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The BMW i4 (model code G26) is a battery electric compact executive car produced by BMW since 2021. It has a five-door liftback body style and is marketed as a four-door coupé . The initial concept version , named BMW i Vision Dynamics, debuted at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show .
An early prototype iDrive (called the Intuitive Interaction Concept) was featured on the BMW Z9 concept in 1999. The production version debuted in September 2001 in the BMW 7 Series (E65) and was built on the VxWorks kernel [4] while the Navigation computer used Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive; [5] this can be seen when the system reboots or restarts after a software crash, displaying a ...
The Cluster Architecture (CLAR) platform is a car platform developed by BMW. It is a modular platform that incorporates steel, aluminium, and optional carbon fibre . [ 1 ] It is available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive setups and debuted in the G11 7 Series in 2015. [ 2 ]
Unlike most hatchback competitors, the F20/F21 uses a rear-wheel drive (rather than front-wheel drive) for most models. The F20/F21 is the first 1 Series to offer an optional all-wheel drive (called "xDrive" by BMW). In July 2019, the BMW 1 Series (F40) began production as the successor to the F20. [5]
E-segment/mid-size luxury crossover coupé SUV. X7: 2018 2018 2022 F-segment/full-size luxury SUV. XM: 2022 2022 – Plug-in Hybrid F-segment/full-size luxury crossover SUV. Z4: 2003 2018 2022 Two-seat roadster part of the Z line of sports cars i3 (G28) 2022 2022 – China only D-segment/compact executive electric sedan. i4: 2021 2021 –
However, BMW announced in June 2021 it would discontinue i3 sales in the US after the 2021 model year, replaced by the BMW iX and BMW i4 for that market in 2022. The end of production for US models occurred in July 2021; [ 63 ] [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Australian models were discontinued at the end of 2021.
The use of BMW's eDrive technology on the established X5 platform is a direct technology transfer from the BMW i cars, in particular, from the BMW i8 technology. [ 122 ] In February 2016, BMW announced the introduction of the "iPerformance" model designation, which was given to all BMW plug-in hybrid vehicles from July 2016.
As per the equivalent 3 Series generations, the 4 Series' drivetrain layout is rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive ("xDrive"). The BMW M4 is the high-performance version of the 4 Series. The first generation of the M4 is called the F82/F83 and uses the same turbocharged inline-six petrol engine as the F80/F81 M3.