2021 BMW i4 details revealed: 80-kWh battery, 530 hp, 373-mile (600 km) range. With 530 hp, the upcoming BMW i4 will outmuscle the old M4 GTS.
The BMW i4 EV will go into production in 2021, part of the automaker’s big offensive to launch 25 new electrified vehicles by 2023. The i4 will be BMW’s proper competitor to the Tesla Model 3.
The i4 will initially be powered by an 80-kilowatt-hour battery, producing about 390 kilowatts, or roughly 530 horsepower. Accelerating to 62 mph (100 kmh) will take about 4 seconds flat, and the i4 will have an electronically limited top speed of 120 mph (190 kmh).
The i4 will use BMW’s new, so-called Generation 5 battery packs, which are significantly smaller than the Generation 3 and 4 packs used in the company’s current EVs. This makes the cells easier to package in the vehicle’s floor, and allows them to be more easily scaled for smaller or larger applications.
The Generation 5 electric drive system is scalable for power outputs between 90 kW and 300 kW. Because the i4 produces 390 kW — the aforementioned 530-ish hp — it stands to reason this four-door will have a two-motor, all-wheel-drive layout.
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