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Originally Posted by Dog Face Pony Soldier
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Originally Posted by Inductive
I've never been a fan of Audis, but the pictures speak for themselves. It's time for BMW to queue up the media excuses and damage control.
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Agreed. Thanks for putting this contrast in stark relief. This image really shows why BMW is in serious trouble. The BMW looks like a minivan in comparison to the sexiness of the Audi. |
I don't think so. I live in munich and have seen the i4 and the 4 GC driving around several times. It looks like what I would expect from a 4series GC. If BMW wasn't in trouble with the F36, I see no reason why it should be with this one. It looks really great with an M-Trim in a decent colour, without that rubbish blue accents - but this is all about taste.
What I tried to say before, is that you are comparing two products from different segments - they are just not competing. The e-tron GT would be more in a 8 series GC range, in terms of its dimensions and price tag.
The lowest end trim of the e-tron currently costs more then 100k€ and it is nearly 5 meters long. I don't think that it costs much less in the US. The RS even costs about 150k€.
In Addition to that it has only 238m of max. range, which I think is not too much for a car that should rather have better long journey abilities.
If BMW follows the ix3 pricing strategy, than you can expect the price to be on level with its nearly fully specd ICE equivalent, as the BEV probably won't have many options left to chose.
This would also match with the statement of the project leader in the video, that they want it to be available for a wider mass.
I guess we will know more in the future, but I just tried to provide a more objective view on the product.