{"id":302129,"date":"2026-03-19T09:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/?p=302129"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:54:04","slug":"el-i4-de-bmw-se-retirara-progresivamente-tras-el-estreno-del-i3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/2026\/03\/19\/bmw-i4-to-be-phased-out-following-i3-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"El BMW i4 se retirar\u00e1 progresivamente tras el estreno del i3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

On Wednesday, outgoing BMW CEO Oliver Zipse unveiled the design of the new i3 in Munich<\/a>, a mid-size battery-electric saloon built on BMW\u2019s proprietary Neue Klasse electric architecture. The first drivetrain variant, the i3 50 xDrive, features a 345 kW all-wheel-drive system and, thanks to a 108 kWh battery, delivers a range of up to 900 kilometres\u2014though BMW has yet to confirm the final figure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a peak charging capacity of 400 kW, the 800-volt system can recharge the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in just 21 minutes. The sixth generation of BMW\u2019s electric drivetrains sets new benchmarks in technical performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BMW already offers a similarly sized battery-electric saloon, the i4. This model is based on the 4 Series Gran Coup\u00e9 and uses a multi-energy platform alongside the fifth-generation electric drivetrains. In direct comparison, the i4 falls short of the new i3: its battery has a maximum capacity of 81.3 kWh, and the longest-range variant achieves 613 kilometres (WLTP). With a maximum charging capacity of 205 kW, a typical charging session takes 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The i4, which launched in 2021<\/a>, will soon become redundant in BMW\u2019s lineup. It is thus unsurprising that the i4 will be discontinued when production of its technologically superior successor begins in August\u2014particularly as both the i4 and the new i3 are manufactured at BMW\u2019s Munich plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the exact timing of the i4\u2019s final production run remains unclear. According to Autocar<\/em>, production of the i4 in Munich is set to end next year, while InsideEVs<\/em> suggests it could happen as early as the end of 2026. Both outlets base their reports on statements made by BMW representatives during the i3\u2019s design premiere in Munich on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThe i3 is more or less the successor to the i4. However, you will see how our portfolio evolves in the coming years as our electric offering expands\u2014there is more to come. For now, though, the i3 is essentially the i4\u2019s successor,\u201d InsideEVs<\/em> quoted BMW Product Chief Bernd K\u00f6rber as saying, concluding that the end of the i4\u2019s product lifecycle is ‘now all but confirmed.’ Autocar<\/em> also spoke with BMW Sales Director Jochen Goller. \u201cWhen you look back on the last 20 years, you always had new models coming in and old models phasing out,\u201d Goller is quoted as saying. \u201cAnd what you will always see is the volumes of the existing cars, in this case the i4, phasing out, and then [the new car], the i3, clearly ramping up. But as with every model, that was already factored into our planning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, BMW expects demand for the i4 to decline rapidly. Initially, the Gran Coup\u00e9\u2019s larger fastback boot may still offer a slightly more practical alternative to the i3, which features a traditional saloon boot with a smaller opening. However, Oliver Zipse also confirmed the long-rumoured i3 Touring as a practical battery-electric estate on Wednesday. At that point, the i4 will have few remaining advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The i4 nameplate is unlikely to disappear permanently, however. While the new i3 will be followed by a new generation of internal combustion engine and hybrid 3 Series models, BMW is also reportedly developing a new 4 Series, described by Autocar<\/em> as a ‘more style-focused and dynamic alternative’ to the 3 Series. Future 4 Series models are expected to be offered with various drivetrain options\u2014including battery-electric powertrains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

autocar.co.uk<\/a>, insideevs.com<\/a> (in German)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El mi\u00e9rcoles, el consejero delegado saliente de BMW, Oliver Zipse, desvel\u00f3 en M\u00fanich el dise\u00f1o del nuevo i3, una berlina el\u00e9ctrica de bater\u00edas de tama\u00f1o medio construida sobre la Neue Klasse el\u00e9ctrica propiedad de BMW.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":235933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9930],"tags":[32604,3701,56,5525,16566,2768,28460],"class_list":["post-302129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automobile","tag-bernd-koerber","tag-bev","tag-bmw","tag-i3","tag-i4","tag-jochen-goller","tag-neue-klasse"],"acf":{"post_article-format":{"value":"standard","label":"Standard"},"post_categories":[9930],"post_tags":[56,5525,16566,3701,2768,32604,28460],"post_thumbnail":235933,"post_thumbnail_listing":false,"post_thumbnail-caption":"","post_teaser-text":"The fact that the new BMW i3 is replacing the 'old' i4 comes as no surprise. Shortly after the design premiere of the electric 3 Series BMW, reports are increasing about the impending end of production for the i4\u2014only the exact timing still varies.","post_advert":false,"post_legacy":false,"post_original_image":false,"to_translate":true,"is_translated":true,"date_translation":"2026-03-19 08:50:57","post_id_net":"464402","slug_net":"bmw-i4-laeuft-nach-i3-premiere-aus","post_id_com":"302129","slug_com":"bmw-i4-to-be-phased-out-following-i3-premiere"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302129"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302159,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302129\/revisions\/302159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}