From 2025 there will be a new batch of EVs called the Neue Klasse, with long range thanks to their batteries being built into the structure, and heavy reliance on recycled metals. But there are also the specialist all-in EVs, the i3 and iX. There are EV versions of the 3, 5, 7 and X5 in the works. We've seen battery versions of the regular cars – Mini, X3, and now this, which looks like a 4 Series.
So there's no longer one for the driver aids, and that's a right pain. But most of BMW's other shortcut buttons have been banished. The screen system itself works well, and you can configure it with multiple options. Which is a pair of curved screens joined under a single glass sheet, bracketed proud of the dash itself.
Where Sussex, UK Price £50,555 (as tested) On sale now Engine 4 cyls, 1993cc, twin-turbocharged, diesel Power 188bhp at 4000rpm Torque. Well, five-door hatch actually.Īpart from the new display system. BMW iX electric SUV (2022) review: the conversation starter. BMW 3 Series Touring 320d xDrive M Sport specification. The i4's cabin is pretty much what we expect from a BMW sports saloon. The i division's airy, new-materials openness, as seen in the i3 and iX, doesn't show up here. Much further than our Polestar 2 experiences. In warmer temps, or if you keep the car plugged in to warm it before you set off, 280 is easy, and off-motorway we've seen 3.6m/kWh or about 300 miles. That was with the optional 19-inch tyres, which cost about 10 miles.
In the British winter at British motorway speed, our real range in the eDrive 40 was comfortably 250 miles, at 3.1miles/kWh.