This thunderbolt of a family sedan sprints from 0 to 100km/h in just 3.78 seconds.But like any success story that had to navigate through adversity, this superb car disproves all pre-conceived misconceptions around its body style and means of propulsion.is absolutely smitten with it. It offers everything you can possibly need in a performance car while being a comfortable and technologically advanced and connected family car at the same time.
Pulling the paddle behind the steering wheel unleashes a neck-snapping 820Nm of torque for 10 seconds. And allowing you to plan just how many cars you’ll be able to overtake during these 10 seconds of bliss, is a timer in the head-up display counting down to zero. While BMW claims that a range of 400km is possible, the real-world consumption number of 28kWh/100km we achieved will give you a range of just under 300km. And even if you charge at the expensive rate of R7.35/kWh at a DC charger from completely flat to 100%, the 300km will cost you just about R600.Charging it overnight from an installed home charger will be less than half, making its running costs much more attractive compared to that of than an internal combustion engine performance car.
Back in 2018, the 4.4-litre V8 biturbo 441kW/750Nm F90 M5 took 3.31 seconds to reach 100km/h from a standstill, with the quarter mile coming up in 11.15 seconds. While the M5 does hold a slight advantage, it’s important to note that the i5 at 2 205kg is quite astonishingly 355kg heavier than the M5!
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