Making the Change 👀

[Quick///M]

Quick pull in the i5 M60. It was so fast it blew my pants off.

Its a mental car (straight line performance is crazy) but being a 5 series you notice the weight for sure. Otherwise its full of features all round and you will annihilate most ICE Performance cars you come across (Bar those special M cars running around with tunes and other mods)

 

[Quick///M]

I'm building out an entire ROI/TCO thing on the comparison ownership between ICE and EV over the next 6 months, with having both now I think it's good opportunity for me to do this, and that will drive the decision between going hybrid or EV next year to replace the 8. And one of the cars I will look at will be the M60, or even the i4 M60. I'll do enough research and number crunching, and will probably narrow the options down to the new i3, the new ix3 M50, i5 M60 and i4 M60, and the X3 30e for hybrid. I'd obviously prefer to stay within the brand, and between BMW, Audi and Mercedes I think BMW has the more mature EV program seeing as though they've been at it for 12 or 13 years now.

There is a dad at my son's school who has the i5, it looks very cool. Told my wife if I go hybrid she can expect an M5. Her response was not good.

ROI is there for sure as long as you not sinking your funds into a brand new EV, because they seem to tank heavily in price, after 2 years that would be the best time to buy a pre owned EV. If it were my money I would look at i4 M60 everything is refreshed in that car and it is going to be another fast street legal road rocket, i5 m60 for space

 

[Bugger]

ROI is there for sure as long as you not sinking your funds into a brand new EV, because they seem to tank heavily in price, after 2 years that would be the best time to buy a pre owned EV. If it were my money I would look at i4 M60 everything is refreshed in that car and it is going to be another fast street legal road rocket, i5 m60 for space

Agreed on this. The price I paid for my i4, the original owner took a heavy beating in depreciation. All the research I did said do NOT buy brand new EVs because of the way they tank, preowned is the way to go. And I look at what I got in the i4, it's a LOT of car for what I paid and I see it as a big win.

The i4 M60 looks the business. I noticed it has the same torque as the M50 but peaks out at nearly 600Hp, where the M50 has to "make do" with 544Hp.

And you're right about smashing most ICE cars bar the Durban stock M's. But I've got a bit of time to go before making an ultimate decision. For now, the i4 is an absolute pleasure to drive. One thing I have noticed, you really feel its weight when braking, especially from a speed north of 80kph. A nice thing.... one pedal driving!

 

[AshG108]

Quick pull in the i5 M60. It was so fast it blew my pants off.

This thing is mental! It sounds like a remote controlled car with some good grumble and it flipping moves like it too!