Hi all,
Just thought I'd say hello and introduce myself. I'm the editor of What Car? and for the bulk of this year we're going to be running an i3 range-extender on our fleet of long-term test vehicles. And it's going to end up spending the bulk of its time on my driveway, I suspect.
Our car is one of the original BMW UK launch vehicles, which means that a) it already has around 2500 miles on the clock and b) it's loaded with quite a few more options than we might have gone for if we'd been speccing it ourselves. It's Laurus Grey with 19in 428 Turbine alloys and Loft Interior:
Here are the other options:
19" BMW i bicolour light alloy wheels turbine styling 428 with mixed tyres - £680.00
Adaptive LED headlights - £710.00
BMW Professional Navigation - No cost
Comfort Access - £330.00
DC Rapid Charge preparation - £560.00
Driving Assistant Plus - £790.00
Electric Glass Sunroof - £780.00
Enhanced Bluetooth telephone with USB - £430.00
Information Plus - £215.00
Laurus Grey metallic - £530.00
Loudspeaker System - Harman Kardon - £640.00
Traffic Jam Assist - No cost
Interior World Loft comprising - £1,000.00
Multi-function steering wheel, Pearl with contrast white accent
Interior Trim: Grained foil finish
Velour floor mats, Carum Grey
Park Assist Package comprising - £790.00
Reversing Assist Camera
Park Distance Control
Park Assist
Winter Package comprising - £260.00
Seat heating for front driver and passenger seats
Pre-heating of HV battery with Active air flap control
Total list price of our car, including delivery/registration fees, is £41,545.
Interested to hear from other owners, including what you thought of the dealer handover and how you're getting on with public charging points (does anyone actually use these?!). And if it's allowed here (?!), I may post the occasional link to our updates; we'll have them on a weekly basis at our site, starting from this Friday.
Interested to hear your thoughts,
Kind regards to all,
John