Always interesting to hear other’s views of a car and reinforces just how important it is to test drive a car yourself regardless of what magazine or YouTube reviews say!
The jiggly ride you mention amazes me. The one we tried was very compliant and compared well with our XC40 on 18″ wheels. Maybe the M Sport you tried had the 20″ wheels?
The boot is actually quite large by class standards, although not particularly deep and as you say, not suitable for dogs.
The rear seat I agree with, it’s cramped and the high floor forces your knees into an artificially high position. We have people in the back about twice a year, so this is something we were willing to overlook.
Probably not fair to criticise the sound system if it wasn’t set up properly! The i35 we get on the scheme has the Harmon Kardon stereo which was excellent.
Again, I’m surprised you found the noise levels on the motorway higher than expected. Admittedly I haven’t driven an Enyaq or Ionic 5, but maybe if your test car had 19 or 20″ wheels, that may go some way to explaining that.
I think with the i4, I like the idea that it’s a BMW which happens to be electric, as opposed to an “electric car”.
This does mean that access and packaging will not be for everyone.
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