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The all-electric BMW i4 Gran Coupe range has grown, thanks to the addition of a new base eDrive35 variant that sees the price of entry drop below $90,000 for the first time.
Priced from $85,900 before on-road costs, the base i4 comes in below the $89,332 Luxury Car Tax threshold for fuel-efficient vehicles, and eligible for the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption if you’re a fleet or novated lease buyer.
The existing eDrive40 and M50 variants retain pricing from the most recent rise in March, listing for $102,900 and $133,900 before on-road costs respectively.
Prices exclude on-road costs
i4 eDrive35
i4 eDrive40
i4 M50
i4 eDrive35
i4 eDrive40
i4 M50
The i4 eDrive 35 can be charged at up to 180kW via DC fast-charging, while the 84kWh models offer a 200kW charge capacity.
With a 50kW DC public charger, both 84kWh versions will charge from 0 to 80 per cent in 1 hour 30 minutes.
Buyers who install the i Wallbox Plus in their home can charge their i4 in as little as 8 hours 30 minutes (0-100 per cent) at a rate of 11kW using three-phase AC charging.
Finally, a domestic charge cable will take 46 hours to charge from 0 to 100 per cent at a rate of 1.8kW.
*Figures are for i4 eDrive40
BMW’s local line-up is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. The high-voltage battery in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids is warranted for eight years or 160,000km – whichever comes first.
The i4 is available with a six-year Service Inclusive Basic plan, which is priced at $1980.
The i4 wears a four-star ANCAP safety rating, making it the only model in BMW’s line-up without a five-star rating.
It scored 87 per cent for adult occupant protection, 89 per cent for child occupant protection and 71 per cent for vulnerable road user protection – all against 2022 ANCAP and Euro NCAP test criteria.
However, its 62 per cent safety assist score fell below the five-star threshold. It failed to pass both the ‘AEB – Junction Assist’ and ‘Lane Support Systems’ tests.
ANCAP claims to have offered BMW Australia the chance to submit a local-market i4 for further testing with a chance at five stars, because in this market the car comes with more advanced driver-assist systems as standard than it does in Europe. It claims BMW declined, hence it was stuck with a mirrored Euro NCAP score.
“A four star safety rating also carries through from European testing to battery-electric BMW i4 vehicles sold in Australia and New Zealand,” ANCAP said.
“BMW advised ANCAP that the AEB and lane support systems fitted to locally-specified vehicles is of a higher standard than the systems tested in Europe, yet BMW did not put the vehicle forward to ANCAP for verification testing to confirm performance of these systems.”
Standard safety features include:
i4 eDrive35 highlights:
i4 eDrive40 adds:
i4 M50 adds:
Comfort Package: $1300-1500 (M50-eDrive40)
Enhancement Package: $3000 (eDrive35)
Executive Package: $2100-$3000 (eDrive40-M50)
M Sport Plus Package: $2800 (eDrive40, M50)
Visibility Package: $5800 (eDrive40)
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James is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Before joining CarExpert.com.au in 2020, James has worked at leading auto media outlets including Carsales and CarAdvice, as well as at Pulse agency for Ford Australia's communications team. In 2019 James made Mumbrella's 'Top 20 most prolific web authors in Australia' list after publishing 1,360 articles between March 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019 for CarAdvice. James is also an Ambassador for Drive Against Depression – an Australian charity whose mission is to support mental wellness through the freedom of driving and a shared love of cars.
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