is also equipped with an electrically liftable rear spoiler that can be manually controlled via physical/virtual buttons, providing up to approximately 25 kg of additional downforce. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4680/1838/1430mm, and a wheelbase of 2750mm.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

The interior is simple overall, and a lot of tension lines and profiles are used to shape the sense of structure. The instrument system consists of three color screens that are horizontally unfolded, with the interactive touch screen of the car union in the center, the air outlet is a hidden type that runs horizontally, and the center console and the door panel also have atmosphere lights.

The BMW i4 is officially available; Ferrari Purengue has no fake spy photos exposed

In terms of power, Changan UNI-V is equipped with a 1.5T Blue Whale series engine with a maximum power of 188 horsepower, and the transmission matches a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. At the same time, officials said that the new car may also launch a 2.0T power version in the future. At present, there are 4 models launched by the new car, and the pre-price range is 108,900-131,900 yuan.

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