M50 4dr All-Wheel Drive Gran Coupe
2022 BMW i4

The 2022 BMW i4 is effectively a fully-electric 4 Series Gran Coupe. It’s easily the most normal electric car BMW has offered up yet, as both the outgoing i3 and incoming iX are hardly what anyone would consider “the norm.” Meanwhile, the i4 could easily be mistaken for a gas-powered BMW if you don’t notice the closed-off schnoz or the lack of exhaust pipes burbling away at the back. The new 4 Series Gran Coupe is a good base to build off for an EV. It provides the versatility of a hatchback, has four complete doors, and so long as you can accept the tall kidney grille design, is a sleek, nicely proportioned luxury car. BMW is fully up to date when it comes to EV specs and technology, too. The battery pack is big enough to offer range up to 311 miles (depending on the model/trim you choose), and DC fast charging maxes out at a speedy 200 kW, enough to go from 10-80% in 31 minutes. Those are some of the better charge- and range-related specs amongst EVs available to buy today. This being a BMW, performance is available in spades, too. Opt for the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive i4 M50, and BMW promises a 0-60 mph sprint of just 3.7 seconds. It’s wicked-quick, and each stab of the accelerator will snap your neck back with anger. The rear-drive eDrive40 is no slouch, either. On the downside, you’ll have to deal with BMW’s new iDrive 8 infotainment system that adds complication versus iDrive 7. Taken as a whole, though, the i4 is one of the most enticing electric luxury cars on sale today, especially for the price. Compared to well-optioned versions of the Tesla Model 3 or Polestar 2, it’s extremely competitive and likely a superior choice for many. Interior & Technology   |   Passenger & Cargo Space   |   Performance & Range What it’s like to drive   |   Pricing & Features   |   Crash Ratings & Safety Features What’s new for 2022? The 2022 BMW i4 is an all-new model this year. What are the i4’s interior and in-car technology like? Since the BMW i4 takes after the gas-powered 4 Series Gran Coupe, its interior is similar, but not entirely the same. The big differences for the i4 come in the dash design and technology. The familiar climate control strip and radio controls are ditched in favor of touchscreen controls. The standard infotainment screen measures a sizable 14.9 inches and resides in the sleek curved panel along with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster. There are still a few physical controls left below the screen — including a volume knob, defrost controls and seek/track options — but most everything can be found in the car’s screens now, similar to the BMW iX’s interface. Frankly, we’re not fans of this new setup. Besides stripping the interior of physical controls, the infotainment system itself runs BMW’s latest software called iDrive 8, which during our testing in two different i4s, showed itself to to be …
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