Drove an I4 M50 today

Wow. 
 

That's all I've got. 
 

I like the i4 a lot. If I had the means I would be shopping one against the Polestar 2; I enjoy that they are both 5-door hatchbacks, though with decidedly unique execution.

I was so confused with this thread title.

In reply to iansane :

You and me both. I clicked to find out what the heck an I4 M50 was. I thought maybe some piece of obscure military equipment.

That is one ugly grille. What were they thinking when they designed this?

The pics didn't show up for me at first and I was really confused. I knew it was a BMW but I thought an M50 was an inline 6cyl...

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

That is one ugly grille. What were they thinking when they designed this?

Can be outdone by Lexus in the race to ugly grilles!  

In reply to John Welsh :

There is obscure military equipment that actually looks better.

It looks like a Miata that sucked a lemon.

John Welsh said:

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

That is one ugly grille. What were they thinking when they designed this?

Can be outdone by Lexus in the race to ugly grilles!  

I can at least see where Lexus is trying to go with the wild grilles. The BMW ones just look awful to me, like a 90s Buick that got stung in the lip by a bee.

Svrex, I'd love to drive one. I'm excited for all the electric hatchbacks and wagons and vans we're going to see in the next few years.

Everytime I see one of these or similar BMW in person, the grill doesn't look any better.  

So, the performance makes up for the ugly?  It's not like you can see the grill from the driver's seat anyway.

This car is a hatchback? The trunk line sure doesn't look like it.

Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter) said:

I was really confused. I knew it was a BMW but I thought an M50 was an inline 6cyl...

That's because a few years ago BMW put their naming conventions into a blender set on pureé.

dyintorace said:

This car is a hatchback? The trunk line sure doesn't look like it.

Yep, sure is.

nocones said:

Everytime I see one of these or similar BMW in person, the grill doesn't look any better.  

Fortunately, you don't see the grill from the driver's seat? 

pointofdeparture said:

dyintorace said:

This car is a hatchback? The trunk line sure doesn't look like it.

Yep, sure is.

Yes...what he said!

The thrust is incredible, yet even more impressive is the stability. It's just planted. In every way possible. 

There is no way to gauge how fast you are going. Other than the speedo, and how fast you are passing everyone else. 

Fit and finish is gorgeous. 
 

0-60 in 3.7 seconds.  536 maximum HP.  Up to 270 mile range on a charge.

Yes, I'd say the performance makes up for a lot. I never looked at the grill. 

It's sitting at the dealership I'm working at, but they are not allowed to sell it yet. 
 

This one has a deposit on it. 

Duke said:

Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter) said:

I was really confused. I knew it was a BMW but I thought an M50 was an inline 6cyl...

That's because a few years ago BMW put their naming conventions into a blender set on pureé.

Pretty much everyone has. Even Mazda. It drives me nuts.

It's too bad you didn't have coachbuilders today like Pininfarina or Bertone would could take ugly fast cars and make them pretty fast cars.

I think there would be a demand for it, even if they could only change grilles, fenders and hoods.

For those still confused by the title...

An I4 is basically an electric version of a 4 Series BMW. The M50 is their current performance model. 

dyintorace said:

This car is a hatchback? The trunk line sure doesn't look like it.

I really like this trend of hatchback sedans, similar to the Mazda 6 hatch. BMW of old didn't let you fold down the back seats on sedans. I love my BMW hatch because I can actually get the rear seat flat and use the space.

Keith Tanner said:

In reply to iansane :

You and me both. I clicked to find out what the heck an I4 M50 was. I thought maybe some piece of obscure military equipment.

I was thinking four-cylinder Infiniti.

APEowner said:

It's not like you can see the grill from the driver's seat anyway.

Are you sure about that?  They're pretty big...