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Originally Posted by Sportstick
How do you know the weight is specifically in the platform and not the batteries or body?
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I have the same type of question for the poster.
I don't think the weight is the lack of experience in chassis deign for EV.
I think the weight is a compromise since the same same platform serves as a basis for all 3 and 4 series cars. Those cars can be ICE, hybrid or EV.
That means you carry some extra weight to make it a universal platform. I could be wrong but:
The i8 weighed in at ~3,600 lbs
The 2022 740 weighs in at ~4,200
The ICE 440i x-Drive Grand Coupe in at ~4,169
The i4 M50 in at ~4,800.
Just for comparison a Fiat 500e weighs ~2,980 and an Abarth weighs ~2,500 pounds.
So the i4 M50 is roughly 600lbs heavier than the equivalent ICE car.
I think the 500e/Abarth comparison is good because the Abarth is 83% of the 500e.
The M440i X-Drive is 86% of the i4 M50.
EV's that share ICE platforms look to be heavy; even across manufacturers.
I personally don't care really.
I have never looked at the curb weight on a car and said "Ooh, that looks heavy, I'm not buying that".
Those that don't want the i4 M50 don't have to buy it. BMW doesn't seem to have an issue selling it or the iX since the lead times are now pushed into the second half of 2022 for all ix and i4 variants.
There might be some overlap of buyers between the TM3 and the i4; but my guess is that there are BMW folks like me that wouldn't touch a TM3.
I also did some research and Tesla dumped the Raven suspension from the Model 3 due to cost.
I just want BMW to let me order mine.
