BMW 330e plug-in hybrid 2020: In-depth review with Tom Ford / Electrifying
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The BMW 320d has long been the pick for 3 Series company car buyers with its frugal 2.0-litre diesel engine, but the 330e could be about to change that.
The 330e uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine mated to an electric motor and 12kWh battery. Together they give it performance equivalent to a 3.0-litre petrol engine, and it's actually more responsive in certain situations. You can also get it with xDrive four-wheel drive but, most importantly, switch from a 320d to a 330e and your tax bills are halved.
But those are numbers and facts - what's the 330e actually like to drive? Tom Ford finds out.
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Update on mine, I just filled it up, last time was 29th of August, today is 21st of November, cost was £37.78 for 34 litres/7.48 gallons (it's only a small tank anyway) and I did 1490 miles in that time, plugging in every night and commuting to work 5 days a week, but not doing much else due to lockdown etc. That's 199.2 mpg.
With my old 225xe my personal best was more than 4000km in one tank (36l) in three months. Hope to beat it with my 330e
Amazing. I'm picking up my 330e tomorrow. Super excited!!
@@jc74435 picked mine yesterday. Such a nice car to drive. Enjoy
how far is commute?
@@shadmonk 9 miles there and 9 miles back.
One year later and it’s still my favourite car so far. Full charge gives us around 20 miles (gauge always says 26 fully charged) which is enough for most commutes. Petrol tank is laughably small though, and just a bit jarring when you see that range drop so quickly. This is very much a car designed for shorter commutes where you can rely on the battery alone or either to boost performance and help make that tank last a bit longer.
This channel is excellent, bravo!
Good review ! Seems like great gas mileage for a 3 series BMW. Just a little concerned about longer highway miles. Sometimes I drive 4 hours to another office. How does that trip look in hybrid mode ?
I have a Seat estate eHybrid. My journeys tend to be under 30 miles. There is a type 2 FREE charger near my gym so I am getting, nearly all my fuel FREE.
First month of getting 330e. My expense of fuel dropped down from £180/month to £50/month. Plus no road tax & no congestion charge. ♡Loving it♡
How much more expensive is it compared to a 320d?
@@NickLiang Mijn boekhouder uit België had me verteld dat het verschil 10k zou zijn in vergelijking met een 320d. Dit dan wel toegepast bij een leasing formule van 4 jaar, weet niet hoe het bij jullie in Nederland is met de wegenbelasting en andere taxaties die jullie hebben.
And if it’s a Company car then the BIK is a big saving over a diesel powered 3 Series.
@woolychewbakker5277 what's the rough figure if 40% tax payer and paying BIK ?
I've had the 530e for a few months now... It replaced my 320d for a 60 mile commute each way to work. I am averaging around 68-85mpg on these long commutes.
I have a 335d touring just now that I love but with work being 25 miles away and with free charging I will be waiting for the touring E version to come out and likely buy one
Great review! Good to see Tom Ford again:)
I plug my wife’s car in most nights, not difficult, have not put petrol in for over two months, it’s a great compromise, most days I have 35 mile commute and it’s such a good car I leave my RS6 at home unless it’s a longer trip
Just read a road trip review, that it actually charges quite a lot on trips. Down hill, when breaking etc. Tried that?
My friend who I hadn't seen in 15 years I saw him 10 days ago and today he picked me up in one of these. It was a fantastic Day 😎
Awesome!
Faque yeah!
Are the sport suspension and sport transmission options worth it?
I'm not a huge fan of the aero kit (looks like a Corolla) but I don't want to miss out on performance if it's there to be had.
Sounds nice . Waiting for the touring version
I've had mine since August. Gets charged 5 days a week at work and it does 49mpg.
If you do t charge it, it does about 31mpg.
About £40 to fill up.
Marvellous to drive and absolutely shunts!
Don't be put off by the boot. Seats flap down to poke things through. Ski hatch let's you load in long things like 2.4m skirting boards 😃. Its big enough for a set of golf clubs but not with an electric trolley as well.
49mpg PLUS the cost of charging everyday.. £8 per full charge for 35miles.. I’m getting one anyway but it’s not cheap to run.
@cumscrote if you don't run it in hybrid mode it will be bad but otherwise charge with solar and your good to go
Best car I’ve owned yet. Even faster than my 330i.
I have a 330i, and I just got a 330e as a loaner. I'm seriously considering getting a BMW e for my next car. It's a serious competitor. I'm a sports car buyer and this thing is a serious competitor.
@@johnnymeza5454 hey, about your 330e...how comfortable is it while you are driving? Do you feel every bump and such?
@@Yoniiii it's not the sport suspension so it's pretty comfortable. I can feel more of the road in my 330i cuz that one has sport suspension.
@@johnnymeza5454 330e M sport does have sport suspension I guess, right? So it's probably less comfortable.
@@Yoniiii yeah sport suspension is always gonna be more stiff, so that you can feel the road better. You can opt for M sport without that suspension if you like the look.
Best review I have seen, thank you.
Does this 3 series have turbo?
I like the thick Steering of my X3 30e. Had an Audi and the steering is thin and you can feel all the vibrrations
Just ordered one as a company car last month but have to wait until next March for it to arrive unfortunately :
BMW 3 SERIES SALOON 330e SE Pro 4dr Step Auto
Colour
Metallic - Mineral grey / SE plus pack Sensatec Perforated - Black
I’m hoping it’s a decent spec one although it’s not the sport model, still £43,052.76 so wonder how much more the sport model is.
I’ve tested one for 3 months, easily achieved way in to 30’s without charging and that’s with motorways driving
I'm curious, would you recommend for long distance motorway driving included :-)
@@nonchalantdon4231 I mean it’s no diesel but I primarily use it on motorways (my commute is 45 miles one way) and I manage around 40mpg.
What the company car tax on this?
Can any owners advise how battery is after 2 yrs of driving? I’m thinking of a 2nd hand one with around 20k miles on the clock. I’m worried the battery power has depleted over time like a mobile?
I bought a 3 year old 330e and the battery gives me the expected miles on the previous journey and driving style. One day it showed me 24 miles on a fully charged battery when my previous journey on battery/gas was pure motorway. But the next time a full charge was showing me 19mile since my previous journey was purely done in terrible london’s traffic jam.
@@dashingdevil640 Thanks!
1:03 does anyone know what road that is i am sured they filmed there for the crown
It's a private test track lots of journalists use. I think it's Millbrook. A scene from Casino Royale was also shot there, where they flipped the Aston Martin DBS.
Makes sense, I suppose, though I still dream about a classic V12 XJS !
All these 330e reviews say the car only does 68mph max in pure electric. Wrong, press the electric button and goes to 89mph with more regeneration and more power all the time. I use this mode most the time and stops the petrol engine cutting in.
Would my commute of 7 miles, mostly highway, be worth to do in this car? Would it stay in electric only? I can charge at work, for free :)
Should be no problem for you .
I do 29 miles all electric , most at 70 mph with mile or 2 left at the end , at 15 to 25 deg C ambient. At 0 deg C run out of battery ~23 miles in the winter, with heater , lights and wipers on. Battery performance does drop in the cold weather. Precondition the car on departure helps.
@@tgreen3425 thank you for your reply
I've had mine for over a year now, commuting through heavy traffic 9 miles to work each day and charging every night my ACTUAL mpg is 125, I'm happy with that.
Chunky steering wheel? That's because you got the m-sport which is much more expensive to buy, costs extra road tax for 5 years, and all you get is different shaped bumpers and some badges and that steering wheel, so don't fall for the marketing hype, keep five grand in your pocket and get the sport-pro. It's just as fast and economical and looks great in red.
(PS where's the drone footage?)
Is the ambient lighting any different also?
i own that car since november (Not this one in particular, but a mineral white one)
Best Car i've ever driven. Love the mileage and the comfort and the light and the power.
Sure a S560 Coupe is more crazy and such, but for everyday use?
Also, i pay 10€ Tax in Germany. PER YEAR!
Imagine buying a £45000 BMW 330e xDrive M Sport Saloon and finding out BMW want £1500 for adding high beam assist..jokers.
Am I stumped ?, do I want to know the answer ?, or does THE TITLE give it away ?
I just beat one in a straight line with a VR6 swapped vw beetle so i looked up info on it
I have videos on vr6 swaped beetle if anyone interested
"It has fat wheel "? Like it is complain?!
Marvellous car!
I’m seriously considering an older 330e, charging however may be a slight pain due to the layout of my home. My question is, can a PHEV operate correctly as a Hybrid without regular charging?
Yeah it will basically act like a non plug in hybrid. But it will not be that good on fuel because it's really heavy compared to a Prius.
@@doodzy2 that’s great, thanks. For the amount of miles I do, it honestly won’t matter too much to me but I would definitely prefer to plug it in haha
I don’t charge mine all the time, but you do have to charge it now and again though to keep the battery cells in good condition. It comes up with a message to tell you to do so. Had it since summer 2017 and was my choice for a company car due to the tax break and performance. I have the option to buy it after 4 years on the lease, but I’m not going to as those battery cells are really expensive to replace when out of BMW warranty.
@@rockyl9120 the batteries are a concern as I imagine they will need replaced at some point, I’m not sure of the lifespan of a hybrid battery honestly. Still looking of course, so nothing definite as of yet, but the 330e would be my #1 choice. Thanks for chiming in, good to hear from people who have real world experience and not just internet experts who haven’t even sat in one!
@@shuddafukkup no probs. With not charging it that often, I get 30mpg out of it compared to 35mpg I was getting in a BMW 420d. It’s really quick once you put it in sport mode and knock the gearbox into sport as well. Have only done 16,000 miles in it since had it and there hasn’t been any issues apart from the coolant level in the engine seemed to drop a lot in the first year, but no leaks anywhere which was odd.
Does anyone know what MPG the petrol engine gets on its own?
31 mpg
@@ianmowbray3284 that’s disappointingly poor :(
The figure is close to my old 340i. Tbh I wish I kept it!
Can you use this car purely on gasoline?? Don’t really care about the 20km battery thing
Get a 330i then.
£54,000 in Australia. You guys get paid to have an EV, here it's the other way around.
The Gov here is proposing slapping extra tax on EV's, plus a tax per Km. There are no subsidies or rebates.
"... owners of electric vehicles would pay a fixed annual levy on top of their registration as well as a distance-travelled charge.."
Over here in new Zealand there's new rebate scheme for EVs took the Gov years of fiddling finally a result
@@sunsetlights100 Because Kiwiland isn't retarded.
Can someone confirm that only the 2019 and 2020 BMW 330e have a range of 37 miles?
Older than 2019, you are probably getting the old model. The range is not very usable, my colleague used to have one. The real world range is low teens.
Real world max range is 24 miles which totally depends on your journey and driving style. Battery works well on hybrid mode and if its pure motorway journey. I did 80 miles and my avg mpg was 70mpg.
Also I get 39 miles on electric so happy days
Hey! I'm really interested in buying one. What's your fuel consumption for highway and combined when in hybrid mode?
330i is 300hp all the time, 330e is 300hp for only 10 seconds? What am I getting wrong here?
330i is ±250hp. It doesn’t have the temporary boost until 290.
Horses die at some point.
330i is 250bhp. 330e is 245 bhp them extra to 295 when you want it
Guess what. A hybrid only makes sense if you use it as a hybrid.
I like the Steering wheel “fat” so the reviews are great but some people might think different.
Why does this have 184 bhp from the same 2 litre engine that gives about 250 bhp in the 330i?
The turbo and tuning. The 320i and 330i is the same engine but tuned differently.
@@NickLiang It was a rhetorical question
@@VSS1 and a pointless one
@@mrw2941 Not really, I was pointing out that the car had been intentionally detuned inorder to prevent loss of sales of larger engines and models. Think before you comment.
How can you possibly complain about the steering wheel thickness? BMW makes M-sport steering wheels are the best out of any car in terms of feel, every other car's steering wheel feels like a plastic toy in comparison.
Agree
Do they do a touring version?
Yes
The big question is whether BMW have ensured the indicators work on this version of the 3 series. None of the 3 series cars around our way have working indicators…
Lol
Gwe lost so much weight!
But for not much more, the Tesla model 3. My uncle went Tesla (business user tax etc)
The fit and finish isn’t really the same... The model 3 is a great toy, the 3 series is an actual car.
Ugly af.
@@francoispermentier7353 great definition of both cars! I drove the 330e and the Model 3 - the model 3 is all about acceleration and gadgets, the 330e is all about driving and feeling the car. And quality. And interiors. And so much more than the Model 3... For me the decision was very easy and I’m waiting for a new 330e touring M Pack!
@@rpa6718 . Fully agree. The tm3 was designed to be a cheap EV, and it shows.
Doesn't really make sense at the end of the day, better options out there for that money.
Just buy a full electric. 0% BIK this tax year rising to 1% next tax year and none of the horrible CO2 emissions out the back.
They don’t make a full BEV 3 Series.
Volvo S60 T8 r-design AWD, 407Hp, 640Nm & 0-100Km/h in 4.4s 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
But not the same fuel consumption
@@francoispermentier7353 Ok 407 Hp = 320Hp (fuel) + 87hp (eletric), 😎 + “B”
This will depend much more on the driver's driving mode, whether he really knows how to manage a hybrid vehicle or not.
@@LucaPonzio but once the battery is fully depleted, the fuel consumption of the Volvo is no way near the one from the bmw. This is one of the reason I choose the bmw
@@francoispermentier7353 And I chose the Volvo S60 T8 AWD 😎. My friend, Volvo's battery regeneration system is much more efficient than BMW's. It regenerates more and better because it has the "B" mode that turns the rear axle into a generator, something that BMW does not have. The combined range of the Volvo is much greater. I tested both cars and got the Volvo. And an AWD will always perform better dynamically than an RWD. Well, I respect your option. The important thing is to be satisfied with your choice. But I will continue with my Volvo and the beautiful 0-100km / h in 4.4.s
@@francoispermentier7353 Knowing how to manage the battery charge correctly, you will never run out of power. This is the insurance of a hybrid car.
You've got a piers Morgan thing about you
00:45
Hang on, isn't the Supra a 6 cylinder?
There is also a 4cyl base spec, although I don't think it's particularly common.
Its the same engine platform just with more or less cylinders. B38 = 3cyl (Mini Cooper, 218i etc), B48 = 4cyl (Mini Cooper S, 220i etc), and B58 = 6cyl (M240i, Supra). It the exact same engine just with more or less cylinders.
270kgs heavier? no thats wrong
Lbs
We have enough with BMW reliability, now this??? 😱😱😱😅
Bmw reliability it good now
The BMW 300e/PHEV (2019-present) has a 96.4% reliability rating dude!⭐️
Petrol and plug-in hybrid versions of the
latest 3 Series are much more dependable than
diesels; owners report only 13% going wrong,
with the most common fault areas being
electrics, the engine and infotainment.
BMW paid for 96% of repairs and fixed two-thirds of cars in less than a week!⛽️🔧⚙️✔️
So fear not dude!🤩
270kg extra weight :-). That’s a typical American sat in the back !
Plug-in cars are made for two things: dodging taxes and CO2 emissions. In reality are only for a very small percentage of people and worse in any way than the pure petrol or diesel because of the weight. But BMW will never build a full Hybrid because of the Autobahn
07:28
Waste of a minute - it's in the title smh
Hybrids are such a waste of time
Full ev = future
Same here . Looks like only BMW can't understand it. What a waste
The world is not ready for full EV yet and ICE cars are still selling like hot cakes
the world will run out of resources for new batteries. if new types of batteries are impossible to produce ..ev`s will NOT be the future
Can you buy an EV if you don't have where to recharge the battery over night?
Unfortunately the only BMW full ev that looks like a car is the i4 and it's 60k starting point.
So why did tesla use its own tesla plug in america 🇺🇸 and not allow other EV s to use his charging hubs. Euro teslas where built right and have CCS . Damage is already done reason everyone hates tesla. Euros and american EV drivers all hate teslas and will never buy one. We would way rather have the Porsche EV that is quality and fast any day over a ugly tesla that looks like a wannabe mercedes fast but NO quality
The tesla roadster is the only one that looks good but you never see them only all the ugly ones.💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Try to limit yourselves to BEV only.
This is a classic example of a compliance car 🚘.
BMW are pretty desperate not to get fined by the EU this year.
Buy a model 3 Tesla instead.
I will buy a Tesla when they create their own quality control department. The « deliver first, fix later » policy is really a lack of respect for theirs customers
Build quality on any Tesla in general is woeful and they look terrible. I’ll stick with my 330e and pay the extra 60/mth tax for the privilege. But you’re right with regard compliance car - BMW is trying to be all things to all men/women...
The car for the ignorant grandpa’s without email!😂