Albert Jason
Even if the 2020 Geneva Motor Show was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak troughout the world, well-known carmakers have already unveiled their new rides online. In the concept segment, BMW used this opportunity to reveal the long-awaited i4 Concept which previews the i4 full-electric model, due to arrive next year.
As we can depict from the media gallery below, the BMW i4 is a futuristic concept, with an advanced design…nothing we have seen so far at a BMW product. All the design elements are beautifully combined together in an attempt to create the perfect body style.
Speaking of design language, Domagoj Dukec, CEO of BMW Design, has declared that:
“The design of the BMW Concept i4 shows fantastic proportions, a powerfully expressive character and, of course, a lot of attention to detail. With the Curved Display, we have redefined BMW’s signature driver focus in an extremely elegant way. At the same time, the BMW Concept i4 transports a feeling of sustainable driving pleasure.”
The i4 Concept`s body is described as revealing a “visually powerful face to the electric age” of BMW, featuring new and much more aggressive kidney grilles at the front end, in connection with two vertical items that drop down the front spoiler.
There is also the new set of headlights with a combination of past and future themes, while the traditional four-eye layout provides a much more slender style. The front section also houses a lot of sensors, all part of what BMW calls an “intelligence panel.”
At the rear end, BMW has given it a more appealing and sportier feel and look, comprising a two-piece diffuser lower down, along with thin and wide taillight theme and swooping rear windscreen which increases the car`s aggressive looks.
Moving inside, the interior of the BMW i4 Concept is exactly the way we expected it to be: high-tech and futuristic and comprising the latest gadgetries on board. The main highlight is the brand-new “Curved Display” screen with the media interface and instrument cluster combined in one panel; also, the layout of the gauge cluster for the driver lets you easily operate between the three “experience modes” available – Core, Sport and Efficient. The latter one also comes with the new “Assisted Driving View”.
Besides the futuristic and revolutionary design, and the high-tech cabin, the BMW i4 Concept is also a beast under the hood. It uses a fifth-generation eDrive electric motor, the very same that will probably equip the future model. The power is set at a staggering 390kW, with an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h done in 4.0 seconds.
The electric motor also uses a high-voltage battery, which has a capacity of 80kW, thus offering a driving range of around 600 km. Weighing around 550 kg, it will prove extremely efficient in terms of driving capabilities.
Due to enter production in 2021, the future BMW i4 will come out as plug-in hybrid and full electric models. You can find out more about the BMW i4 Concept in the media gallery bellow. Prices will be revealed towards the end of this year.
