HUMILIATING MERCEDES! - 2024 BMW i4 - Review

[@GCCarsCA]

So, BMW i4 vs Mercedes EQE - which one are you taking? And who wants to see us review an M this summer? 👀

[@wailashshowaf5942]

I looked at the EQ series’s and ultimately felt it was a disjointed effort, didn’t have the heritage of a true Benz, and leaned awkwardly into the future. BMW i4 won in my book and I ended up buy an M50.

[@GCCarsCA]

​@@wailashshowaf5942 Totally agree. The i4 actually feels like a BMW, can't say the EQs feel like a real Mercedes... Congrats on the M50! I bet it's a blast.

[@wailashshowaf5942]

Thanks, it’s a lot of fun, when I want it to be, and just a solid driving machines, when I’m just going from point A to B. It’s actually my second i4, I had the xDrive40 for 5 months then some one ran a red light and side swiped me. Their car was destroyed (Kia ev soul), I and my passenger walked away without a scratch. The safety features and BMW build are amazing.

[@obieWanmotivation]

@@wailashshowaf5942 Same here. I bought the M50 in August last year and currently have over 15K miles on it with no complaints.

[@colinbrydon7659]

Got the eqe, was the interior that swung it for me but it costs so much more. Eqe really is more comparable to the i5 being a bit bigger than the i4.

[@davejohnson3362]

I agree almost 100% with your take. I just purchased my i4 eDrive40, but my one gripe is how tinny the doors sound when closing them from the outside. You guys actually called out how substantial they sound. I thought it was because of weight saving or something, but I thought they really felt below class in their heft.

[@GCCarsCA]

Interesting. Our main comparison point are the Mercedes' we've tested which are subpar in terms of quality. This could be a sign of fluctuating quality - we'll keep an eye out for it!

[@Sasa-je9ki]

Been driving i4 edrive40 with M Sport package for 18 months; extremely satisfied. Even did 4500+ km across NL, DE, AT, IT, CH and back over summer. Fun to drive, comfortable and during those trips managed to push even 100+ km over WLTP (managed to hit 650km once on a single charge).

[@GCCarsCA]

650km is really good! Glad to hear the i4 can outperform its numbers in the right conditions. Definitely a great car!

[@SvikDK]

Funny, I have never seen the this configuration before. We don´t have the xdrive 40 in europe. I would still go for the normal edrive 40 due to the range though :)

[@GCCarsCA]

We only get the xDrive over here in Canada funnily enough! I would love for BMW to offer the non-AWD version though...

[@stevenleung8508]

Very good video

[@GCCarsCA]

Thank you!

[@darrylchiew]

Bunny tooth 🐰 is really warming up to my eyes… if only I can convince my wife hahaha 😅

[@GCCarsCA]

Haha, it takes some time but eventually she'll change her mind I'm sure!

[@wailashshowaf5942]

Tell me more about the DAPP update that's coming? What is it exactly?

[@GCCarsCA]

Apparently the next iDrive update will increase the maximum speed that the autonomous driving is functioning at. That's at least according to BMW forums .

[@wailashshowaf5942]

@@GCCarsCA exciting, I wish their was a better way to have viability into updates and new features for idrive.

[@tommybob8787]

Hey not sure if you can help but I just got a bmw i4 35 M sports with pro pack etc I see your car has metal switches to do the window up and down mine don’t have this and I can’t find anything about this ?

[@markpatterson456]

BMW i4 all day💯💯💯💯

[@GCCarsCA]

It's a great car!

[@joehch]

It’s named Grand Coupe, not pronounced “coopyay” That said, I recently transitioned from a ‘22 Tesla M3, to this car about a week ago. This is a far better car all the way around. Such a smooth quiet ride, the power is there when needed. Very solid!

[@GCCarsCA]

It's a French word, so technically "coopyay" is the correct pronunciation. That's also how they say it in Germany 😉 But that doesn't really matter, ha! Glad to hear that your switch from the Model 3 to the i4 has been positive! We'll try to review a few Tesla's later in the year so we can contrast and compare better on in future videos.

[@joehch]

@@GCCarsCA 👍👍👍btw, good review