Bawareca wrote:brastic wrote: I mean, my minivan can out handle the i3 in any corner.
It may feel so, but you will need a heavily modified van to out-corner the i3. Given the i3 is not a top performer, the g-loads feel very different in small and a large car.
Thank you for asking more about this. I had to go look it up. With our minivan, we replaced the stock tires with some summer tires and the difference in handling was noticeable. The i3 is a good driving car, and I do not regret owning it. I hope that we can get some better tires for it, even it means less range. From the C/D test below, the i3 is faster, brakes longer and has the same skip pad numbers. This is what I feel when I drive both cars. It was after replacing the tires on the minivan, where I noticed that my exit speeds on some corners was higher than my i3. Then again, neither of these cars handle like my M3, nor do I expect them to. I hope that BMW will sell us the i3s rims and tires.
C/D TEST RESULTS:
2017 BMW i3 BEV
Zero to 60 mph: 7.2 sec
Zero to 90 mph: 19.0 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.7 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 16.0 sec @ 85 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 92 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 184 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.77 g
C/D TEST RESULTS FOR:
2015 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite
Zero to 60 mph: 7.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 21.0 sec
Zero to 110 mph: 26.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 7.7 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.8 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 5.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.9 sec @ 88 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 120 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 178 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.77 g
C/D observed fuel economy: 22 mpg