BMW i4 vs Porsche Taycan: sporting EVs do battle
The cohesive nature of the i4 is clear the moment you slide aboard. The reason it looks so much like theis because it’s built on the same CLAR platform – an enviously good base for any sports saloon – and uses much the same shell. EV-specific adaptations include air springs at the back, extra bracing around the front struts, track widths that have been prised apart a touch and, of course, the presence of the battery pack.
As for the new car’s cabin, I can take or leave the carbonfibre trim slathered over the dash of this example, but the perceived quality is superb. And sure, the integrated infotainment and instrument display is as subtle as a Times Square billboard, but the graphics are crisp and iDrive 8 sensibly retains a rotary controller. By comparison, the Taycan will feel smaller within and plainer, and it certainly has the less intuitive digital array.
The fact is that the Taycan is ruthlessly good. No, this basic model won’t drop jaws with party-piece acceleration and the two-speed gearbox attached to its solitary 469bhp motor gets all lathered up at times in ensuring there’s enough performance on tap. And no, it doesn’t win the numbers game for practicality and usability. It’s more subtle than that, and the best way I can think to put it is that the Taycan is more analogue in feel than the digital BMW.
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