No throaty exhaust. No stiff bucket seats. No manual. Can the all-new (and all-electric) BMW i5 M60 live up to the brand’s 50-year-old pledge of building the ultimate driving machine?
Let’s start with the power numbers: 593 horsepower and, more importantly, 549 lb.-ft. of instant EV to…
Update: the more I think of this, the more I look forward to future offerings with a hybrid (like the XM) or a fully electric version. Stay tuned.
The key to EV adoption is to make affordable EVs. Focus on a bunch of stuff near $100k, and the masses will just stick with their ICE.
LMK when the i1 and i2 get here (my guess: they'll just sell them overseas...), then I'll be interested in electric BMWs.
In reply to irish44j (Forum Supporter) :
Good observation. The cheapest U.S. all-electric offering is the i4, which starts at $52,200.
I don't see myself ever spending that kind of coin on a road car but if I did I'd this would be exactly what I'd be looking for. I want something that can seat four, eat interstate miles and not be annoying when I'm on secondary roads.
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