BEV
BMW i5
eDrive40 M Sport · Sedan · RWDR1 840 000Price is a guide, confirm with the dealer · Officially sold in South AfricaRange: claimed versus realistic
The highway estimate is the claimed figure multiplied by 0.7, a conservative placeholder, until we run our own test.
Key specs
- Powertrain
- Electric (BEV)
- Body style
- Sedan
- Drive
- RWD
- Usable battery
- 81.2 kWh
- Power
- 250 kW
- 0 to 100 km/h
- 6.0 s
- Boot space
- 490 L
- Seats
- 5
- Battery warranty
- –
- Model year
- –
Charging and running cost
- AC charging (home or public)
- 11.0 kW
- DC fast charging, peak
- 206 kW
- DC 10 to 80%
- 29 min
- Consumption
- 15.9 kWh/100 km
- Cost per 100 km, charged at home
- R48
Home cost uses a tariff of R3.00 per kWh.
Find chargers on the map →Who it suits
Drivers who want an efficient, long-range premium electric sedan. It uses about 15.9 kWh per 100 km, claims about 514 km (about 360 km at highway speed), charges on DC at up to 206 kW (about 29 minutes for 10 to 80%), makes 250 kW and has a 490 litre boot.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone who wants a single confirmed range, since BMW lists 512 to 627 km depending on wheels. At around R1.84 million it costs more than the larger-battery Chinese rivals, and we have not found the battery warranty.
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Source: techcentral.co.za · Price not yet confirmed with a dealer, so treat it as a guide · Data last updated 2026-10-07