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Like a car if cardboard
Totaled going less than 5 mph by touching a curb. STAY AWAY!
All the tech, all the speed
I really didn't know what to expect from this car, especially based on major publication reviews that tend to be a bit stuffy. First of all, it's a rocket! You don't even need to be in Sport mode to take off like a fast roller-coaster ride. It's almost scary and a whole lot of fun! Beyond that, it's got lots of great tech packed into a familiar BMW interior. The Harmon-Kardon sound system is nicely balanced, and the little touches like customizable ambient lighting colors demonstrates the fine-detail care that BMW puts into their design. There are a few small things that I would like to see done differently: the glove box is not as good as the one in my 2015 4 series. It's not as deep and I really can't store much in it. Secondly, this particular car did not come with a driver's side glove box, which I really liked on the old car as well. Couple this with reduced trunk space and no front trunk, and this car really does not have enough storage. Again, these are minor complaints and didn't change my 5-star rating. All in all, this is a fantastic car!
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- xDrive40 SedanMSRP: $45,59098 mi away
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A Great Electron Powered 4 Series!
I've owned my BMW i4 M50 for just under two years. It has been a great car. Zero maintenance. Superfast. Looks good. Rides remarkably well for a 5,000-pound car. Really good tech. I think it is a great car for the money.
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What a car
It’s a beautiful car and has plenty of get up and go. It practically drives itself and the one pedal driving is really remarkable. It’s the best car I ever owned and the home charging is easy to do. The only maintenance is to check the tire pressure.
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Fast and nimble, but poorly done infotainment
It’s a rocket, and the handling feels just like my previous 2011 3 series. I have the i4 M50, and if you floor it, you’d better have a lot of empty road ahead of you. It feels solid, like it’s carved out of a solid ingot of metal. It’s comfortable, at least in the front seats, and the trunk is roomy for a sedan. That’s where my praise ends. The electronics, of which there are a great deal, feel like it’s not quite finished. When you push a button to, say, close the garage door, it takes about 1/2 a second to take effect. Ditto for opening the hatchback. The initial impression is that it didn’t work, so you push harder. But of course, it works…just takes a half a tick. The Apple Car Play works when it wants to. It sometimes works as soon as soon as I get in the car, but one out of three trips, it takes a few minutes. Then, after a mile or so, without me doing anything, it connects. Similarly, the way to unlock and lock is baffling. The phone only unlocks the car on prime numbered Thursdays (i.e. whenever it feels like it) so I end up using the key fob. About a month in, I had a stupid failure: the driver’s window stopped going up and down. Thanks to the fiendishly clever feature that lowers the window to help it seal when you close it, it refused to close without a mighty slam. I made an appointment with my BMW dealer, who of course was only too happy to see me…in a few days. Simultaneously, I google’d the answer. Turns out nothing was broken: the software was just in an illegal state. Google suggested I hold down this button while rubbing my belly and tapping my foot, and presto, it was fixed. The dealer, of course, had no such suggestion, because they wanted to warranty repair. Stay away. This is not the “just works” BMW you’re used to. It’s a collection of poorly programmed computers wrapped around two very powerful electric motors.
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