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Combining electric power and performance is a challenge that is facing a lot of car makers. Losing that background exhaust noise does take away some of the theatre, of course, but the added weight that batteries and motors bring can work to dent how involving a car is to drive.

But BMW isn’t shying away from the challenge. It takes us to the car we’re looking at today – the i4 M50. It’s the most performance-orientated version of the firm’s new electric car, but is it any good on