As the BBA electrification process accelerated, BMW, known for its sport, launched an all-electric version of the i4M50, with a 0-100 3.9 second acceleration and a price of 540,000, which made me realize that this car is very likely to become the opponent of the Model 3 high-performance version. So is it possible for this car to challenge the Model 3 high-performance version? Since I have not driven the M50, I may not have seen it, after all, this car is really rare on the road, of course, this does not prevent me from using data and other media evaluations to evaluate these two cars. After all, I drive the Model 3P myself.
The M50 is still like a fuel car
Platform comparison
Although some media have emphasized that I4 is not "oil to electricity", because pure electric models are considered at the beginning of the CLAR platform, we know that the real pure electric model cannot be compatible with the fuel vehicle platform, so this car is not really built on a pure electric platform, of course, for ordinary consumers, this does not make much sense, just like most Tesla owners will not buy FSD (including me). However, even if some media are emphasizing non-oil to electric models, his car still weighs more than 2.2 tons, which is not a good thing for a sports car, and the same Model 3P 1.9 tons has not arrived. Due to architecture issues, I believe the OTA level of this car may be weaker than that of the Model 3. Of course, compared to the 3.9-second model built by a front-drive platform, the I4 of the rear-drive platform is still much stronger, and the former I am really worried that more than a few times will fall apart.
The M50 interior still uses a lot of traditional physical buttons
Data comparison
First look at the power data of the M50, 544 hp / 795 Nm This data is more than the Model 3P (486 hp / 659 Nm) a lot, the official claim is 0-100 3.9 seconds, foreign media measured 3.3 seconds 0-96 (60 miles), and the 3P official is 3.1 seconds 0-96 (60 miles). We know that the German system is relatively conservative about power calibration, so 3P owners should still be careful if they encounter the M50 on the road, especially the mid-section acceleration, and the torque of nearly 800 is not a joke. So in terms of straight lines, the M50's power is absolutely terrifying.
It is true that some media have measured the M50 to surpass the Model3P in the middle and rear segments
In addition to the straight line can compete with the 3P, other indicators may need to be improved, the 84-degree battery CLTC endurance is 560 kilometers worse than the 3P, and the 3P battery is only 76 degrees, and the nearly 2.3 tons of vehicle weight also affects its athletic performance, and also reduces the speed to 218 km / h (compared to 3P's 261 km / h). Whether the real track can run through the Model 3P is indeed unknown. And due to power consumption problems, it is possible that the M50 spends more on charging time than 3P, so that the owner of this car relies more on private charging piles.
Who would buy the M50?
Comparing the results, I will not say more, Model3P still occupies a lot of advantages in all aspects, and the gap between the two is about 170,000, which means that M50 can buy a Model3P plus a Volkswagen I D3. However, this does not mean that this car is not bought, the reason is very simple, Tesla is not the brand that everyone wants, some people do not like Tesla themselves, some people want to buy but are limited by objective conditions, such as the leader of the work unit especially loves to brush vibrato or like to send some small videos of five-cent special effects in the family of people who love each other. For these two kinds of people, it is obvious that this M50 is worth considering. After all, this is a BMW, but also the M department personally operated, although not directly called M4i, but 0-100 is also on par with the M4, and the price is "only" 540,000, compared to the millions of M models to be much more cost-effective. The most important thing is that even if it collapses with the 3P, it may still win (some media have tested the mid-section acceleration M50 to win), if it is a Bimmer, then this car is really tailor-made for them.
At least in my opinion, this car is indeed the kind of product that heavy fuel car enthusiasts need to switch to electric vehicles.