[CalCarNut]

Originally Posted by baldyloxx

The i3 is 'fast' for a car that wasn't designed to be 'fast'... that is the point worth making..

in this case the word 'fast' being relative..

2014 i3 is 6.8. The 2017 Chevy Bolt is 6.4sec. Interestingly enough, it shows TESLA is coming out with a pickup truck in 2019.......hmmmmm

[georgere]

It's funny to see such articles. I drove i3 pretty hard and man it was not fun at all. I mean it was the same as driving RAV4 hard. Just a car, and as any car, it can be drag raced.

[wdeerfield]

so what happened after the lil i3 hit 60kph? The muscle car went screaming by it even while spinning the tires..

we could interpret the video differently too. maybe the challenger guy was trying to impress the lady with his smoky burnout and wasnt even racing off the line.

also, apparently bmw supports drag racing on public roads.

[M3 Number 86]

lol

[Teutonic]

Those electric versus combustion videos are at least pathetic.

Electric motor and battery is over 100 years old technology; nothing new in here. Any idiot can install a battery and a motor.

I do not call technology any electric car, I3 or Tesla, or whatever. But I take my hat off in front of the manufacturer that build a combustion engine able to pull similar performances from an entire assembly of systems that relies on explosion. A lot of technology in there. Electric has no passion or emotions in it, it is just blunt.
That is THE TRUE TECHNOLOGY. And that is a true car not a train.

[baldyloxx]

Originally Posted by CalCarNut

It's a joke. They're matching it up against a 69/70 Charger that just burns rubber rather than hooking. No one in their right mind would want the BMW over the classic Charger.....smh....

I would...

[baldyloxx]

It is just another car.. yes.

But, a more efficient approach to construct a car and is like none other. That is what the i3 fans are really giddy about.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqiBWfsDTAA

[CalCarNut]

Originally Posted by baldyloxx

I would...

You need help then lol

[baldyloxx]

nah... muscle cars are just not my thing.

[-c-]

Originally Posted by brianeck

The head and tail lights give it a distinctive personality based around the question of "why did you make me so damn ugly a second time?"

Honestly, this thing can't even safely get me to and from work and a stop at the gym without gas. For my secondary satellite office I'd have to stop and charge along the way. That is some pitiful range numbers, and just like you guys are saying the power is probably understated the range is ALWAYS overstated.

Actually I get 120 miles per charge out of mine if I drive light footed.

Though so far it's actually pretty accurate for normal driving.


But people forget, this car was designed for urban city dwelling like me in Chicago. The infrastructure is their and that's what BMW's selling it as. It was designed to show off their new CFRP tech and battery tech. Theirs not a city in the world that the i3 doesn't do great in for range. Plus with all the free charging all over the place I never go below half charge on my longest commutes The normal US commute was not its intention nor was it's design.

Now don't get me wrong BMW would love to sell them in droves obviously but in the end the i3 and i8 are just design statements to show off their investment which is trickling down to all of the other range of vehicles from the 7 series on down.

Hey at the end of the day it's just another option for people to get from point A to point B, if you hate it that's great, that's your opinion same as if you love it. It's just more options, can't think of a more boring world to live in if we didn't have options.

Also as a designer myself please understand that design is subjective and theirs different strokes for different folks, theirs all sorts of design, beautiful, quirky, utilitarian, I can go on and on but for a little city dwelling vehicle showcasing what BMW thinks is their future thinking in mobility and connectivity it is a great exercise .

It was not to long ago when BMW was playing with flame styling that every BMW fan was crying fowl and saying this new disgusting design direction would bankrupt the company, well it took a few generations of vehicles but they got it to work well. It's not easy braking new ground. The ones who do not innovate and take risks are the ones left behind.

[baldyloxx]

Originally Posted by -c-

Actually I get 120 miles per charge out of mine if I drive light footed.

Though so far it's actually pretty accurate for normal driving.


But people forget, this car was designed for urban city dwelling like me in Chicago. The infrastructure is their and that's what BMW's selling it as. It was designed to show off their new CFRP tech and battery tech. Theirs not a city in the world that the i3 doesn't do great in for range. Plus with all the free charging all over the place I never go below half charge on my longest commutes The normal US commute was not its intention nor was it's design.

Now don't get me wrong BMW would love to sell them in droves obviously but in the end the i3 and i8 are just design statements to show off their investment which is trickling down to all of the other range of vehicles from the 7 series on down.

Hey at the end of the day it's just another option for people to get from point A to point B, if you hate it that's great, that's your opinion same as if you love it. It's just more options, can't think of a more boring world to live in if we didn't have options.

Also as a designer myself please understand that design is subjective and theirs different strokes for different folks, theirs all sorts of design, beautiful, quirky, utilitarian, I can go on and on but for a little city dwelling vehicle showcasing what BMW thinks is their future thinking in mobility and connectivity it is a great exercise .

It was not to long ago when BMW was playing with flame styling that every BMW fan was crying fowl and saying this new disgusting design direction would bankrupt the company, well it took a few generations of vehicles but they got it to work well. It's not easy braking new ground. The ones who do not innovate and take risks are the ones left behind.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by CalCarNut

You need help then lol

Agreed. Even if you can your hear around the driving experience of a golf cart (yes, I have driven an i3), that stupid thing has a face only a mother could love. Sort of reminds me of a pug face...

[Brake_Late]

Originally Posted by bimmer456

I haven't watched the muscle car video yet, but if it's stock, 0-60 in the mid 7's would allow the hot I3 to show it's tail lights, but that doesn't make it a fast car. The i3s wouldn't stand a chance against a modern challenger.

It's a commercial not a video

[Brake_Late]

Originally Posted by georgere

It's funny to see such articles. I drove i3 pretty hard and man it was not fun at all. I mean it was the same as driving RAV4 hard. Just a car, and as any car, it can be drag raced.

every time

[Brake_Late]

Originally Posted by baldyloxx

ahhhh.. The Spectrum? nice pics.

Maybe Equinox

[jmg]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

Agreed. Even if you can your hear around the driving experience of a golf cart (yes, I have driven an i3), that stupid thing has a face only a mother could love. Sort of reminds me of a pug face...

You ever go up to someone in an i3 and tell them their car is stupid?

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by jmg

You ever go up to someone in an i3 and tell them their car is stupid?

I think it looks stupid - I didn't say the car itself was stupid.

I know I am not the target market for this kind of car, and that's ok. But BMW definitely needs people like me to be more open to an i3-like vehicle, and there's no way I would consider one. The looks and experience aren't for me - perhaps that will change in the future. We will see...

[baldyloxx]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

Agreed. Even if you can your hear around the driving experience of a golf cart (yes, I have driven an i3), that stupid thing has a face only a mother could love. Sort of reminds me of a pug face...

Originally Posted by dmboone25

I think it looks stupid - I didn't say the car itself was stupid.

I know I am not the target market for this kind of car, and that's ok. But BMW definitely needs people like me to be more open to an i3-like vehicle, and there's no way I would consider one. The looks and experience aren't for me - perhaps that will change in the future. We will see...

what exactly are you saying again?... lol

[jmg]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

I think it looks stupid - I didn't say the car itself was stupid.

I know I am not the target market for this kind of car, and that's ok. But BMW definitely needs people like me to be more open to an i3-like vehicle, and there's no way I would consider one. The looks and experience aren't for me - perhaps that will change in the future. We will see...

Bmw needs to increase the range for sure. I like its quirky styling, it's certainly better than the vanilla Bolt and it's far from stupid.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by baldyloxx

what exactly are you saying again?... lol

Keep reading the original post...it refers to a face only a mother could love.

[baldyloxx]

"Thing" refers to the whole .. which has a face.

I passed English and Grammar as well..

its ok to backpedal, we won't hate you.. lol you can still play here.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by baldyloxx

"Thing" refers to the whole .. which has a face.

I passed English and Grammar as well..

its ok to backpedal, we won't hate you.. lol you can still play here.

Perhaps I could have said it better.