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BMW 2 Series vs BMW I4

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BMW 2 Series
BMW 2 Series

$59,023 - $101,500

2025 price

BMW I4
BMW I4

2022 price

Summary

2025 BMW 2 Series
2022 BMW I4
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

0.0L
Fuel Type
-

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
7.6L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Expensive
  • Firm ride on larger wheels
  • No spare wheel

  • Expensive, even in base form
  • Real-world driving range shorter than expected
  • Short warranty period
2025 BMW 2 Series Summary

Sometimes a name change can make all the difference.

Google used to be called “Back Rub”. The Spice Girls started off as “Touch”. And – particularly in Germany – some premium sedans became known as “coupes”, as they struggled to stay popular against SUVs.

Case in point: what is essentially a 1 Series hatchback with a boot has been more glamorously badged the “2 Series Gran Coupe” since 2020.

Still following the sedan script with four doors, it’s BMW’s tilt at Mercedes’ booted A-Class hatch, the rakish CLA, unveiled early last decade as the Concept Style Coupe and now in its third series-production iteration – though since 2019 a more conservatively styled A-Class Sedan has also existed, that goes up against Audi’s A3 Sedan.

But we digress. Now there’s a “new” 2 Gran Coupe, coded F74, though it’s really a heavy facelift of the superseded F44. Oh, and the ‘i’ no longer exists in the badge, so (M-enhanced models aside) it’s just numbers from here on in. 218. 220. M235.

Regardless of names, does it live up to the BMW promise?

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2022 BMW I4 Summary

There’s no denying that when most people think of an electric car, they picture a Tesla.

But brands like BMW aren’t just going to sit back and let Elon Musk corner the market.

Enter the new i4, which comes as one of three new EVs to join BMW’s stable in 2022 alongside the iX and iX3.

But what makes the i4 different from the other models is that it’s trying to replicate BMW’s much-loved sports sedan formula, with an all-electric powertrain.

So, does this stylish sedan do enough to tempt you away from a petrol or diesel engine?

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