The segment of electric mid-size sedans is red hot. What was a category dominated alone by the Tesla Model 3, has seen a very serious alternative in the BMW i4, discovering today a new BMW i4 eDrive35 that is set to be the best-selling variant of this electric car. With a lower purchase price, but without giving up a range of almost 500 km and a power of 286 CV, We are going to analyze what the cheapest and most interesting BMW i4 offers that we can buy right now.
The range of the BMW i4 continues to expand the availability of versions downwards, something that is allowing cheaper access to this electric model, but without giving up more than remarkable autonomy and performance. Below the i4 M50 and i4 eDrive40 versions, it now appears an i4 eDrive35 that seeks to offer a better performance / autonomy ratiopositioning itself in its category as the best alternative to both access versions of Tesla Model 3 or Polestar 2.
The BMW i4 eDrive35 makes use of an electric motor that drives the rear wheels and develops 286 CV of maximum power and 400 Nm. This engine is powered by a lithium-ion battery with 70.2 kWh, managing to approve a autonomy of 478 km under the WLTP cycle. The average consumption is fixed at 15.2 kWh, which is a very good figure, still allowing the 0-100 km/h in 6 seconds and reach 190 km/h.
The available equipment is quite complete, finding Full-LED lighting, parking sensors, rear view camera, digital instrument panel, multimedia system compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, dual-zone climate control, active cruise control with vehicle maintenance assistant. lane etc
Prices and alternatives of the BMW i4
Once we look at the BMW i4 range rateswe discovered that the BMW i4 eDrive35 is priced from 57,100 euros, thus remaining one step below the 64,400 euros that the i4 eDrive 40 costs or the 79,550 euros that BMW asks for the i4 M5. And what about your competitors? In the case of Tesla Model 3the most affordable version of this has a price that starts at 56,170 euros (325 CV and 491 km of autonomy), while if we take a look at the Polestar 2its cheapest version starts at 51,400 euros (231 CV and 551 km of autonomy).