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BMW i4 revealed, four-door EV promises 300-mile range

Based on BMW's forthcoming 4 Series Gran Coupe, this new sedan is among the first in a mad rush of EVs from Bavaria.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
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BMW's i4 sedan is effectively an all-electric version of the company's forthcoming 4 Series Gran Coupe.

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This new model was revealed at the BMW Group's Annual Conference in Munich on Wednesday.

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BMW says this new model will deliver up to 530 horsepower and accelerate to 60 mph in around 4 seconds.

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The i4 carries forward BMW's controversial styling trend towards massively oversized grilles. The huge-kidney design treatment seems particularly incongruous given an EV's limited cooling needs compared to an internal-combustion-powered automobile.

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The rear end is the new i4's least distinctive -- and least controversial -- vantage point.

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The new model is slated to arrive sometime in 2021, but its North American availability has yet to be confirmed.

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A sleek, two-door-like roofline remains a hallmark of BMW's Gran Coupe models.

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Thick, five-spoke wheels have made it to production, albeit perhaps slightly smaller than as sketched here.

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The new i4 will be joined by a range of battery-powered iX crossover SUV siblings soon.

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