The new 4 Series looks like it's less BMW and more built for digging and building dams (read: beaver), as is translated into the newly unveiled i4 electric sedan. BMW's giant vertical grill design has been at the forefront of auto news, but the bigger elephant in the room is the fact that this car is now fully electric. BMW has not revealed much, but really put emphasis on the 300-mile range and close to 4 second 0-100km/h acceleration time.

The concept car revealed around a year ago had a much more appealing design language, bold shoulders and the incorporation of the kidney grill in that application actually did not make me hate it. The overall aesthetics of the car is underwhelming; we were promised a sport sedan and its 3 series proportions but instead, we arrived and stopped at a 4 series gran coupe with electric bits stuck onto it.

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Design aside, the car itself is promising. Electrification is clearly the future, and if there is one thing BMW knows how to make, it is how to make a car that drives as it should. The previous "i" monikers were underwhelming; the i3 was an alright city car and the i8 looked far better than it rode. This marks BMW's first step into the world of true electrification and we can't wait for what comes out of Munich as we go forward.

More details regarding the i4 will be revealed as weeks follow and the car is expected to go on sale later this year as a 2022 model year.