Well-known car critic Joe Achilles tested BMW's latest trams, the i4 M50 (4WD) and i4 40 (rear-drive) on the same country road at different times, and concluded that the former is far less enjoyable to drive than the latter.
To know that the i4 M50 has 544 horsepower @ 795 Nm, zero hundred results of 3.9 seconds, against the Model 3P of the friendly business, counting the tax refund is even cheaper than the Tesla 3P:
The i4 M50 starts at $65,900 and the Tesla 3P starts at $58,990, but the former is eligible for a $7,500 tax refund (similar to the mainland's new energy subsidies), which can be a few hundred dollars cheaper than the latter after counting the tax refund. Tesla 3P has lost its tax refund status since last year because its sales have crossed the threshold (200,000 vehicles).
But! Due to the need for four-wheel drive to share the violent torque (why it is dangerous to say that high-horsepower rear-drive cars), the front axle motor and electronic control components of the i4 M50 make it weigh 160 kg more than the same door brother i4 40, which is equivalent to pulling two more people on the car. What's more, due to the weight gain of the front axle, the bulky front of the car makes its driving experience far inferior to that of the little brother i4 40:
The i4 40 (Sanremo Green) has only 340 horsepower @ 430 Nm, and the book data is far less than that of the big brother, but it is much faster than the 340 horsepower oil car in terms of body feeling. Because there is a peak torque platform for oil trucks, and the tram is the maximum torque as long as it is stepped on.
Joe Achilles commented that although the i4 40's zero hundred was nominally only 5.7 seconds, it felt like it had the strength to score 5 seconds. Yes, the i4 40 still weighs 2.1 tons (tram disease), but after cutting to sport mode, it feels more than 160 kg lighter than the M50, as if driving a 1.6-ton steel cannon, driving far better than the M50, and even approaching the Porsche Taycan, which costs three times the i4.
The gear lever of the BMW tram can also be dialed to the left, and at this time it enters the single pedal mode (the left dial of the BMW oil car gear lever is the gearbox entering the sport mode, and the idle speed will increase by about a thousand revolutions, ready to make power at any time).
Unless the owner lives in a place of ice and snow, four-wheel drive becomes just needed, otherwise car critics can not think of a reason to choose the M50.
If you have to talk about pedigree, the i4 uses a new third/fourth series oil car platform, not an iX pure electric platform, but this also has an advantage: inheriting the beautiful body of the oil car, not as bloated and ugly as iX. But the i4's rear space is extremely cramped, and only children and dogs can sit:
However, the trunk opening is very large, and if the rear drain is reversed, the depth and height can be crammed into the mountain bike.
Car critics say the i4 40 is one of the best trams he's ever driven and he gives priority to the i4 if the charging piles in his home are in place.