S3RDP
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Great review in this week's Autocar magazine on the experience of 11 month's i3 ownership.
Opening paragraph:
Never before have I run a car that has had such a profound effect on
me as the BMW i3 REX. I may have been a closet fan of electric cars
even before the i3 turned up last April,but now I'm converted to such an extent
that I find myself not really wanting to drive 'regular' cars any more. I feel like
l've experienced a major breakthrough in motoring, the i3 proving that an EV
can be not just smooth and efficient but also genuinely desirable, a delight
to drive and as usable every day as any other car of its size.
During its time with us, this extended-range version of the radical
rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive i3 has overturned any notions that EVs will
only ever be a thing of the future, with little relevance to the here and now.
Concluding paragraph:
BMW has nailed it on its first attempt. Some people have suggested that the
i3 would be even closer to perfection if it had a larger fuel tank to improve
its overall range, but there's hardly anything about it that I'd change - not
if it meant adding to the cost. The i3 REX is a game-changing car - an EV
without most of the usual limitations and moreover one that you'd actively
want to own for reasons other than just the low running costs. With an i3
as your daily driver, you may well find that the conventionally powered car
parked alongside it on your driveway doesn't get used much.
Pretty much says it all.
Opening paragraph:
Never before have I run a car that has had such a profound effect on
me as the BMW i3 REX. I may have been a closet fan of electric cars
even before the i3 turned up last April,but now I'm converted to such an extent
that I find myself not really wanting to drive 'regular' cars any more. I feel like
l've experienced a major breakthrough in motoring, the i3 proving that an EV
can be not just smooth and efficient but also genuinely desirable, a delight
to drive and as usable every day as any other car of its size.
During its time with us, this extended-range version of the radical
rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive i3 has overturned any notions that EVs will
only ever be a thing of the future, with little relevance to the here and now.
Concluding paragraph:
BMW has nailed it on its first attempt. Some people have suggested that the
i3 would be even closer to perfection if it had a larger fuel tank to improve
its overall range, but there's hardly anything about it that I'd change - not
if it meant adding to the cost. The i3 REX is a game-changing car - an EV
without most of the usual limitations and moreover one that you'd actively
want to own for reasons other than just the low running costs. With an i3
as your daily driver, you may well find that the conventionally powered car
parked alongside it on your driveway doesn't get used much.
Pretty much says it all.
