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Can the i3s really take down old muscle?
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What?s my point? I have nothing to prove when I drive my i3, but it?s nice to know that instant torque in city driving is much more useful than a carbureted V8 making 300hp on straight pipes sitting in a 4500lb truck with fake testicles hanging off the rear. I don?t need a fake pair of balls, I have real ones. But yeah, the video is kinda lame. Drag racing is not what an i3 is for and thatβs not why I drive one.
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That's funny as my BMW 1.5i 3 cylinder 225xe with battery power does 6.7sec 0-100kph. I'm not sure if it can accelerate faster than the original i3 BEV, to 30mph. BMW 225xe costs 15% less than the i3 BEV.
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The 225xe is not available in the US, but the 225xe sells less than half the units the i3 does in Europe, and for a reason: If the AWD 225xe outperforms it yet does not outsell it, that just says that the i3 user base is not prioritizing performance as a condition for car ownership. Rightly so, since the i3 and the 225xe are not high performance cars. With the introduction of the i3s, maybe someone could scratch both itches if they are so inclined. The tepid 225xe reviews are probably influencing BMW to invest more into their more successful models.
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Yes, and neither i3 BEV, i3s, nor 225xe are performance cars.
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You need to drive a 225xe with M Sport in sports mod to understand it's driving ability on holding corners and having some fun. This is what stopped me buying an i3 2 years ago. The hardest car decision for me next year is if I replace my 225xe with a new i3s as the i3 has a few things missing over my 225xe. My 225xe has covered 18,000ks and 66% of this is battery so the debate I'll be having with myself is if another 30% of battery distance is worth the cost to change to an i3s or I wait for the 225xe update which may have a longer range battery. What I will add to a replacement 225xe is Harman/Kardon, Navigation plus, driver assistant plus, Apple Car Play and maybe a sunroof and would still be 10% cheaper than a basic i3.
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What is a performance car? Is it a car which goes fast in a straight line or handles corners beyond any other car in its price range. Myself I like the later.
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[QUOTE=JasH;22307607]It's straight line grunt, but more than that it is handling and grip, including cornering ability. Again, neither i3 BEV, i3s, nor 225xe are performance cars.[/QUOTE
None of the cars you mention are performance cars but they do out preform other makes in the same category.
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