Why are such a high percentage of recent U.S. i3's Deka World models? Deka World is missing some nice interior lighting. I suppose a new i3 buyer wouldn't know this. Maybe this is a way to minimize the high i3 MSRP. In 2019 a friend bought a brand-new 2019 i3 Deka – a mutual friend (and 2019 i3s Te...

My 2020 i3S was $60k, so while not super expensive...expensive enough that it should have power seats and a heated steering wheel (I'd like a power steering wheel too). I miss lane departure warning, as my last 4-5 cars before the i3 had it, and I really liked it! Deutsch100 – Yes, ACC really needs...

There is a credible rumor on Bimmerpost forum indicating i3 production will end in 6/22 (about 14 months from now). That means the 2022 model will be the last model year, also indicating upgraded battery pack is cancelled (doesn't make sense for 1 model year only). This is obviously a rumor but fro...

About two weeks back I started getting PDC falses when parking. I'd get "red" distance from the passenger side front fender when in free air. I thought the sensor might have been dirty but when I took a proper look, the sensor had fallen in and was dangling loose behind the fender panel (hence the f...

Rumors are that i3 production will end in 2024 but reading the OP's first post brings up a thought – might BMW NA kill the i3 before BMW AG ? MKH, I haven't been to my dealer in a long time – it's really disappointing to hear that the ones in your area have switched to order-only. That's a great mov...

gt1, your instincts are correct – no BMW dealer will be able to give you worthwhile information about upcoming product line changes! :D The last bump to the battery was to 42 kWh for the 2019 model year. If you think of an i3 as a city car (which I do) it's a well thought-out machine, which makes on...

by Beardsley » Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:40 pm Other than that the car drives great. I will be sad to see sales of the i3 go away. Thinking of a new Galvanic Gold i3s. Galvanic Gold is the best i3 color since Solar Orange! Regarding forcing the i3 to low-cost charge between specific hours, I've found that...

longwaytim – From the i3's launch in 2014 (late-2013 in the EU) there have been two major battery upgrades. A good browse of Wikipedia will answer many questions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_i3 That said, (and as a BEV owner, the below apply to battery-only i3 cars, not REx models) here are th...

Manufacturers list their vehicles' weights and magazines quote them. Shortly after I purchased my 2014 i3 BEV I took it to a truck scale. With minimal user-added detritus (and NO driver), my 2014 i3 BEV weighed 2,880 lbs. My opinion... I think BMW's claims of a sub-2,700 lb. curb weight were enabled...

eXodus – The two pictures you posted were taken with very different lenses. The E46 picture looks to have been taken with a telephoto lens which tends to flatten the distances between objects in the image (steering wheel-to-seat). The i01 picture looks to have been taken with a very wide-angle lens ...