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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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This review lost all credibility for me... I don't understand why the i3 is compared to cars that are out of its same class and/or other regular and M BMWs. This is a totally different line within BMW like M. So what if the car is the slowest production vehicle from BMW since the 700, the i3 isn't meant for driving hooligans and its a completely different car from the 700. Haters gonna hate.... Let this car do what its supposed to do, compare it to the Leafs, Prius' etc...