Text/Qin Ming
Recently, the BMW i4 was officially launched, and the new car launched two models equipped with i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50, priced at 449,900 yuan and 539,900 yuan respectively. BMW i4 is the first electric coupe model launched by BMW brand company, these two models will be imported into the domestic market, today let's see if the two models of BMW are worthy of the expectations of the public.
From the design point of view, the BMW i4 is very similar to the BMW 4 Series fuel version, but it has been changed. The front face part adopts two polygonal large-size star array decorative grilles, the two side headlights are composed of two LED headlights, laser headlights and LED headlights support optional, look bright and bright, the entire front face design is very personal and recognizable, not ugly but also can not boast good looks.
On the side of the body, the BMW i4 uses M aerodynamic components, such as air outlets on both sides of the body, front and rear spoilers, rearview mirrors, hidden door handles, fin design on the rear edge of the roof and smooth underwear have been aerodynamically optimized, and the i4 M50 version is equipped with high-performance brake calipers, which look more sporty from the wheel hub.
As for the design of the rear, although it is much simpler than the front face design, it is much more pleasing to the eye than the front face, and the same iconic LED taillights and BMW logo as the BMW 4 Series fuel version, the line design is very powerful, which is also an appearance feature of the coupe.
In terms of interior, the 12.3-inch LCD color instrument and the 14.9-inch touch LCD screen are combined together, which builds the latest iDrive 8.0 information system, which integrates many third-party applications, such as WeChat Car Edition, Tencent Small Scene and Apple CarPlay, etc. Although this one-piece floating curved screen is very public, but it does not appear very abrupt, this is also one of BMW's latest generation of interior design, and tilts 6 degrees to the driver's seat, providing better visibility and usability.
As a four-door hatchback pure electric coupe, the body size is 4785mm long, 1852mm high 1455mm, according to the different model configurations, BMW i4 eDrive40 seat material has imitation leather / leather / leather and Alcantara mix and match three choices, the interior color matching is more than the i40 M50 version of a black / volcanic red color.
The i4 M50 model only has leather seats, the configuration is directly full, and the i4 M50 main co-pilot adds a lumbar support (4-way) function. Because the rear space is a coupe-style design, it may be relatively small, and the access and disembarkation are more limited, which may not be as good as many practical family cars for the comfort of the rear.
In terms of power, the two models are quite different, BMW i40 eDrive40 type is a single motor front layout, the total power of the motor is 250Kw, the drive adopts the rear-drive mode, the maximum speed can reach 180km/h, the official zero hundred acceleration 5.7s, and the BMW i4 M50 type adopts the front plus rear layout, the total power of the motor is 400kW, the drive adopts the dual motor four-drive mode, the maximum speed is 218km/h, and the official zero hundred acceleration only takes 3.9s. Easily kill most fuel vehicles of the same level, I have to praise, this power performance is indeed very good.
In terms of battery life, BMW i4 is equipped with BMW's fifth-generation eDrive electric drive technology, equipped with adaptive braking energy recovery function, the battery capacity of both models is 83.9kWh, naturally, the BMW i40 M50 type with dual motors is relatively weaker than the BMW i40 eDrive40 type, but the BMW i40 M50 type has a cruising range of 560km, while the BMW i40 eDrive40 type is 625km, and the fast charge 0.77h has 80% of the power. The performance of the battery module is also very significant. Combine driving performance with travel life.
In terms of intelligent configuration and assisted driving, BMW i4 is equipped with BMW's latest BMW iDrive human-computer interaction system, and with the blessing of 5G technology, the processing power of the system can be further advanced. In addition, the car also supports voice interaction, gesture control, OTA upgrades and a number of in-vehicle functions, in terms of driving assistance, i4 is somewhat backward, only has the most basic configuration of fixed speed cruise, in the M50 model is only ACC adaptive cruise, in order to get driving safety assistance and automatic driving system need to add money to choose.
In general, the BMW i4 is definitely a strong performance in terms of power performance, and it also takes into account the endurance and appearance design, as a coupe or has good practicality. Maybe in addition to the design of the groove point, I think these two models are in the same level of difficult to find the existence of the enemy, but in today's many pure electric multi-car market, BMW i4 can achieve good results, what do you think?