BMW M550I Reviews

The BMW Skytop concept, based on the BMW 8 Series, was built to grace the lawns of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.

The xDrive30 is BMW's flagship electric iX2 range and at $85,700, before on-road costs, neatly slides in below the Luxury Car Tax threshold for electric vehicles.

The eDrive20 is the entry into BMW's electric iX2 range and, for $82,900, before on-road costs, uses one of BMW's fifth-gen electric motors on the front axle developing 150kW/247Nm.

It could have been predicted, given the BMW M3 CS exists, but there’s now a two-door CS-badged Bimmer with a little more power and a little less mass than the M4 Competition - and it’s already available to order in Australia.

Headlining BMW's new X2 range is the athletic M35i xDrive variant that promises more focus than its predecessor.

When asked what might be the thing holding back more customers from going electric, BMW Australia head of Product and Market Planning Brendan Michel said he’d heard “no barriers” to electric car adoption from dealer feedback. 

This is the entry into BMW's new X2 range that corrects the relationship this coupe SUV had with its more sensible X1 sibling.

More electric cars at sharp prices will help drive BMW sales in Australia.

BMW's new small coupe conforms to the X line-up and that's about it. This divisively styled small SUV offers both electric and petrol power with a flagship M performance variant but its the base xDrive20i that is the sweetest to drive. The electric models are pretty slick, too, and overall the 2024 X2 marks a big generational improvement.

BMW has used China’s Beijing motor show as the launch pad for updated versions of its i4 medium EV sedan and combustion-powered 4 Series Gran Coupe four-door ‘coupe’ models.Scheduled to enter production in July this year at the BMW Group’s main plant in Munich, headline news is the new all-wheel drive i4 xDrive40 model producing 295kW/600Nm while delivering a range of up to 548 km (WLTP). All i4 and 4 Series variants feature a revised version of the brand’s iconic ‘kidney’ grille (“half enclosed” on the i4 EV) and new design LED headlights with adaptive function, matrix high beam, ‘urban lights’ (wider light distribution at speeds below 50 km/h) with ‘Laserlight’ tail-lights optionally available.On M Performance combustion models, and as part of the ‘M Sport’ option package, a black high-gloss diffuser and larger (100mm) tailpipes are added, with a carbon-rich ‘M Sport Package Pro’ also offered.Two new metallic colours, ‘Cape York’ (green) and ‘Fire Red’, have been added to the model range palette, while inside, a new flat-bottom steering wheel with illuminated multifunction buttons (plus gearshift paddles on combustion models) is now standard.Synthetic leather sports seats are standard, with ‘Vernasca’ leather trim available, new ‘Dark Graphite’ interior trim elements have been added and several ventilation and climate functions have been shifted to touch-sensitive controls on the central screen (also accessible via voice-command).Ambient lighting (with additional contour lighting around the central vents) is now standard on all models.For global markets the i4 range consists of four grades - eDrive35, eDrive40, the new xDrive40 and the M50 xDrive, while the 4 Series Gran Coupe line-up spans five models - 420i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive, 420d and 430d xDrive.In response to a request for details on local specification, pricing and likely arrival timing BMW Australia told CarsGuide, “Any updates regarding model line-ups of the BMW i4 and 4 Series Gran Coupé for Australia will be announced in due course.” For reference, Australian pricing for the BMW i4 currently ranges between $85,900 (eDrive35) and $133,900 (M50 xDrive), before on-road costs, while the 4 Series Gran Coupe covers a spread from $83,500 (420i M Sport) to $129,000 (M440i xDrive).