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Is that U.S. pricing? If so; add a $5-8k premium on that. And I doubt Canadian federally government will honour $7500 rebate
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11-12-2011, 10:26 PM | #25 |
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It hasn't been such a short time frame. BMW has been developing them since 2008. They have as test mules in real world testing for over a year now. They just held back from showing us the concept vehicles for a while. It may seem like they were only recently conceived, but that's not the case.
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60 KPH is only about 37 MPH. So, not so great.
But, speed isn't the i3's point.
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The I8 is beautiful, but the I3 makes me wanna throw up. I don't understand how anyone likes this car. A golf tdi is pretty much as efficient, 10 times better looking and you won't have to pay a $8,000 battery overhaul when the batteries die in the I3. I guess "everyone likes to be DIFFERENT" nowadays.
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11-13-2011, 10:53 AM | #31 |
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lol i always wondered if the full glass look would make it to production, seems a little non private. tinting will be a must.
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I was at the New York City Press Event this week and did a write up about it if anyone is interested: http://bmwi3.blogspot.com/2011/11/bm...ek-in-nyc.html |
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11-14-2011, 08:09 AM | #33 |
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im sorry, but did someone say the i8 was going to be 160k? what the fuck? i thought these were supposed to be affordable cars... i was expecting under the 90k range...
fawk this! ill stick to my M and continue to murder the planet. If cops can keep their cars on all day all night, then I dont give a fuck either.
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unless they'll price it in a low $20g's nobody will spend that kind of $ on i3, if guesses are $40g's for states it'll be 50g's in Canada, there's NO WAY they will sell that....who is going to buy that over 5series or 335i? plus that thing looks so ugly are you kidding me ...
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I think the i8 will be in the new movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. We may get to see it in action!
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i8 wasn't supposed to be cheap. Considering the development costs and the result, an estimated $160K is not bad (but, yah, I can't afford it). I don't think they designed it in the vein of the 1M (hot item on a papuper's development budget).
The i3 appeals to me. My commuter/beater is a Suzuki SX4. It has AWD and gets 30 mpg, manual etc. I think the i3 would be a great commuter vehicle, though the range is not all that impressive.
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Still- I never brought up the Volt, most Chevy customers aren't used to paying 40k+ unless it's a huge SUV or a Vette. BMW customers are, it's a premium brand. Maybe you don't factor in sustainability when you look at your next vehicle but whether or not you believe me there are a lot of people that do and that segment is growing. Why do you think BMW is right now installing a wind farm to power the Lepzig plant or why they are built their carbon fiber plant in Lake Moses, WA which uses 100% hydro power for all of it's electricity. Why do you think they are starting to use recycled materials for vehicle interiors? BMW is one hell of a smart company, they know where the market is going. Recently, BMW CEO Dr. Norbert Reithofer said "In the future, premium will also be defined by sustainability" These two cars are the start of that philosophy. |
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hahaha i notcied a min after i posted! i just left it bc i knew someone would notice!!!
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I don't see the i8 every getting to serious production unless either 2 things happen -
The price goes way up in order to retain the most noticeable features of the concept, or those features disappear and the car get's dumbind down to something more ordinary. The 3rd and perhaps most likely scenario is that they hand produce a very small number at a loss as an R&D/marketting exercise.
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