BMW M EV Quad-Motor Prototype Spotted

i4M50Guy · 12-14-2022, 06:09 PM

The i4 M50 is fantastic. This will be incredible!
Step aside Tesla!

'Cane · 12-14-2022, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Potentially the first EV I’ll actually have interest in owning…will be interesting to see how this comes along and what the specs are when announced.

Same for me. I’m already on a list for one. Whenever that wil be.

Tejas1836 · 12-14-2022, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Cane

Same for me. I’m already on a list for one. Whenever that wil be.

Good, we need more Beta testers

Macphisto · 12-14-2022, 06:21 PM

Is this part of BMW's Neue Klasse EV architecture?

GoldfishTX · 12-14-2022, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Macphisto

Is this part of BMW's Neue Klasse EV architecture?

I'd guess no if it's in a current 4 series body.

TruthOne · 12-14-2022, 06:31 PM

Big Front Opening was for the M cars to take in more air right? So why does this still have that? Why not make the front like an M5

i4M50Guy · 12-14-2022, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboT888

EV Cars will never be as fun to drive as combustion cars saying it now in 2022 and will be saying it 2032 🫡🫡🫡

Have you driven one?

techwhiz1 · 12-14-2022, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ScullyD

Whatever happened to the iM2 rumors, where the car was codenamed Katharina?

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/bmw/im2/

I read the specs on that. The article said that the iM2 wasn't an approved program. If you look at the article as long as you sub i4 for all M2 references you get this prototype; 4 motors and 1000hp.

It's all really interesting but how fast do you really need or want to go. The M50 is really about what I think is sane "for me".

The 1000hp cars are fun I guess, but even my tricked out E90 ran out of road before I ran out of car.

ghaffari46 · 12-14-2022, 06:39 PM

When does bmw start design a EV specific body for its EV cars??

'Cane · 12-14-2022, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tejas1836

Good, we need more Beta testers

Everyone that buys a first generation of any car is essentially a Beta tester. 🤷🏻&zwj;♂️

RockinPA · 12-14-2022, 06:46 PM

I like it!

Macphisto · 12-14-2022, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by M140iGuy

The i4 M50 is fantastic. This will be incredible!
Step aside Tesla!

I drove one at the Ultimate Driving Experience and left thoroughly impressed.

i4M50Guy · 12-14-2022, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Macphisto

I drove one at the Ultimate Driving Experience and left thoroughly impressed.

I bought one. I look for excuses every day to drive it

M-technik-3 · 12-14-2022, 06:52 PM

Not buying an EV until it truly has to be done for fiscal reasons. Even then I plan to keep an ICE around.

TargaM2 · 12-14-2022, 06:53 PM

Meh 🥱

kreb · 12-14-2022, 07:04 PM

Nothing screams aggression like the sound of a fully charged golf cart

spuntyb · 12-14-2022, 07:14 PM

Please put physical buttons back in the cabin, thx.

xmanpro · 12-14-2022, 07:15 PM

Can’t wait to get one!

M3 boi · 12-14-2022, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TargaM2

///Meh 🥱

There u go

ShocknAwe · 12-14-2022, 07:16 PM

I mean it looks like a current gen 4er?

i4M50Guy · 12-14-2022, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spuntyb

Please put physical buttons back in the cabin, thx.

I think they’ve got the buttons just right.
The odd thing that doesn’t have a button has good voice control and haptic feedback touch screen options.
Removing buttons for things like traffic announcements was a good idea.

Limegrntaln · 12-14-2022, 07:24 PM

The spinning burnout was a little bit much, but, 1,000hp, I’m in.

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