First Electric M (i4 M50) Not Built For The Track

techwhiz1 · 09-20-2021, 03:02 PM

BMW said the first Electric car to have an M is not a replacement for the M3/4.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3...not-for-track/

BimmerBahn · 09-21-2021, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by techwhiz1

BMW said the first Electric car to have an M is not a replacement for the M3/4.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3...not-for-track/

I don't disagree.... there will be an EV ///M, but it wont be the i4 M50. I consider the i4 M50 similar to the M550i or M550d... the ///M team has twisted some knobs to eek out a bit more performance, etc, but it's not an ///M designed-from-the-start platform.

My $0.02

techwhiz1 · 09-21-2021, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerBahn

Quote:

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

BMW said the first Electric car to have an M is not a replacement for the M3/4.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3...not-for-track/

I don't disagree.... there will be an EV ///M, but it wont be the i4 M50. I consider the i4 M50 similar to the M550i or M550d... the ///M team has twisted some knobs to eek out a bit more performance, etc, but it's not an ///M designed-from-the-start platform.

My $0.02

Yeah, I'm not disappointed. Just pointing it out.

it doesn't make me want it less.

Encanto · 09-21-2021, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by techwhiz1

BMW said the first Electric car to have an M is not a replacement for the M3/4.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3...not-for-track/

Being track-ready is not part of the BMW definition of M Performance so this is no defect, it is the feature.

bavarianride · 09-21-2021, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by techwhiz1

BMW said the first Electric car to have an M is not a replacement for the M3/4.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3...not-for-track/

i4 M50 is M-performance, so it probably should be compared to M340i instead of M3.

In fact the 0-60 times of i4 eDrive40 vs. 330i, and i4 M50 vs. M340i, are very close.

techwhiz1 · 09-21-2021, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Encanto

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Originally Posted by techwhiz1

BMW said the first Electric car to have an M is not a replacement for the M3/4.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3...not-for-track/

Being track-ready is not part of the BMW definition of M Performance so this is no defect, it is the feature.

Never said it was a defect.

And as I said, it doesn't make me want it any less.

Encanto · 09-21-2021, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by techwhiz1

Never said it was a defect.

And as I said, it doesn't make me want it any less.

I'm referring to the Road and Track article... clickbait.

yousefnjr · 09-22-2021, 10:39 AM

Not surprised really, figured this was more M440i than M4, especially the interior after seeing it. Wasn’t planning on any track days with it anyway (lol), but still undecided tbh

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