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by Chris Chilton<\/a><\/p>\n 16 hours ago<\/p>\n BMW<\/a>\u2019s electric i4 Convertible has made its spy debut ahead of a 2028 launch.<\/p>\n Neue Klasse bones could deliver over 400 EPA range miles in 463-hp i4 50 trim.<\/p>\n Coupe and electric M4 versions are coming too, alongside six-cylinder M models.<\/p>\n Electric convertibles are still about as common as affordable apartments in Monaco, but BMW wants to change that. These fresh spy shots give us our first look at the new i4 Convertible, a two-door, soft-top relative of the recently revealed i3 sedan<\/a> that\u2019s headed for showrooms around 2028.<\/p>\n Known internally as NA3, the i4 Convertible will be sold alongside a visually similar combustion drop-top 4-series, featuring a classic-style folding cloth soft top. BMW<\/a> moved away from the retractable hardtop trend in 2020 to cut weight and improve trunk room, and a soft top makes even more sense when you\u2019re already hauling a large battery around underneath the floor.<\/p>\n Related: BMW\u2019s Electric i3 Wagon Just Got Caught, And Its Roofline Hides A Trick<\/a><\/p>\n The prototype spotted on test in Germany is still covered in BMW\u2019s usual wrap, which looks like the result of a seismograph trying to scribe the earth\u2019s movements after it was T-boned by another planet. But we can see that it retains almost all of the Neue Klasse design cues already seen on the i3 sedan launched earlier this year.<\/p>\n Shorter Wheelbase, Bigger Questions<\/p>\n SH Proshots, Baldauf<\/p>\n What it doesn\u2019t retain, judging by these pictures, is the sedan\u2019s 2,898 mm (114.1 inches) wheelbase. The current 3-series sedan and 4-series coupe and convertible ride on identical wheelbases, but this i4<\/a> has noticeably less metal between the axles than the i3 sedan, making us wonder if it really is a genuine four-seater, or whether BMW has shrunk it to a 2+2 to help mask the gap in its lineup that axing the Z4 has left.<\/p>\n The i4 also won\u2019t be as structurally stiff as the sedan. Convertibles normally compensate with extra reinforcement underneath. Trouble is, that\u2019s precisely where an EV carries its battery<\/a>. Keeping the body stiff without turning the i4 into a Bavarian cruise ship could be one of BMW\u2019s trickier engineering challenges.<\/p>\n More Than 400 Range Miles Possible<\/p>\n SH Proshots, Baldauf<\/p>\n Powertrain details haven\u2019t surfaced yet, but the i3 provides a useful preview. Its 50 xDrive pairs two electric<\/a> motors for 463 hp (469 PS \/ 345 kW) and uses a 108.7 kWh battery, 800-volt architecture, and charging at up to 400 kW for 440 EPA range miles (708 km) and 559 miles (900 km) on the WLTP Euro cycle.<\/p>\n This prototype\u2019s wheels and brake calipers tell us it\u2019s an i4 50 xDrive, but a cheaper i4 40 could borrow the iX3 40\u2019s 316 hp (235 kW \/ 320 PS) rear motor and smaller 82.6 kWh battery pack. BMW might not even be able to fit the 50\u2019s full 108.7 kWh battery given how much shorter the wheelbase seems.<\/p>\n iDrive Goes Panoramic<\/p>\n
Inside, expect BMW\u2019s Panoramic iDrive setup, combining a display stretching across the base of the windshield with a huge 17.9-inch touchscreen, plus an available 3D head-up display. This infotainment setup made its debut on the iX3<\/a>, but is now being rolled out to BMW\u2019s other new and facelifted models, including the i3 sedan (shown in image above).<\/p>\n And the convertible won\u2019t be lonely. A fixed-roof i4 Coupe is also coming, as well as visually similar combustion-powered i4s in both open and closed-roof forms. BMW is also developing electric M4 Coupe and Convertible models with styling influenced by the M Concept Neue Klasse<\/a>. Six-cylinder M4s will survive alongside them too.<\/p>\n That means BMW\u2019s future 4-series lineup should have something for almost everyone. And if you want electric power, sunshine and (just about) four seats, this i4 might have remarkably little competition.<\/p>\n SH Proshots, Baldauf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Neue Klasse family is sprouting an i4 soft-top convertible with proper range and interior room https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/author\/chris-chilton-cc\/ by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20955],"tags":[6213,26722,22968,1098,22459],"class_list":["post-63271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bmw","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-i4","tag-bmw-scoops","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-scoops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SB22465-copy-1024x576.jpg\")
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