BMW i4 Gran Coupé M60 (75 plate) Review
We repeated our M50 route — and the headline is simple: the M60 feels sharper, more responsive, and even more eager when you ask for acceleration, while keeping that familiar i4 comfort.
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Key highlights & who it’s for
- For drivers who loved the i4 M50 but want a sharper, more eager setup.
- Great “real car” feel — it’s not trying to look like a futuristic EV.
- Back-road confidence plus motorway comfort (even when it’s traffic).
- Sharpened steering is the standout difference versus the M50.
- Acceleration feels upgraded — more immediate, more punchy.
- Best enjoyed if you do mixed driving: B-roads + motorway.
Driving experience (Cat and Fiddle + M6)
We headed from Belper to Manchester Airport via the Cat and Fiddle specifically to replicate our M50 run. Straight away, the M60 felt sharper and more responsive — the steering setup gives you more confidence to place the car, and when you ask for acceleration it feels like BMW has found another gear in how it delivers it.
After Manchester Airport we joined the M6 south to experience motorway driving, but it was traffic all the way to Junction 15. Even in stop-start conditions the i4 stayed composed and easy to live with. From J15 we peeled off onto the A50, then the A515 to cut across to Ashbourne, through Turnditch and back to Belper. On those flowing A-roads it again felt eager, tidy, and very BMW.
Comfort & tech notes
Despite the sharper edge, comfort stayed a strong point — it’s still as comfortable as the M50. The main annoyance remained Apple CarPlay being a bit glitchy, but interestingly, swapping to an iPhone 17 Pro Max helped. That makes us suspect it may have been our older work iPhone 15 Pro causing (or worsening) the overheating/dropout behaviour.
- Liked: huge improvement in acceleration feel; sharper steering; still comfortable.
- Less liked: CarPlay can still glitch/drop out (device-dependent in our case).
Pros & cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Sharper and more responsive than the M50 | Apple CarPlay still glitchy (seems device/heat related) |
| Acceleration feels upgraded — more immediate punch | Traffic-heavy motorways won’t show its full cruising talent |
| Still very comfortable for real-world driving | Some controls depend heavily on tech (CarPlay reliance) |
| Doesn’t shout “EV” — it just feels like a BMW | Worth testing with your own phone setup before committing |
Top accessories I’d pair with the i4 M60
- Front + rear dash cam (especially useful for motorway miles)
- MagSafe phone mount (handy if you need to fall back to phone nav)
- USB-C PD fast car charger (helps keep newer phones topped up)
- Phone cooling mount / vent cooler (if overheating triggers your CarPlay dropouts)
- Type 2 EV charging cable (32A) (useful if public posts don’t have tethered cables)
- BMW i4 boot liner (keeps the Gran Coupé practical)
- Microfibre cleaning kit (screens + trim without scratches)
FAQs
What’s the main difference versus the i4 M50?
On our back-to-back route, the M60 felt sharper and more responsive, with a noticeable improvement in how the steering is set up and how immediately it delivers acceleration.
Is it still comfortable?
Yes — despite the sharper feel, we found it still as comfortable as the M50 on a mixed route.
How was motorway driving?
We aimed to test the motorway properly, but the M6 was traffic-heavy all the way to Junction 15. Even in stop-start, it stayed calm and easy to live with.
Is Apple CarPlay fixed?
Not entirely. It was still glitchy, but switching to an iPhone 17 Pro Max helped — so it may be device/heat related (our work iPhone 15 Pro may have been part of the issue).
Verdict
The BMW i4 Gran Coupé M60 feels like BMW has taken what we liked about the M50 and turned the dial up: sharper responses, stronger acceleration feel, and that “point and it goes” confidence on roads like the Cat and Fiddle. It’s still properly comfortable and still feels like a BMW rather than a futuristic EV concept. The one thing we’d want sorted is the CarPlay reliability — improved with a newer iPhone in our case, but still worth testing with your own setup.
