The emergence of Tesla Model 3 has had a great impact on the leaders of traditional luxury brands, among which the best-selling BMW 3 Series has only 60% of the sales of model 3 this year. BMW's pure electric i series has not been corresponding to the Model 3 model, until the emergence of this i3 (non-imported i3) BMW to return the right to speak.
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced a set of domestic BMW i3 declaration information, which is not the imported hatchback with a carbon fiber frame before. The new car is based on the platform of the fuel version of the BMW 3 Series.
One minute to see the new car highlights
1. The new car is not oiled to electricity
2. Adopt the design of the mid-term redesign of the 3 series
3. Has 340 horsepower
4. Equipped with air suspension
The appearance of the previous BMW pure electric SUV iX3 was only distinguished from the fuel version in places such as the middle mesh, wheels and bumpers, and there was not much freshness. And this time the BMW i3, compared to the 3 series, is not just more pure electric vehicle elements so simple.
The appearance of the BMW i3 adopts the design after the mid-term redesign of the 3 series, and it is also the first exposure of the redesigned 3 series, which means that this i3 is half a generation newer than the 3 series on sale, which is a benefit for BMW to users who choose pure electric 3 series.
In terms of configuration, the BMW i3 also provides a 19-inch rim, while the 3 Series even the top 330 is only equipped with an 18-inch rim, and it is said that the new car will also use air suspension. In terms of body size, the BMW i3 has a length, width and height of 4872/1846/1481mm, a wheelbase of 2966mm, and because the chassis has a battery to reduce ground clearance, the body height of the new car is higher than that of the 3 series to ensure passability.
In terms of power, the tail label of the declared car is labeled "i3 eDrive 35L", equipped with a drive motor from BMW's own production, with a maximum horsepower of 340 horses, which is stronger than the 2.0T high-power engine used in the 3 Series 330, and the horsepower is close to the M340i of the 3.0T V6.
It is worth noting that the BMW i3 is not simply the product of the use of 3 series oil to change electricity, although the two cars are based on BMW's CLAR platform, but the platform at the beginning of the development of the three forms of compatible fuel, hybrid and pure electricity, but does not have an exclusive pure electric platform like bmw iX.
Mercedes-Benz and Audi do not yet have a corresponding pure electric product at this level, so the BMW i3 is currently more like targeting the Tesla Model 3. Although the BMW i3 has no information such as endurance and price, according to the difference between the previous BMW iX3 and X3, the price of the i3 is expected to be comparable to the version of the 3 Series 330, and the endurance will be about 500 kilometers.
Obviously, tesla model 3 will have more advantages in terms of power, price and battery life, because it has a long-endurance version of 255,600 and a high-performance version of 339,900. The overall experience will also be different from the BMW i3, the Model 3 is more fresh, and the i3 still retains the traditional style.
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A friend close to the professor said: Although the Model 3 lacks the precipitation of traditional luxury brands, since it is to experience a new species such as electric vehicles, why should I choose a conventional old electric vehicle?
This suddenly made the professor feel that it was better to rationally analyze these two cars with split personalities than to follow his first impression, after all, the two cars themselves have two different user groups.
Netizen 1: Chen Tian is bullish, and sure enough, the headlights of the dismantled car parts are exactly the same as the new model. I saw it some time ago
Netizen 2: The key to see the endurance to change the power is not big The problem is not big The old i3 is not oil to electricity, why don't you buy it?
Netizen 3: Good guy, the captain of the car has done the mid-level car administrative model Maiteng
Netizen 4: Concerned about the battery and battery after-sales, before the BMW 5 Series electric vehicle replacement battery is more expensive than the new car
Netizen 5: 27-28 I bought it