2023 BMW i4 eDrive35 EV: Honest review after 8 months of driving

[@yurisilverov4038]

Totally agree. I've had my i4 M Sport for the last four months and I absolutely love it. Very fair review.

[@BogeyTheBear]

The E40 trim is also a single motor RWD like the E35, it just has the larger battery of the dual motor AWD versions (the X40 and M50)

[@barryw9473]

Suggestion: get a heavy duty NEMA 14-50 receptacle for your EVSE.

[@OAlison]

Hi Brian, thanks for the review, very good I’m considering this car here in Brazil and it looks very nice overall. I’m looking at either a BYD seal AWD and this I4

[@NathanJohnson-kn5yg]

Very informative and helpful! I've been meaning to check out BWM's I series and with this video; I now know that they are a great fit for what I'm looking for. Very honest and excellent review. P.S I'm still not doing the Quantitative Analysis project.

[@YoungJohnHolmes]

What are the winter temps in your area? I'm in the SW and it gets cold some days (35-40F) but never below freezing. Wondering how range would be affected.

[@slicksalmon6948]

Coming from and X5, didn't you find the cabin a little cramped? I'm coming from an X3. When I sat in the eDrive, I though the moonroof really robbed headroom, and the whole thing felt tight.

[@mrbrianwhite]

I do not at all feel like it's tight, but I am only 5'6", so I'm pretty comfortable in there. 6' person can even be in seat behind me with an inch or so in front of their knees. I did have an overweight friend in the passenger seat once, and he was VERY crammed and uncomfortable.

[@slicksalmon6948]

@@mrbrianwhite I’m 6’3”. I fit nicely in a 430i with no sunroof. But the i4 eDrive with sunroof is a whole different experience.

[@allaboutcars4835]

Yea it felt crammed!

[@soldierssoldier.1503]

I've had mine since the end of May 2024 and would exchange it tomorrow, range is by far the worst problem of owning an EV I only get approx 170 miles for an 80% charge, I regret getting the car, I only drive using Eco Pro mode the lowest power setting available and in B mode getting some power back into the battery. Also, all the apps on the car, most of which are turned off by BMW but can be turned on for a further fee, I paid £53.000 ($69.500) for mine brand new at the end of May 2024, It's the range that is the problem, during a colder day last week I had charged my car to 80% and the range was only 170 mile, 1% had gone by the time I had driven 1 mile, I drove 10 mile that day and lost 10% of the battery power. Would I buy it again, No, I did have a 2020 BMW X1 iDrive 2Ltr twin turbo I so much wish I had kept that one and saved a fortune. BMW EVs are OK for use in town if you have a home charger, don't buy if you don't, as the cost of public chargers beggars belief at up to 79p a Kw hour, ie, cost from say 20% to 80% would cost well over £46+ wait to buy an EV when better batteries come along ie, Solid State Batteries. ranges of up to 750 miles and a 10-minute charge time. EVs will get better, advice, on waiting to buy one, don't buy at this time.

[@TimJBenham]

Should be kilowatt-hour, not kilowatt.

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