The BMW i3 completely redefined the electric car as we know it when it launched in 2013. With production due to wrap up in July, we took it for one last ride
People often talk of acceleration syndrome with EVs, that the technology is only ever going to change faster and faster so that cars will become obsolete ever quicker. But the incredible thing about the i3 is that, driving it around London, it still feels and looks absolutely bang-on. It has not dated. Crucially, it doesn’t feel like it will date, either.
Wieland Bruch, a spokesperson for the BMW Group and someone involved with ‘i’ from the start, told us the i3 needed to be hidden because it was such a controversial idea, even within BMW. “But over the development of the car, the moment comes when other model line engineers want the interesting i3 modules for their own conventional projects. And that’s the moment we knew the company was behind us.”An early, entry-level i3 will cost you from £11,500 today. Cars at this price are 60Ah models, equipped with a 22.6kWh battery pack. They produce 168bhp and 184lb ft and offer up to 100 miles of range.
You’ll have to stretch to around £18,000 to get the 120Ah, with its 42.2kWh battery. It’s worth seeking out, though, because it’s able to travel 160 miles as a pure-EV. The 120Ah REx, meanwhile, boosts the range to 200 miles.In June 2020, 189 cars were recalled due to a defective sensor in the airbag control unit, which may stop the airbag from being deployed when a vehicle has rolled over. BMW rectified affected cars for free.
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