All along, domestic consumers have generally scorned oil to electricity, believing that a good pure electric product must have its own dedicated electrification platform, especially luxury cars. However, BMW Did not think so, and successively launched two BMW iX3 and BMW i3 products in the eyes of everyone. Among them, the bmw i3 that has just been listed (priced at 349,900 yuan) has appeared in two extreme situations in word of mouth, some people think that it is the "full blood version" of the 3 series; some people think that it is just a simple "oil to electricity" product, and it is difficult to compete with the Tesla Model 3 of the same level in all aspects, so what is the real situation? How should consumers choose? Look at the comparison between the two cars.
Trams don't talk about heroes in terms of acceleration
Driving control is one of the most important product cores of bmw 3 series, after the "oil to electricity", many users have concerns about whether bmw i3 can still retain the driving control it should have, after all, the larger battery pack makes the maintenance quality of BMW i3 exceed 2 tons, which may affect the original suspension and vehicle counterweight, thereby reducing the driving control pleasure.
In contrast, the Tesla Model 3, which is completely built by the special platform for electric vehicles, does not have the trouble of transformation, and can take into account driving control, vehicle weight and other issues in the early stage of design, so the product has innate advantages.
However, playing control is after all BMW's best play, plus the BMW 3 series itself has a good foundation, so it is relatively easy to change. The BMW i3's approach is to adjust the double ball spring pillar suspension, HRS hydraulic shock absorption for a higher upper limit, and use adaptive air suspension in the rear suspension; compared with the long wheelbase BMW 3 Series, the BMW i3 vehicle has increased the front wheel track by 12mm, the rear wheelbase has increased by 13mm, and the rear wheel inclination has been reduced by 0.6 degrees. In other words, through the optimization of the chassis and the upgrade of the configuration, the driving stability of the vehicle after weight increase is met.
At the same time, the BMW i3 also strengthened the rear chassis and engine compartment, equipped with rear anti-roll bars, front shock top tie rods and rear chassis reinforcement kits to effectively enhance the rigidity of the body, coupled with the power battery located at the bottom of the vehicle, so the BMW i3 body center of gravity is 44mm lower than the 3 Series, so the driving performance on the corners is better.
In terms of power, Tesla Model 3 is very strong, especially the high-performance four-wheel drive version, zero hundred acceleration time as long as 3.3 seconds, completely super running level, the price is only less than 20,000 yuan more expensive than the BMW i3. Of course, bmw i3 power is not weak, zero hundred acceleration of 6.2 seconds and BMW 330i the same, only 0.1 seconds slower than the Tesla Model 3 rear-drive version, endurance BMW i3 and Tesla Model 3 rear-drive version is basically at the same level, CLTC pure electric endurance are more than 500km, daily use is completely enough.
In general, compared with the Tesla Model 3 created by the pure electric platform, the BMW i3 born of oil to electricity has some shortcomings, but through the late chassis strengthening, professional adjustment can be completely offset, and the use of lower center of gravity, faster response to the start of the tram, bmw i3 driving control can be better than the BMW 3 series.
BMW i3: more local than the 3 series, more comfortable than Tesla
In the eyes of most consumers, BMW belongs to the traditional luxury brand, Tesla has the strongest pure electric car label, they have a large brand difference, can be seen as "conservative" and "radical" representatives, but in terms of intelligence, they have some commonalities, all want to give users technology and convenience through their own way.
The BMW i3 adopts the latest style of interior style, the dual screen is more technological than the 3 series, and it is also the first domestic model to adopt the BMW iDrive 8.0 intelligent human-computer interaction system. The set of car machine system is easy to operate, the screen UI is fine, and it has high practicality in voice control, personalization, and human-vehicle interaction. Moreover, the addition of localization applications such as WeChat Car Edition and Tencent Mini Scene 2.0 has greatly improved the convenience of using cars, especially Tencent Mini Scene 2.0, which includes 24 mini programs such as Himalayas and QQ Music, and the expansion ability is quite strong.
The advantage of Tesla Model 3 is that the hardware is powerful, after using AMD's CPU and GPU, Tesla has created the strongest car machine, the performance is even stronger than the laptop in your hand, coupled with the OTA that constantly pushes new features, which can make users always have a fresh feeling and a better car-machine experience. In other words, the Tesla Model 3 car machine is more like a blind box, freshness continues to appear, good or not to use another word; BMW i3 car machine is a gift that you have deeply understood, easy to get started, easy to use, is the lack of some novelty.
Smart driving is far from the same, do you care when you buy a BMW?
In terms of intelligent driving, Tesla has always been the target of new energy vehicle companies around the world, mainly because Tesla's Autopilot function has a very high practicality, even if there is no optional FSD fully autonomous driving, the basic functions are better than most vehicles with their own driving assistance system.
At the same time, Tesla's self-developed FSD chip has reached 144 TOPS at present, with leading algorithms, 8 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 1 millimeter wave radar, with high iterative capabilities for autonomous driving, which is undoubtedly the core key for most consumers to choose Tesla.
In contrast, BMW i3 has a big gap in this regard, driving assistance system, full speed adaptive cruise, etc. need to be optional, equipped with forward collision warning, emergency brake assistance, lane change assistance and other functions are relatively simple, even if the automatic parking 50 meters track reversing function provided, in front of the Tesla Model 3 intelligent summoning function can only be regarded as a "younger brother". Of course, maybe friends who consider BMW i3s won't care about that at all.
epilogue:
It can be seen that the so-called oil to electricity must be defeated, in the BMW i3 here has become a pseudo proposition, born from the fuel version of the BMW i3, the driving control strength is stronger, call it "full blood version" 3 series are not excessive, want to be luxurious, but also want to experience the intelligent, pure electric fun friends, choose BMW i3 has no problem at all. Tesla Model 3 in intelligent driving, power absolute advantages, is also one of the best options in the 300,000 yuan level of pure electric products, if you are a "radical" and are young people who like to experience new things, then Tesla Model 3 is undoubtedly a better choice. So in general, although the price of the two cars is close, in the eyes of consumers, friends who buy BMW will never care whether it has a smart configuration, and users who choose Tesla Model 3 will not care whether it is luxurious, because BMW i3 and Tesla Model 3 have never been competitors.