i4 xDrive40 coming

I would like for BMW to just deliver the i4 ordered in 2021 and stop burdened themselves with more models with the same logistics bottlenecks.

Isn’t the logic of AWD that both axles are “driven”.

The article says it would stick with a single motor and given there is no room for a transmission tunnel between the motor on the rear and the axles at the front it seems unlikely.

I'm wondering why they think the HP will be more in the X-Drive version....can't BMW de-tune the motor for the RWD version and add a smaller motor to the front? The sum of which would be the same at the eDrive40?

ElectricYoda said:

Isn’t the logic of AWD that both axles are “driven”.

The article says it would stick with a single motor and given there is no room for a transmission tunnel between the motor on the rear and the axles at the front it seems unlikely.

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The article didn’t say the xDrive40 would be single motor. It mentions that the current edrive40 is single motor.

Here in Europe we already have a iX xDrive 40 with 240KW of power vs the 250KW of the i4 e40 so the xDrive tech is already there.
And it looks like there is a big production shuffle going on in the Munich plant, all my 3 Series sedan fleet orders are switched to Mexico production with an added 10-25 weeks. This would clear some more room for more i4's.
Here in NL the only blockers are the frozen paints and the special order individual's add 20-30 weeks instead of 5-10. Thats probably all the M3 Tourings going special.

Since it's probably coming as a 2024 model i wouldn't be surprised if it comes in closer to the M50s current price and the M50 gets moved up.

I would have sought this out if this was a year ago. Alas, I'm good with Bruce.

Frankly, I don't understand this. The only way this makes sense to me going forwards if the lineup becomes
i4 eDrive35 (one motor), i4 xDrive40 (two motors) and i4M (3 or 4 motors)

rollermonkey said:

Frankly, I don't understand this. The only way this makes sense to me going forwards if the lineup becomes
i4 eDrive35 (one motor), i4 xDrive40 (two motors) and i4M (3 or 4 motors)

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Agreed. I’m happy w my RWD 40

How is that going to slot in price wise, if you want some equipment the M50 is just the equivalent of $5-6k more than the e40 here.

Would not have changed my order, very happy with the RWD i4.

Who is gonna buy a new i4 by the end of the year? (Since the i5 is incoming)

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Who is gonna buy a new i4 by the end of the year? (Since the i5 is incoming)

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People who don't want an i5? Not everybody is in the market for something bigger and more expensive.

Probably same motors (and weight) as the M50, just turned down in software and no boost mode.

b1mm said:

Who is gonna buy a new i4 by the end of the year? (Since the i5 is incoming)

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I'm guessing the price for the i5 will be in 6 figures.. Right between the 60,000 for the i4 and the 140,000 for the i7

This model would have made sense to me as I get some snow, but not a lot. AWD would come in handy, without the price of the M50.

Don't worry: in the near term, BMW will sell all of these it can make.

If nothing else, from a US market perspective this spec will appeal to anyone waiting for an Audi A4 e-tron to become available (since in the US all new Audi cars feature quattro).

This is the model that I was wishing for when I bought my m50, at least in theory. Since there's no pricing or performance numbers yet, it can be difficult to say. I was originally looking for a vehicle that had a bit more pep than the e40 and AWD, basically to match up well with the Model 3 LR AWD (from a performance and AWD perspective, not trying to trigger the feature/quality war). But I will be curious where this really lands. The m50 wasn't that much more than e40 once you optioned it up.