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Originally Posted by Smooth 330i
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...-and-info-news
"The i3 is propelled by a 170-hp electric motor that churns out 184 lb-ft of torque driving the rear wheels through a single-speed transmission. That’s sufficient to hurl the tall-roof vehicle from a standstill to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds, BMW says. Smiles fade soon thereafter, as top speed is limited to 93 mph. This makes the i3 the slowest series-production Bimmer since the venerable BMW 700, a two-cylinder compact, went out of production in 1965."
"BMW says that the "usable range" for the i3 is 80 to 100 miles in the car’s standard Comfort setting"
"It is reassuring that BMW offers an optional range-extender engine: a 34-hp, 650-cc two-cylinder that adds 330 pounds—and a whopping $3850 to the i3's $41,350 base sticker—of heft. Customers thus have a choice to go purely electric, Tesla-like, or enjoy the added flexibility and range of an internal-combustion engine"
expensive little piglet ...
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Why the hell did BMW spend so much money putting all this CFRP into the car and yet there are no tangible benefits?
If the car is that much lighter than the competition, I would have expected:
1) Extended range without an engine
2) Faster acceleration times
3) Better handling / dynamic driving
The first two are a big fail. Hopefully the i3 does better in the last category, otherwise all this CFRP talk is marketing BS.