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But those are distinct from typical luxury coupes (and convertibles for that matter) that share their vehicle architecture and the majority of their parts with sedans. Certainly the 4 Series coupe falls into this latter category, and so would any i4 Coupe if it were to exist. Quote:
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If it has the character and nimbleness of my i3, this might replace it. It is slightly too big for a commuter, but I guess the wife and kids won't be complaining.
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Roast me if you want but the modern BMW equivalent are now Teslas: if you want all the performance and handling you can get for the buck. Unfortunately BMW is clearly not lead by engineers anymore, maybe they make good money selling big-grilled SUVs and FWD but to me they've become luxury cars with a decent chassis, that's all. The focus on making the best driving dynamics are long gone IMO.
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An i4 that fast would be awesome but you know BMW will handicap that even if they could do it due to current line up
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The best part about an electric car is the sound. The sound of the other car's engine next to you, comically struggling and shifting as you effortlessly pull away. And I'm being serious. Being in an electric car allows you to hear every bit of throttle modulation of the car next to you. Meanwhile, the space age sound of the electric drivetrain is pretty intoxicating by itself.
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Yeah, the days of stealing i3's off the lot are over. Big discounts plus incentives put me in 3 i3's for less than $200/mo with nothing out of pocket. For a $52k car, it's a steal.
I hope the i4 to be priced around $60k though, paired with the BMW standard inflated residual and hopefully some incentives will keep it at around $500/mo for 10k miles. That's good enough for me.
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The i4 is worth waiting for but with the delayed availability BMW is facing more pressure to deliver a segment leading (once again leading) vehicle. The future sales environment will
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I'm looking forward to an electric sports sedan from bmw! Model 3 looks eh and model S is old so put the body of a bmw and the guts of a Tesla together (then fix the reliability of Tesla guts) and bam BMW stock reaches $1000/share
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My next car will be a EV, and Tesla (Model 3 LR) has my eye. If the i4 can match the range and the price point of the Tesla, I'd certainly consider that car over the Tesla as I prefer the interior design of the i4 over the Model 3. |
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Suggest also considering the Polestar 2 (after the regular price models come out following the launch model) and also reading the JDPower report on Initial Quality regarding Tesla just published before deciding. Good luck!
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I wouldn't get your hopes up on that. Current target range is at 270 for the i4 and EPA could make that lower for all we know, and I would expect prices to be very high, likely around well equipped M340i prices (~$65k). Those Long Range Model 3's are a pretty good value in my opinion.
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