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Sa pinakabagong kabanata ng aming serye sa pagmamaneho, sasakay kami sa likod ng manibela ng isang bagong electric coupe na nangangako ng kombinasyon ng estilo, ginhawa, at pagganap.
"It took me all of the existence of E.V. Hour throughout the years to convince BMW to lend me an i4. And there are plenty of reasons for that. Production pipelines, available press samples, all of that jazz. So it brings me no small pleasure to say, well, here it is. This is the version with all the bells and whistles. And you can see from this little M badge down here that it is going to be the sportier, pricier version of the i4. A car that I'm seeing quite a few of on the roads here in Denmark. So, As you can probably tell, I'm excited to drive this thing. I'm going to do it fast sometimes, but what I'm actually also going to do is tell you whether or not this smaller BMW is worth it. So let's go for a drive."
"Context it will very directly match up with an Xpeng G9 with extras or a Hyundai Ioniq 9 with extras. These are massive hulks that can be bought as seven-seaters like true family buses that will take you in comfort with the same amount of range and again no expenses spared on extras either. So what are you getting Well, you are getting a fit, hunked down, sporty vision of everything BMW has to offer in 2026. It is lighter, it is closer to the ground, it is more compact. And with all of the extras that are on here, including some of the M Sport stuff that is part of the overall package, it is exhilarating to drive. It's not going to translate in the video, but even next to something like the i5 Touring, which obviously has the station wagon backside on it, this tight little sportsman's coupe is a thing to behold. If you're buying something based on whether or not it will give you an exhilarating notion in your bowels when you're driving, it really isn't a class of one. And it does come very close to sports EVs that are more expensive than this. So even though that it looks very pricey, and it is, you have to take it in context."
"This particular version has 601 brake horsepower, coming from this 81.1 kilowatt battery, which will still give you up to 538 kilometers of range. It'll charge at 205 kilowatts, which is decent enough, taking you from about 0 to 80% in 30 minutes.
These are competitive specifications, but as I said, these numbers only tell half the story. If there's one aspect that has remained consistent across a number of BMW models that I've tested throughout the years, I've done EV hour, it is the cabin. And while this particular i4 is a little bit more subdued, it retains a very particular sense of identity that I think is missing in particularly other competing German models, say from Audi. because a lot of this stuff isn't necessarily what you would call pretty or minimalistic, but it does have character and that is something that I think a lot of people, a lot of consumers are asking for in EVs in particular and in modern car design. So, you get the same twin-divided, sort of curved screen, so that means that it starts way over there, and then divides from this middle pillar here, this is not the first time that we're seeing this, to this Android Auto and Apple CarPlay-enabled uh pretty i think curved screen here it looks very pretty take my word for it there is a mix of different materials here not every one of them is particularly well used or pretty this feels a little bit more plasticky than it perhaps should i'd like this grayish thing that they got going on it looks like carbon fiber but i don't think it is but what's cool is that it's all just very harmoniously put together even if it is a lot of different materials going on. These bucket-ish seats are very comfortable and this little control dial down here is so seamlessly able to operate even something like Android Auto or something like Apple CarPlay that it becomes so effortless to use. It is actually so effortless that I find myself using it instead of reaching with my finger all the way. It is that good. I'm not going to say that this is particularly, again, pretty, but what I will say is that it works. It's functional and it stands out. And that's what I value. There are probably car interiors that I like more, but I think this has the right combination of pragmatism and principle car notions that it is among the better ones. While I probably wouldn't personally choose a small coupe like the BMW i4 is, I'm only strengthened in my belief that BMW is one of the manufacturers on the market today that has the most to say about how modern EVs like this one should work. They have a distinctive interior concept design, which I continue to be impressed by. They have looks that are both striking and safe enough to appeal broadly, widely. But most of all, they seem to have fun with the cars they design and put out there. So as a family man, I would still probably choose the i5 Touring because it's the best of all worlds. It's all things to all men. But if you were looking for a car this particular size, then the i4 will not disappoint. I think that pretty much says it all. See you on the next one."
