Even after modest enhancements final yr, BMW simply couldn’t depart the already ok i4 alone. The 2026 BMW i4 sees a sequence of refined tweaks that proceed to make it aggressive within the EV sedan section. Most significantly, the range-topping M60 (beforehand known as the M50) will get a bump in energy, however each the bottom automotive and the M60 take pleasure in small vary will increase by means of new silicon carbide inverters. Different small modifications — just like the introduction of non-compulsory Glass Controls for the primary time on an i4 — are much less significant however hold issues fascinating. Sadly, the eDrive35 automotive doesn’t return for the U.S. market. However, not less than costs stay the identical as they did final yr. As we stated relating to the 2025 BMW i4, this yr it’s actually simply extra of a superb factor.
2026 BMW i4 Electrical Motor and Efficiency
Because it was final yr, the brand new i4 is obtainable in three flavors. The i4 eDrive40 is the bottom mannequin and sole rear-wheel drive providing, touting 335 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque. A $1,400 Dynamic Dealing with Package deal is obtainable for the eDrive40, which provides variable sport steering and an adaptive M suspension — worthwhile for those who plan to do any canyon carving. The xDrive40 mannequin will get you faster to 60 mph from a standstill (4.9 seconds vs. 5.5 within the RWD mannequin) courtesy of 396 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. The added grip from all-wheel drive in all probability doesn’t harm.
The 2026 BMW i4 M60 replaces the outdated M50 automotive with efficiency upgrades to match the brand new badging. Most output grows to 593 horsepower when in Sport mode. It cuts the zero to 60 mph time to only 3.6 seconds, a tenth of a second faster than final yr’s mannequin. Understanding BMW, although, it is likely to be even faster. The $2,500 Excessive Efficiency Tire Package deal is once more a worthwhile add for those who plan to take the automotive to the twisties; it’s additionally the one solution to get 20-inch wheels.
2026 BMW i4 Charging and Vary
Each 2026 BMW i4 mannequin is powered by the identical 81-kWh battery pack. With DC quick charging, the automotive can get well as a lot as 90 miles of vary in roughly 10 minutes, due to peak charges of as much as 200 kW. Plugging right into a Stage 2 setup, like a BMW Wallbox, delivers steadier replenishment, including as much as 30 miles of vary per hour at charging speeds of as much as 11 kW. Official NACS and Tesla supercharging assist is sort of right here for all BMW EVs, and the brand new i4 isn’t any exception.
The 2026 BMW i4 additionally enjoys marginal will increase in vary, due to the brand new inverters. Each the M60 and eDrive40 take pleasure in round a dozen extra miles of estimated vary when outfitted with 19-inch wheels. Choosing 18s will give the eDrive40 15 extra miles of vary in comparison with final yr’s mannequin. Even with 20-inchers, the M60 manages a 5 mile enhance in vary. We want the positive factors have been a little bit extra substantial, however hey — we’ll take what we will get.
Inside and Cargo House
The 2026 BMW i4 carries over the refined modifications the mannequin gained final yr. Vernasca leather-based is obtainable in a half dozen or so varieties, however the usual automotive ships with SensaTec — leather-based is a $1,500 luxurious. The Premium Package deal ($1,750 on eDrive40 automobiles) continues to be a superb worth, including a heated steering wheel, Harman Kardon sound system, and a few first rate tech. New for 2026: non-compulsory Glass Controls. At $650 it’s in all probability value including for those who’re into that form of factor.
Cargo capability stays per earlier years, and BMW continues to suit the i4 with a flexible 40/20/40 split-folding rear bench to simplify carrying longer or bulkier objects. Regardless of the modest-sounding 10-cubic-foot score, the hatchback format offers genuinely helpful room, comfortably accommodating baggage, weekly buying, and almost all the pieces else most homeowners are prone to transport on a routine foundation.
2026 i4 Know-how and Connectivity
Two mannequin years in the past, BMW upgraded the i4 to make use of iDrive Working System 8.5, which continues to be current right here. Nothing new to report right here, and a well-recognized curved show stays, comprising a 12.3-inch instrument cluster and 14.9-inch central info show. The aforementioned Premium Package deal comes with a head-up show and the enjoyable Iconic Sound Electrical, two extra good causes so as to add it for those who’re ordering an i4. Most different non-compulsory expertise within the automotive is extra driver help centered.
Security and Driver Help Options
As with virtually ever fashionable BMW, the 2026 BMW i4 comes filled with normal driver aides. Ahead Collision Mitigation, Lively Blind Spot Detection, Lane Conserving Assistant, and Rear Cross-Visitors Warning are all complimentary. For $500 you’ll be able to add adaptive cruise management (it’s known as the Driving Help Package deal for some cause). The $1,700 Driving Help Skilled Package deal provides Visitors Jam Assistant and different applied sciences, providing hands-free driving on some highways at speeds as much as 40 mph. One other new change for 2026 is the addition of the Drive Recorder by means of the $800 Parking Help Package deal. We’d add it regardless, because the trick 360-degree digicam and self-parking options are effectively well worth the cash.
2026 BMW i4 Pricing
No worth modifications accompany the 2026 BMW i4, which is a welcome shock. Which means you’re nonetheless taking a look at $57,900 to get behind the wheel of the bottom rear-wheel drive automotive. Or, shell out $62,300 for the 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40. The i4 M60 nonetheless instructions $70,700. Rivals value mentioning embrace the Porsche Taycan, which begins $40,000 increased base-for-base, and maybe the Lucid Air, though that’s a really totally different driving expertise.
2026 BMW i4: Our Take
General, I don’t assume anybody right here at BMWBLOG has something actually destructive to say about any model of the BMW i4. The realities of electrification and fashionable automobiles apart — weight, gamey steering, maybe aesthetics — the 2026 BMW i4 continues to incrementally enhance on the automotive that wowed us when it debuted almost 4 years in the past. Dynamically, the i4 M50 — now, I suppose, the M60 — is much and away essentially the most full package deal for the cash you’ll be able to have within the EV house. Our i4 eDrive40 assessment from when the automotive debuted stands as much as the check of time. It’s as BMW as they arrive — not less than, till the inevitably even higher Neue Klasse automobiles finally change it.
