BMW i4 M Performance Is Coming And This Is What It’ll Sound Like

After the iX SUV, BMW will expand its EV lineup with the i4 electric sports sedan.

When the i4 was introduced in March, BMW stated there it will get an M variant. Unfortunately, they didn’t say much about it.

That’s starting to change as the automaker has now revealed what the M version will sound like. This is somewhat interesting as it’s the first all-electric M model and there was always the question of what an M Division-developed EV would sound like. Would the company just keep it silent or would they attempt to recreate the roaring exhaust of the M5?

Also Read: BMW i4 Electric Sedan Revealed With Up To 523 HP And 300 Miles Range

The answer is neither as electric M models will have a unique sound that was created with the assistance of Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer. The sound is teased near the end of the video and it’s an interesting noise that ‘builds’ in volume to suggest higher levels of power and acceleration. It also seems to incorporate its own version of a gear change.

While the noise probably won’t please the purists, BMW noted that while “the hush of electric driving offers an unprecedented level of comfort”, it also causes the driving experience to lose a degree of emotion. As a result, they’ve created a unique sound for electrified M models that is “charged with extra energy.”

BMW revealed that the sound will change depending on the selected drive mode and noted “acceleration sparks a rich intensification of the soundtrack’s development, authentically reflecting the car’s performance character.”

“Every BMW has its own character, which is reflected in the sound it makes,” said Zimmer. “So for the electrically driven BMW M models, we have developed a driving sound which accentuates their emotional driving experience particularly vividly and ensures their performance can be felt with even greater intensity.”

BMW didn’t say much about the car itself, but it’s presumably the 523 hp (390 kW / 530 PS) variant that can accelerate from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in around four seconds.