BMW i4 M50 Team Test | Fifth Gear

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[Lkpumpin]

Not sure why you have to compare this with £150k Taycan. This is a really good practical car at the right price point.

[dB_]

I was hoping Tiff would pop out of the boot. 😊

[Mikael-Christensen]

I own one and 3 things pop out on this test. First off, it’s not an electric M car, but should be compared to the M440i instead, which also makes the comparison to the Taycan even more off. Second, the cables. Don’t know if this is a UK thing, but my charge cable is easily stored to the left in the boot and the emergency charger fits fine in the area under the floor. Even with HK sound. Third, I love the steering wheel and I even got small hands!

[canalwest]

Tiff and Johnny Smith need to come back.

[TechDrivenDaniel]

Shoutout to Fifth Gear and Vicki for being around since the Top Gear days and for that thank you lol

[mspeed]

Yeah, it's a G26 with a battery. It's BMW's electric Band-Aid. The Taycan is on the brand new J1 chassis. The i4 is also 1/2 the price. So, apples to apples, guys. Is is as good as 50% of a Taycan?
BTW, what does your rating really mean? Is a 6/10 on a bmw that same as a 6/10 on a Bentley? What car is your baseline 10/10? Or, is it like a dog show where the car is being rated against itself or its breed "carness?" Please clarify.

[jamviator]

Just a couple points... 1st, there is a compartment under the floor in the trunk for cables, so that criticism was pointless. And 2nd, it's not an M car, it's an M-lite, so that's why it doesn't feel quite as sharp as an M car. The full M version is on its way (BMW did a teaser video a few months ago).

[russellhanks]

Well love mine, 3 months in and no issues, good range decent enough space for a family, comfortable and I love the looks, feels like an Ice BM. Real world as quick as my mates M3 comp, but agree will be destroyed on the track due to the compromise on weight.

[dubsy]

Why if I may ask is this car comparable to a Porsche Taycan it’s around half the money and not even in the same ball park to a Porsche. In its own right it seemed a great car in the real world and compared to a Tesla Model 3 or polestar it’s stunning. Maybe drop M badging and just be a great EV can’t really be compared M powered Petrol surely.

[carcrazyguysa]

I am normally not an advocate for EV's but I just saw this car while driving today my god it looks gorgeous in grey! Glad BMW is moving away from the wacky EV Designs of the I3 and I8 I never understood why car makers felt the need to make EV'S look so ugly.

[BHBeckenbauer]

Vikki and Jason are great. The other two are so dull

[nomoreheroes]

4:40 why is the point of reference for a 4 door saloon the Porsche Taycan? That's a silly reference point, you guys need to review more EVs. This is clearly competing with the Model 3/Y Performance.

[mihnealazar]

0:31 & 0:43 This is not the equivalent of the M3/M4, it’s the equivalent of the M430i. That’s why it’s only i4 M50 and not i4M. That’s also why the price is less than M3/M3. You have some wrong information here

[navyasworld]

This is not a 6/10 car. I own one and clearly a much better car than what these reviewers were saying. I owned an M3 before this and clearly the M3 is better at handling around the corners but for everything else it's almost there. For the price I would take this any day over a taycan. If you get a taycan for this price, please compare it otherwise your review is baseless. Other reviews did a better job. These guys didn't know where to hide the cables and didn't bother to even look at the floor of the boot.

[geeknightscom]

new to channel but do you always do your test drives carrying around 1000lbs of human cargo?

[PBOW]

Just ordered one on salary sacrifice, I take no notice of what these car journos say.. there are so many of them these days they just run out of things to say and just gabble inane shite

[ALEMAN]

You are not correct with the cables. One is to keep home for charging. The other goes into the right pocket.

[AKA]

I’m with Vicki on this, drove this, the GV60 Performance, the Polestar 2 Performance and M3 Performance and whilst the BMW immediately felt like my favourite drivers car once I sat in it, it failed to deliver the crisp steering and power delivery the Polestar and Tesla have. Which is really strange.

[regulartxdude]

Great video. One request: It's 2024.. can we please get videos in 4K? :)

[alanmachin]

I bought mine because it is like a conventional car and I don't like S.U.Vs. The only thing missing for me is a rear wash wiper and it is a pain cancelling the lane correction system before I drive it.