Review: The 2022 BMW i40 M50 is a sprinter
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The BMW i4 M50 electric compact four-door can outsprint a BMW M3 for a lower price, but can only drive 227 to 270 miles between battery charges.
The latter sacrifices some optimization that could be achieved with a pure EV platform in favor of reduced costs through the use of common parts and higher production volumes. Gary Gastelu is Fox News Digital's Automotive Editor.
The 2023 i4 starts at $56,895 for the rear-wheel-drive eDrive 40 model, but a $52,395 eDrive35 is being added early next year. At the top of the lineup is the $68,295 high performance M50, which has a 536 horsepower all-wheel-drivetrain that makes it more powerful than BMW’s iconic and similarly-sized M3 sedan. None of the German-built cars qualify for the new $7,500 federal tax credit, which requires North America assembly and a base price below $55,000. I tested a 2022 model that's mechanically identical to the 2023 car, which had its price increased by $1,400.