40,990 USD budget to choose luxury brand pure electric models, recommend BMW i3

For consumers with a 300000 yuan budget, they may prefer luxury brands when choosing pure electric models, such as BMW i3, which sold 6074 units in September and ranks first among BBA pure electric models, so is pure electric BMW i3 really worth buying?

High ride comfort

First of all, let's take a look at the space performance. Aiming at the Chinese market, BMW i3 has lengthened the body size in an all-round way, which is more in line with the needs of Chinese people who like to use cars with large space. compared with the same level of Mercedes-Benz C-class new energy, we can see:

Except that the length of the car is slightly smaller than that of Mercedes-Benz C-Class New Energy, the whole vehicle size of BMW i3 is better than that of Mercedes-Benz C-Class New Energy, especially the wheelbase, BMW i3 has reached 2966mm, close to 3 meters, bringing very ample rear seat space.

In terms of storage space, the trunk capacity of the BMW i3 is also nearly 100L more than that of Mercedes-Benz C-class new energy, and it is more practical when you can put more items in your daily car and take a lot of things with you when you go far away.

Actually, the body feeling of BMW i3 is very comfortable, its cushion and backrest have been thickened, the softness and hardness are moderate, the support and encapsulation are in line with this price level, in detail, the back seat is equipped with Alcantara soft pillow, the head space is hollowed out, the ride comfort in the back row is higher, coupled with the whole car Harman/Kardon sound, it can bring better music enjoyment for consumers.

In addition, as a luxury brand, in terms of workmanship and materials, BMW i3 also shows the level that the luxury brand should have. BMW i3 interior decoration uses Sensatec 2.0 synthetic leather, which has a good breathable effect, coupled with contrast color stitches and diamond-shaped perforation design, the overall sense of luxury is in place.

However, the BMW i3 also has one area worth improving, that is, the rear floor is relatively high. If the rear floor can be reduced to the lowest point, or even flat, the comfort of intermediate passengers can be greatly improved.

trams are also operated

in fact, many people have misunderstandings about the BMW i3, thinking that it is the BMW 3-Series battery replacement, which belongs to the "oil-to-electricity" product. In fact, the BMW i3, like the 3-Series, was born in the BMW CLAR rear-drive platform, which itself includes gasoline, diesel, plug-in, pure electricity and other power layout, that is, the "oil-to-electricity symbiosis" platform, and there is no "oil-to-electricity", precisely because it is in line with the 3-Series. The pure electric BMW i3 has the same driving fun as the fuel version of the BMW 3-Series. 

For example, in the driving control configuration, BMW i3 is equipped with HRS hydraulic rebound damping technology, front and rear anti-tilting rod, front shock absorber top pull rod and other hard core technology, together with ARB anti-skid stabilization system, DSC body stabilization system and so on, to improve corner performance and driving fun.

In fact, the most obvious feeling of the BMW i3 is that it has the same low center of gravity and chassis of the BMW 3 series, because the battery is located at the bottom of the vehicle, so the body center of gravity is lower, and the body posture will be more stable when crossing the corner. even if you hit the direction and accelerate and line, you still can't feel the obvious roll, which is full of confidence.

In addition, BMW i3 standard air suspension system, using double ball joint spring shock absorber pillar front axle and standard adaptive air spring rear suspension, even when crossing some bad roads or bumpy roads, there will not be obvious bounce.

In addition to manipulation, BMW has also optimized the driving pain points of electric vehicles.

There are D gear and B gear in kinetic energy recovery mode. In D-gear mode, there are three kinds of energy recovery intensity, the lowest intensity can almost ignore the existence of kinetic energy recovery, and the smarter "adaptive" mode can be adjusted according to the distance in front of the car.

Switching to B-gear mode, which is what we often call single-pedal mode, can easily control the start and stop of vehicles. Although the intervention of kinetic energy recovery is more obvious, it is not as strong as Tesla, so it is not so easy for passengers to get carsick.

Finally, the power life, BMW i3 uses the fifth generation BMW eDrive electric drive technology, the highest output power 250kW, the maximum torque 430N ·m, zero to 100km acceleration time 5.6s, although not as easy as some models of 3 seconds, but for home use, the acceleration performance of 5 seconds is enough.

It is worth mentioning that the BMW i3 uses an excitation synchronous motor, which is rare in the same class. According to official information, it can ensure that the vehicle can burst out peak torque at both low speed and high speed, and the pure electric life of the highest 592km (under CLTC operating conditions) does not look like much, but it is very real in practice, and the remaining mileage is updated in real time according to the driver's current driving habits and power consumption. Can greatly reduce mileage anxiety.

Intelligent representation is practical

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At the software level, the BMW i3 carries the 8.5 generation operating system for the first time, with rich features, such as commonly used voice control, localized and customized QQ Music, and car Wechat, which can be used more frequently, making it more convenient to use.

In intelligent driving assistance, BMW i3 is equipped with self-driving assistance system Pro, including forward collision warning, emergency braking assistance, lane correction function collision prevention system, lane change assistance and traffic congestion assistance active cruise control system, the function is still relatively complete, but the driving assistance function needs to be optional, the cost reaches 19900, and the price is on the high side. If the price is lower, it will be even better.