Doesn't that put you in the back of the waiting line?

 

No, although I've only had my order in for two weeks anyway so not planning on getting it until next year. I'm in no major rush, I can wait.

 

Some of us need the AWD

 

Or you just need snow tires. I'm in the Northeast and with the weight of this car plus the regen braking ability, snow tires is more than enough to get through a winter.

 

Interesting to hear. My order went in for an edrive 40 M Sport three weeks ago. Currently trying to get hold of an M50 demonstrator just to make sure the e40 is the way forward (I'm coming from a B9 Audi S4, and the e40 felt very close, and whilst book figures on torque and BHP were in favour of the S4, the i4 didn't feel down on power). Managed to try the e40 on two occasions one in the dry and one in the wet. It'd be good to try the M50 to see if I'd miss the Quattro of the S4 (although on first impressions of the e40, probably not).

 

Let me know what you think. No question the M50 is faster, but after the initial surge of power everything else in my mind favoured the 40. If you've ever driven an RS or an M BMW it's very similar in performance. The 40 is more like one of the S Audis or the M-Lites....still quick, and it's that instant delivery of power which makes you think it's quicker than it probably is.

That's just my opinion, someone else might think very differently.

I've had EVs for a while now, and one thing to remember is due to the low down weight of the battery you get good traction so as you say, you might not have noticed much difference between the Quattro.

 

 

Hmmm...where have I seen that picture before, here on the forum...

 

I just test drove the i4 eDrive40 about two hours ago at my local dealership here in Virginia. Overall, the car felt solid however it didn't feel as quick as I thought it would be. There is good power for daily driving but it wasn't quite as 'fun' and 'thrilling' as the iX I drove over the weekend. My current daily driver is an i3 and the 40 felt only marginally quicker.

I have not driven the M50 yet, but now I am glad that I ordered the M50 over the 40. The dual-motor iX felt a bit more lively as it should with 180 extra ponies, so I know that will translate to the M50.

 

I live in a sunny climate so I don't need AWD and I'd rather save 10 grand than drive super fast from one stop light to the next. That was my line of thinking anyways.

Of course, with my options, it's basically the same price as the starting msrp for the m50. But those are options I really want more than speed and awd

If I was gonna track my car or something I for sure would have gotten the m50

 

I was lucky enough to get to drive the e40 and M50 back to back at the BMW track event. Both cars were great, but I preferred the more nimble feel of the e40. The BMW trainer at the track mentioned that most of the trainers there also preferred the e40 for the same reasons. But if you really need AWD, the M50 is the better choice.

 

No one (except the OP) mentioned the better range the e40 has over the M50.
Also there is the eco-discount (in many countries including mine) which makes the price diff more substantial.

 

I know some of us in colder climates will appreciate the range of the e40 in the winter. I know I will cuz I know once Temps go down and see how it kills the range.

 

Good to see that you were able to make an informed choice between the eDrive40 and the M50.

My experience was the opposite; I had my heart set on an M50, but could initially only get a test drive in an eDrive40. That disappointed me so much that I was contemplating getting a Tesla Model 3 Performance instead (😱). Or just sticking with my current car until something more interesting comes along.

But then I was able to get a test drive in an M50 and I was back in the fold. I'm coming from a 435i Gran Coupe and for me the eDrive40 was a bit too tame. I like the hooligan mode of the M50. I don't care about nimbleness or tracking it. I wanna mash the accelerator and feel my head snap back against the headrest. Again and again and again.

The morale of the story is; don't listen to what others say. If you're doubting which one to get, drive both!

 

I agree, and we ordered two m50’s for this reason. Also wanting to have all wheel drive this time. But our current cars are a 2014 435i coupe and 2015 435i gran coupe. The edrive40 was not really as thrilling. And just preferred the overall driving experience of the m50. It was not about saving a buck, but about buying a bit more hooligan as you put it.

 

I have driven both and all i can say is, M50 in a straigh line and E40 in every other aspect (if equiped the same). There is a reason many professional tester recomends the E40. The M50 understeers allot and the extra weight really has a negative impact of the way the car feels and handles. The E40 feels more agile and got the extra range. I would recomend everyone to try both of them before ordering. For me it was an easy choice of E40, even though i live in Sweden with much snow and coming from an M135i Xdrive and A5 45TFSI Quattro.

 

Hopefully the neue-klass platform will give us the best of both worlds. Amazing handling and power.

 

The ideal neue-classe would be 375-400hp equivalent in a rear wheel drive single motor configuration and losing about 300-500lb by way of denser batteries.

 

I've never owned an M. The most fun to drive BMW was my first, an E46 with 193 HP. As my current car seems pretty fast to me, and the e40 is faster, I know I'll be satisfied. If $$$ was no object, then sure, M50 would have been the choice as AWD is useful from time to time in NJ.

One other aspect no one has mentioned is insurance. While it varies by company, I expect it will cost more to insure a 500+ HP car than one in the 300 HP range.

 

I have not driven either vehicle yet. I did however, drive the dual motor iX. Yes, the acceleration was initially impressive, I guess the thrill of speed is no longer as strong for me as it once was. I'm not an "old" man, just an "older" man and I love to drive more than I do racing these days. lol
Also I had a 2019 530e. It was a twin turbo 2.0 litre with the electric motor. Hp was comparable to the i4 M40 version, so I should have all the power and fun driving I will need. I never gave the M50 a second thought. Just wasn't needed for any reason here in sunny Florida. 🤔🤔🤔

 

I have not driven either vehicle yet. I did however, drive the dual motor iX. Yes, the acceleration was initially impressive, I guess the thrill of speed is no longer as strong for me as it once was. I'm not an "old" man, just an "older" man and I love to drive more than I do racing these days. lol
Also I had a 2019 530e. It was a twin turbo 2.0 litre with the electric motor. Hp was comparable to the i4 M40 version, so I should have all the power and fun driving I will need. I never gave the M50 a second thought. Just wasn't needed for any reason here in sunny Florida. 🤔🤔🤔

My thoughts exactly, I currently drive a g11 730d (0-100 km/h around 5.8s) and I am more then happy with that power.Today I did a 30 minutes test drive with the M50 and as impressive as it is ,practicaly insane acceleration, (did 2 launch controll the car ) this car is not for me .The car masks it,s wait very well it,s very comfortable but just a glimpse of acceleration even in eco pro and you are more above the speed limit.I don't need the awd traction actually I prefer Rwd.After today I am more then convinced that I made the right decision ordering the edrive 40 with all the M bits,brakes & adaptive suspension.
About the range by driving very economical I achieved 18.7 kwh/100km in the city.And unleashing the power results in almost 30kwh/100km.

 

As I wait for news on my i4, and read these threads, I wonder about the m50 vs e40 dilemma as well....

I live in SW Ontario, Canada, so we get snow Dec-March. I put winter tires on late November, and usually have them off by mid-late March. Usually we get on a few inches at a time, maybe half-dozen times/winter will we get 6+" at our house.

I've commuted through the snowbelt off of Lake Huron for 20+yrs of my working career. I now work from home for the past 3 years, and likely won't be going back to a out-of-the-house job. I never got stuck on the way to or from work. I have taken weather closed roads home from work at least a half-dozen times over my working career.

My commuting cars were all FWD. - 95 Integra, 02 Jetta 1.8T, 06 Jetta TDI, 15 Golf TDI

I.
Never.
Got.
Stuck.
Ever.

The past couple winters, I've skied with my wife on Tuesdays in January/February - we have a weekday pass. It's just under a 2hr drive to the ski hill. Almost always took the 15 Golf TDI. A couple times we took her q7 - mainly because we had extra passengers those times.

 

As I wait for news on my i4, and read these threads, I wonder about the m50 vs e40 dilemma as well....

I live in SW Ontario, Canada, so we get snow Dec-March. I put winter tires on late November, and usually have them off by mid-late March. Usually we get on a few inches at a time, maybe half-dozen times/winter will we get 6+" at our house.

I've commuted through the snowbelt off of Lake Huron for 20+yrs of my working career. I now work from home for the past 3 years, and likely won't be going back to a out-of-the-house job. I never got stuck on the way to or from work. I have taken weather closed roads home from work at least a half-dozen times over my working career.

My commuting cars were all FWD. - 95 Integra, 02 Jetta 1.8T, 06 Jetta TDI, 15 Golf TDI

I.
Never.
Got.
Stuck.
Ever.

The past couple winters, I've skied with my wife on Tuesdays in January/February - we have a weekday pass. It's just under a 2hr drive to the ski hill. Almost always took the 15 Golf TDI. A couple times we took her q7 - mainly because we had extra passengers those times.

I'm not even worrying about the rwd e40 in the snow with winter tires on. My first few cars were rwd and zero tech assisted systems and we all survived. One of my cars now, is an 08 335i convertible and that thing rocks and in the wintertime without winter tires I couldn't get out of my driveway but with winter tires on and the low to ground clearance it's drivable in my weather conditions and if that's bad, I'll use my other or just not go out, hehehe..
Even though the m50 is awd , if someone wants to be doing 0-60 in 3.7 secs in snow conditions , then fill ur boots and enjoy charging while my e40 keeps heading home.
I guess my point is , in colder climates if hwy range is an issue, then the m50 is just a waist of power cuz you can't safely use it.
Bang for the Buck, for me the e40 is a realistic driveable car with enuf torque to do what ya need to do without loosing ur license. Hehehe

 

EVs are not like ICE cars in the snow. They do handle it much better. Due to the low down weight, the instant torque and the better traction control systems, it's far more likely an issue is due to incorrect tyres rather than a lack of an AWD system.

You'd need regular heavy snow, or bad terrain to warrant AWD.

If the i4 is going to be someones first EV, they really need to understand the effects weather temperatures have on range. Seriously, in real cold weather the range drops dramatically.

That said, there's nothing at all wrong wanting the M50 simply because of the rapid acceleration. I've had very fast cars in the past, and going fast in a straight line gets boring after a while. If you've never had a sub 4 second car, by all means get an M50 to scratch that itch. IMHO, it's handling dynamics what gives you enjoyment.....ideally are car with both would be perfect (here's hoping BMW make a ground up EV variant of the M3). I'd buy one in an instant.

 

Did you drive the e40 with the msport + apaptive package, or just the base?

 

Great question here, was thinking the same. There is a third segment, M50 or E40 or E40 MSport. Believe all have different driving dynamics.

 

There does seem to be a healthy amount of interest in this thread. Lucky for me, my local dealership is only a 5min walk from my house, so the salesman is letting me drive them back to back tomorrow. I'll really concentrate on the main differences and report back, but I don't think I'll be able to video anything although I'll no doubt get some photos.

I've read on other threads about the feel of acceleration in the e40, and if there's any slip from lack of AWD. I'll also concentrate on the extra weight, and the effect of that when cornering on the M50.

 

I am happy with my e40 black bird!

 

My impression of the M50 was that it was fast enough in acceleration but not as fast as I wanted it to be. AWD meant it could accelerate easily out of corners. The all seasons and such give too little grip and it needs wide summer tires to really come into its own.

No chance the 40 would be enough for me. No chance at all.

 

There are many other items that need maintenance way before brushes. Brushes may be 150K miles or more. Brake pads, rotors, brake fluid flush, wipers, 12V battery. And while the car may not have an engine it still has a cooling system with coolant.

One video indicated (not verified) the battery packs are repairable. That is there is a bad cell, the sub-module containing that cell can be replaced.

I own an I4 e40 and it´s super cool, by the time I will need to do everything that you guys are mentioning, I will be in next gen like an I5.

 

Morning All,

Just got back from a 2hr test drive (second one lol) back to back with the e40 and M50.

Portamao blue is absolutely stunning in the flesh. Luckily the dealer had pretty much all colours on site today. Portamao blue is 100% my colour choice. No question. It's amazing! When you add on the shadowline lights and exterior trim, WOW. Just a stunning looking car.

My test drives today were in a dravit grey M50 fully loaded, and an e40 Brooklyn grey with the MSport and Comfort packs. Didn't like either colour I'm afraid.

Remember, these are my own thoughts.

The alcantara/sensatec seats aren't great, and I didn't realise they aren't electric either. Full leather, despite being the same seat felt significantly better. Salesman said the full leather does have a bit more padding underneath than alcantara, which makes sense as that is what I was feeling. The alcantara ruins the car IMHO.

M-Sport seats are harder than the regular seats, and don't really add any extra comfort or support. In fact, I think the standard leather seats are better.

Now for the juicy stuff. Again, like my initial post, the e40 is the better drive. It feels more confident, and surprisingly has better traction. Yep, I had more grip in the e40 than I did in the M50. The monumental power of the M50 overwealms it. No matter what speed your doing, when you plant your foot down you are fighting the wheel.

0-30mph

M50 is a beast. It unleashes tremendous power, but does make the car squirm. The jolt you get is aggressive, like being on a rollercoaster. It's fun. My son came with me, and his reaction was this.....he looked at the speed when it was 17mph, blinked and said 40 daddy. 17-40 in literally the blink of an eye.

e40, this is the only thing really which lets it down. Off the line it's quick, but not powerful. The word I would use is steady.

30-60mph

M50, same as before, same furocious kick

e40, this surprised me, it's not far off the M50. You do get a powerful knock back and it gets to 60 very quickly indeed.

Agility and cornering.

M50, you feel the weight but it's not uncontrollable. You have to keep your brain engaged and manage the power going through the wheels. It will understeer.

e40, better, much better. This is the better handling car.

Technology

I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong. The adaptive regen braking is only available if you take the Tech pro pack? This was really good in the M50, and I missed having it in the e40. The 360 camera is good, again it's a cost extra. Jury is out on the self driving, but the car display doesn't show you who's coming up in the lane behind until it's too late, so that's a bit pointless. Head up display is simply brilliant, that's a must have. HK sound system was ok...didn't play about with the settings, but I felt although it was clear at high volumes, it lacked bass. Probably needs a tweak in the EQ. I did have it loud, and enjoyed it, so I would go for it personally.

Interior (Trim)

Piano black was already scratched (it's what piano black does).....and glossy carbon is not for me. I'd have really thought long and hard about a matte carbon trim, but my favourite is rombicile.

Finance

BMW have just increased the APR to 6.9%


Final thoughts.

It's a tricky one, because in the UK by the time you've added the colour, leather seats, m-sport pro and tech packs you aren't far off the price of the M50. IMHO, these are required on the e40. If you are financing, the higher residuals of the M50 against the lower cost e40 with spec may not be too far apart. This leaves two choices.

Do you want a better handling car with more range or stonking off the line performance?

Tesla are opening up their supercharger networks, and on long journeys you are probably stopping off in either car.....that could be the difference between a 10min charge vs a 15min one? You have to decide on that one. I would say if you are regularly traveling fair distances, especially in cold weather it would be a no brainer.

Brooklyn e40

Dravit M50

Alcantara Seats

M440d Photos to show the colour

 

Morning All,

Just got back from a 2hr test drive (second one lol) back to back with the e40 and M50.

Portamao blue is absolutely stunning in the flesh. Luckily the dealer had pretty much all colours on site today. Portamao blue is 100% my colour choice. No question. It's amazing! When you add on the shadowline lights and exterior trim, WOW. Just a stunning looking car.

My test drives today were in a dravit grey M50 fully loaded, and an e40 Brooklyn grey with the MSport and Comfort packs. Didn't like either colour I'm afraid.

Remember, these are my own thoughts.

The alcantara/sensatec seats aren't great, and I didn't realise they aren't electric either. Full leather, despite being the same seat felt significantly better. Salesman said the full leather does have a bit more padding underneath than alcantara, which makes sense as that is what I was feeling. The alcantara ruins the car IMHO.

M-Sport seats are harder than the regular seats, and don't really add any extra comfort or support. In fact, I think the standard leather seats are better.

Now for the juicy stuff. Again, like my initial post, the e40 is the better drive. It feels more confident, and surprisingly has better traction. Yep, I had more grip in the e40 than I did in the M50. The monumental power of the M50 overwealms it.

0-30mph

M50 is a beast. It unleashes tremendous power, but does make the car squirm. The jolt you get is aggressive, like being on a rollercoaster. It's fun. My son came with me, and his reaction was this.....he looked at the speed when it was 17mph, blinked and said 40 daddy. 17-40 in literally the blink of an eye.

e40, this is the only thing really which lets it down. Off the line it's quick, but not powerful. The word I would use is steady.

30-60mph

M50, same as before, same furocious kick

e40, this surprised me, it's not far off the M50. You do get a powerful knock back and it gets to 60 very quickly indeed.

Agility and cornering.

M50, you feel the weight but it's not uncontrollable. You have to keep your brain engaged and manage the power going through the wheels. It will understeer.

e40, better, much better. This is the better handling car.

Technology

I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong. The adaptive regen braking is only available if you take the Tech pro pack? This was really good in the M50, and I missed having it in the e40. The 360 camera is good, again it's a cost extra. Jury is out on the self driving, but the car display doesn't show you who's coming up in the lane behind until it's too late, so that's a bit pointless. Head up display is simply brilliant, that's a must have. HK sound system was ok...didn't play about with the settings, but I felt although it was clear at high volumes, it lacked bass. Probably needs a tweak in the EQ. I did have it loud, and enjoyed it, so I would go for it personally.

Interior (Trim)

Piano black was already scratched (it's what piano black does).....and glossy carbon is not for me. I'd have really though long and hard about a matte carbon trim, but my favourite is rombicile.

Finance

BMW have just increased the APR to 6.9%


Final thoughts.

It's a tricky one, because in the UK by the time you've added the colour, leather seats, m-sport pro and tech packs you aren't far off the price of the M50. IMHO, these are required on the e40. If you are financing, the higher residuals of the M50 against the lower cost e40 with spec may not be too far apart. This leaves two choices.

Do you want a better handling car with more range or stonking off the line performance?

Tesla are opening up their supercharger networks, and on long journeys you are probably stopping off in either car.....that could be the difference between a 10min charge vs a 15min one? You have to decide on that one. I would say if you are regularly traveling fair distances, especially in cold weather it would be a no brainer.

Brooklyn e40

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Dravit M50

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M440i Photos

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Great review, thanks for taking the time to do that (am sure you enjoyed it though ). Very interesting regarding the performance and handling differences between the two and despite not having tried the M50, I'm convinced the 40 M Sport is enough car for me coming from the S4.

I believe you're correct regarding the adaptive regen and the Tech Pack (drove the local dealer's e40 M Sport which I believe only had the Tech rather than Tech Pro pack and that had the adaptive regen on it).

Interesting point on the leather vs alcantara. Tricky one as coming from my S4, the Vernasca isn't as good a quality (to my mind, again personal choice) as the Nappa in the S4 but I have the same hunch as you about the sensatec/alcantara mix (I might switch out the Tanzanite colour upgrade and revert back to my original Portimao in exchange for the leather depending on the residuals as the money spent on the Tanzanite disappears into the ether. I suspect you get a little bit back on the leather, as you do with the Laserlights with approx 1/3 of the pack being recovered in the GMFV).

Seats wise I agree, sat in an M50 with the M Sport seats and felt they were a bit too much, didn't really add to the car (again sorry, making comparisons with the S4 which has an equivalent seat, bolster adjustment etc). I believe the Comfort Pack gives the electric seats, backrest adjustment etc... Comfort Plus 'gives you the lumbar support on both front seats'.... Inverted commas there as it was a question I asked that is still an uncertainty due to the supply chain issues.

Sadly you're also right on the finance rate of 4.9% going to 6.9%. Bit of a sore point that one as I signed for a new car order three weeks ago and shook hands at 4.9% on the promise of it being price protected (the whole point of me signing for it at that point as I'd anticipated a change to APRs based on what the competition had been doing in the same quarter). It seems now that a directive from above means the dealership have now reneged on that signed agreement (yet to be formalised but that's the gist from a pretty miffed salesman who had to reluctantly give me the news earlier in the week after I asked how the rate increase affected my order. He effectively said 'I wouldn't blame you if you walked away from the deal'). Previous quarter website T&C's specified the 4.9% would apply to cars ordered between beginning of Jan '22 and end of March '22 which mine falls into. Obviously there's a stipulation on the car needing to be delivered and registered by end of Sept '22 to qualify so there may well be others on here affected by this. I've enquired as to where status 1100 leaves me as they'd earmarked one for me potentially, but unfortunately if they can't fulfil my order at the deal I shook hands on, whilst I know I'm being a bit old fashioned, that's me out of the game sadly.

Great work though on doing the BTB reviews, enjoy the new car and here's hoping I'll be able to enjoy mine 🤞

 

@ricchester interesting if you had the adaptive regen just with the basic tech pack and not the pro. I was told it was only on the pro. If it's on the basic pack, I'll do away with tech pro and just add on the 360 camera for £650 instead.

There was a tanzanite in the showroom nearby. Again, personal preference, but portamao hands down for me. Lovely colour.

 

Fairly sure the demo car I had only had the Tech Pack as couldn't find the 360 camera whilst reversing (that could well just be me being dim though). It didn't have adaptive cruise so that's making me wonder now if it did have adaptive regen or not. It definitely had the changeable 'adaptive' bit on the right hand side of the binnacle. Definitely felt like it was modulating the regen based on traffic ahead...

 

i4 40 - approx 80KW regen, i4 M50 - approx 180KW
i4 40 top speed 190 kmh, i4 M50 - top speed 220, do you ever travel to Germany ?
If you do not need the top speed, and dont have slipery roads, then I think i4 40 is ok.

 

Here’s my 2 cents no matter the car it’s never going to be like an SUV in a day of a big snow storm, of course there are great cars that do a good job but never like an SUV or a pickup.
I had an M340 xdrive (2020) with Nokian Hakkapellitta R3 winter tires, the same setup with Subaru WRX(2017) again it’s better than not awd but now we are talking electric and if you have cold weather in you area the range will go down drastically also if you press the pedal hard you will see your range going down fast.This last point it’s like a gas car, when you go maniac with a sports car what happens to the gas needle? Same with electric but gas it takes 3min at the pump with electric it will take hours or many many minutes at super chargers stations.
I am driving 2022 I4 eDrive40 for past 2 weeks and this weekend I went for a 300km trip one way and had to calculate the range, highway speed etc I am excited to have done 1000km overall($24 of electricity at super charger stations) but range matters if you want to go outside your city, town but if you just want to ride around your house then pick the most powerful but did I mentioned that my car is heavy no very very heavy for the old folks do you remember 2 bags of sand in the back at each wheel for winter traction? My car must have the equivalent to 100 sand bags plus all the electronics for traction control that did not existed in the old days, so not worried about traction but range since I am still learning, and don’t want to drive at 99km/hr with 2 winter jacket to save battery😊 for my usage I am just fine and this first trip convinced me that I have the right set of wheels with most range that BMW can offer at this time. Yes there’s an eco drive mode I had it in my 400hp M340 xdrive gas car and now in my I4 eDrive40 but seriously why this mode? I mean you pay big bucks for these cars to enjoy the pleasure of driving, I think I heard this before some where😀 if I was to use this mode then I would buy a Prius. For those who have never had an electric car for a couple of days make sure to do your homework what are you going to do with your electric ride then pick either cars e40 or M50. We also have another electric car for past 4 months and drove it all winter with snow, ice and we did great since this car only has 185km range but our buying decision was just to go around the house and it does the job very well and drives like a go-kart and it’s super fun, let you guess what it is?😊
e40 is like a sport touring nice ride not agile like an M340 xdrive lighter but also not agile as a WRX (rally car) so at the end it’s about your usage that matters…I have a B mode on the shifter, its still new even for bmw dealers, since it was a mistery for them also, I said to them, I have put in this B mode and now how do I get my beer 🍺😂😂😂
Have fun with your choice Cheers!

 

Here’s my 2 cents no matter the car it’s never going to be like an SUV in a day of a big snow storm, of course there are great cars that do a good job but never like an SUV or a pickup.
I had an M340 xdrive with Nokian Hakkapellitta R3 winter tires, the same setup with Subaru WRX again it’s better than not awd but now we are talking electric and if you have cold weather in you area the range will go down drastically also if you press the pedal hard you will see your range going down fast.
I am driving 2022 I4 eDrive40 for past 2 weeks and this weekend I went for a 300km trip and had to calculate the range, highway speed etc I am excited to have done 1000km overall but range matters if you want to go outside your city, town

Question, How is your charging infrastructure where you live? Do you have lots of charging stations available? I live in a good to fair charging area......only fair if I stay in Nevada, but very good if I travel to California. This is why range is so important to me. Looking forward to my eDrive40!!

 

In Norway, it is usually the first time EV owners that looks at range. Experienced EV owners is not that focused on that, because the charging infrastructure is ok, and looking at the range difference between an i4 40 and i4 M50 only 20 - 40 km, nearly everyone bought the i4M50.
I think the big difference between and i3 with WLTP of 315 and an i4 40/M50 changes the number of charging stops. The difference between i4 40 and i4 M50 is nothing to think about if you goes 18 inch wheels.

 

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In Norway, it is usually the first time EV owners that looks at range. Experienced EV owners is not that focused on that, because the charging infrastructure is ok, and looking at the range difference between an i4 40 and i4 M50 only 20 - 40 km, nearly everyone bought the i4M50.
I think the big difference between and i3 with WLTP of 315 and an i4 40/M50 changes the number of charging stops. The difference between i4 40 and i4 M50 is nothing to think about if you goes 18 inch wheels.

That‘s assuming there is, in the real world, only a 20-40km difference. At the BMW event I attended, one trainer told me they were seeing more like 40-60 mile range difference between the two. I’m betting that’s going to be closer to reality, and even though I’m going on my 4th EV, to me that’s both very significant and very welcome.

 

My biggest takeaway from people's test-drive reviews is how much I wish we could get longer test drives in the US. We get 15 minutes, maybe 20, of actual driving time.

 

Wow, 15 mins is nothing. I had an hour and that still felt way too short… then again, nothing short of owning one is going to feel like enough time!