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017 - BMW eDrive, ERAY BANNED, NEW MCLAREN

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A BMW key got locked inside the car after it was dropped through the sunroof during filming.

1. Just Another Car Podcast episode 17 centers on the BMW i4 eDrive40 and the hosts' reaction to driving it. 2. Sam, Park Hill, Ben, and Aiden are the voices on the car review, and Park Hill also brings the autocross perspective. 3. The episode asks whether the BMW i4 eDrive40 is the best electric car to buy around a $60,000 budget. 4. The hosts correct an earlier mistake about the i4's platform and say the car is based on a 4 Series, not a 3 Series. 5. They give the i4 eDrive40 numbers as 335 horsepower, 4,700 pounds, 317 foot-pounds of torque, and 0 to 60 in 5.7 seconds. 6. They compare the eDrive40 to the heavier M50 and say the lighter car felt more nimble and more fun in corners. 7. Park Hill says the M50 felt like a luxury sedan, heavy and slow in the corners. 8. The discussion turns to BMW's old number system, Lexus abandoning engine-size naming, and how luxury brands no longer make the badges easy to read. 9. The hosts describe driving the i4 through Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach and say it felt like a real car rather than a video-game EV. 10. They say the lane-keep and self-driving functions were smooth enough to be the best they had used in any car except possibly a Tesla. 11. They also describe the i4 handling hill starts with power assist so the car would not roll backward. 12. The episode includes a filmed mistake where a key was dropped through the sunroof and the car locked itself when they came back. 13. Sam says the car would automatically unlock when he walked near it and then lock again when he walked away, which annoyed people around him. 14. The hosts say the only major complaint besides the key behavior was BMW's infotainment system. 15. The conversation closes the BMW section by arguing that the M-sport package and better wheels make the eDrive40 look closer to the M50. 16. The news segment covers the Corvette E-Ray being banned from some Corvette events because race organizers said hybrid batteries are dangerous in crashes. 17. The same segment comments on McLaren's new 720S update, which adds about 30 horsepower but changes the front end and removes several familiar design details. 18. The tone stays loose and argumentative, with rapid back-and-forth, interruptions, and side jokes about brand naming, Forza, and old BMWs. 19. Listeners who like BMWs, EVs, autocross, and car-news arguments will get the most from this. 20. Listeners wanting a polished, tightly edited review may skip this.

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A loose car talk debate that keeps circling back to whether the i4 belongs on the short list.

The episode turns into a spirited back and forth about the BMW i4 eDrive40, starting with a needed correction that it sits on a 4 Series base, not a 3 Series one, and then opening out into what else belongs in that price range.

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You want a blunt verdict on the BMW i4 eDrive40, straight from a recent drive.

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