Electric BMW M4 Coupe With Up to 1,000 HP Could Debut in 2028

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The all-electric BMW M4 could debut as soon as 2028 with up to 1,000 hp.

As with the next M3, the M4 will also be sold with a twin-turbo inline-six.

These renderings are based on BMW’s recent M Concept Neue Klasse.

The M3 is not the only member of the family lining up for a battery-powered variant. BMW is reportedly developing a sleek, two-door, electric version of the M4 as well, possibly badged the iM4, and it might look something like this.

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At this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, BMW pulled the covers off the dramatic M Concept Neue Klasse, a preview of the coming electric M3. Everything suggests the concept will map closely onto the eventual production car, which means the two-door iM4 should carry many of the same design cues.

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As these renderings from Nikita Chuyko for Kolesa show, the concept’s design works quite well when morphed into a coupe. The front end has remained largely unchanged, sporting a carbon-fiber splitter, small, square DRLs, and aggressive headlights neatly integrated into the slim kidney grilles.

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Illustrations Nikita Chuyko / Kolesa

Whereas the M Concept Neue Klasse has odd door handles similar to the Ford Mustang Mach-E, these renderings show it with more traditional handles that sit flush with the bodywork.

The rear is also mostly the same as the four-door concept, sporting the same sleek LED taillights and square fog lights positioned on the bumper. Aerodynamics was a key focus of the show car, and the production model may have a similarly large diffuser with prominent venturi tunnels running up from the floor, sucking the rear tires into the pavement.

What About Power

The BMW M Concept Neue Klasse previews the new electric M3.

BMW isn’t expected to unveil the production-spec electric M3, rumored to wear the iM3 badge, until next year, which means the electric M4 , currently codenamed ZA2, probably won’t surface before 2028. Like its sedan sibling, the coupe will run four electric motors, with output expected to land somewhere between 700 hp and 1,000 hp.

Fortunately for ICE fans, it’s not all doom and gloom. Just like the next-gen M3, which will also be sold with the familiar 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six, the next-gen M4 will be available with the same engine. It’s not yet known how similar the ICE models will look compared to the combustion ones.

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Illustrations Nikita Chuyko / Kolesa