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BMW I4 vs Tesla Model Y

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BMW I4
BMW I4

2022 price

Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$55,900 - $82,900

2025 price

Summary

2022 BMW I4
2025 Tesla Model Y
Safety Rating

Engine Type
0.0L

Fuel Type
Electric

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Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Expensive, even in base form
  • Real-world driving range shorter than expected
  • Short warranty period

  • Drive mode selector is silly
  • Warranty below average
  • Feels very heavy when pushed
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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2025 Tesla Model Y Summary

I don’t think I’m overselling it to say that this is the car that could make or break Tesla in Australia and around the world. 

Crazy, right? That seemed impossible not so long ago, back when the brand appeared untouchable. But new competition, largely from China, plus the giant Musk-shaped elefant (it is German for elephant…) in the room, has seen sales and profit plummet.

Just last month, for example, the Tesla Model Y lost its best-seller crown in Australia to BYD, admittedly in the weeks before the new 'Juniper' version arrived.

The point is, a new version of its biggest seller is a Very Big Deal. But have they changed enough, and changed it well enough, to cut through the noise?

We put the cheapest variant, the Tesla Model Y RWD, to the test to find out.

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