2020 BMW 330e Review
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The 2020 BMW 330e is a plug-in hybrid executive car that combines a 2.0-litre petrol engine with an electric motor and a lithium-ion battery. It has a pure electric range of up to 37 miles and can accelerate from 0-62mph in just 6 seconds. Throw in a sensible pricing structure and it could just be the most appealing mainstream 3 Series of all. Rebecca Jackson puts the 2020 BMW 330e to the test in this CarGurus UK review.
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Got the previous 330e and absolutely love it. I use for work so track all my mileage. A full charge (240v not a quick charger) costs around 80p from empty to full and takes just under 3 hours. Quick chargers at work charge in less than 2 hours. The EV range is nothing like advertised as I get around 14 miles but the regen from the engine is very quick. I do 14000 miles a year and last year, 70% of my journey was on electric. A typical round trip to work is 60 miles of which I get a regular 45-47 miles on electric and that’s with a boot full of work kit. Average combined consumption so far is 76mpg (can get over 100mpg in the summer as battery performance is better). This new version is supposed to be a big improvement so would consider upgrading when I need to swap. I would not go back to a diesel after having a hybrid.
@ could you clarify 'nothing like advertised as I get around 14 miles ' and 'typical round trip to work is 60 miles of which I get a regular 45-47 miles on electric' please, I'm not following that? Thanks
Colin Poyzer Colin Poyzer but considering the extra cost to buy the car and cost to charge. How long before you break even compared to buying a 320D or a even cheaper 320i? That would be interesting to know.
Me too, @ the moment I'm getting around 16 miles a charge, I work 15.1 miles away from home so both commutes are electric only & usually with lowest heating setting for demisting. Cost is 13.9 p/kWh X 6= not even a German vicar.
New model has a larger battery by sound of things & the touring is looking very tempting.
@@NickLiang never compared to the diesel. and this car has no grunt if in electric mode only either. you either go full electric or fully combustion. hybrids are just an expensive hobby which is fair enough but it shouldnt be marketed as a smart choice.
@ w
Some people are totally missing the point of this car. It won't suit everyone, however if you are a company car driver, the 330e makes a lot of sense. I would have gone for another Jaguar XF, loved having two over the last 8 years but at over 30% benefit in kind tax, that's just unjustifiable for me! Get your finger out Jaguar, if you had a hybrid XE/XF I'd have ordered one....
I drive over 30k miles per anum so will regularly go over the electric range but it means that every day I get 30 odd miles for just a few pence of electricity. The charging time is not an issue as it will be plugged in as I sleep. It will also allow me to use parking spaces with charging points (which are currently often vacant) allow me free travel in low emission zones and save me thousands of pounds a year on tax!
It's smaller than I would like (particularly the boot) but for the saving of one month's BIK tax, I can purchase roof rails and a roofbox for holidays with the family. A large roofbox is over 500l, the size of a standard 3 seriese boot.
As a company car driver, I have always had to resort to something like a 2.0L Diesel. These have got really good over the years but are still noisy at idle and don't sound great as you rev. The performance is fine but a 330e will perform well above the level of a good 2L diesel. For me, I would not be able to justify the cost of going for a similarly performing diesel so the 330e is an easy decision for me.
I would have liked the 530e but its much more expensive so I'd have to resort to a low spec. Colours are also limited and I prefer the interior of the new 3 series over the 5. I hate that tablet stuck to the dash like someone forgot to include it in the design so just stuck it there. The 3 series has it better integrated into the dash. Not to mention that the 3 is a much newer design with all the new technology included like xtra boost and reverse assist.
For these reasons, I'm ordering a 330e.
Superb comment. Did you get one?
@@timsmith3229 I had one ordered at the start of the first lockdown. My company put a hold on all unnecessary purchases until after the lockdown. By that time BMW had increased the price by over £2500! That pissed me off so I got a Polestar 2. Even cheeper on tax😁!
@@davidkerr4103 I’m getting one in a few weeks, like you the tax reasons are a big driver to the decision. Actually looking forward to this car much more than previous times ( diesel Passet ) I to do lots of miles 50k+ a year , probably won’t in honesty get huge MPG but will try my best.
Been told today from a friend who recently got one that the car charged up to full from near empty on 35 miles of motorway driving ! He had no idea of MPG , pity be nice to see the justification effect and any benefit.
@@nicholasjohns946 it’s a really nice car, I also was really looking forward to getting mine but now I’ve gone full EV, I’m totally convinced it’s the way forward.
I think the 330e is a prettier car inside and out than my Polestar 2, but OMG the P2 is really great fun to drive. It’s well RAPID!
Plus the even better tax break and almost zero personal use cost, it’s like getting a good pay rise.
Enjoy your Beemer, I’m sure you’ll love it. Will be nice not using diesel.
@@davidkerr4103 thanks for prompt reply, I’ll have to keep car for 3 years and will with my mileage have to use quite a bit of regular fuel.
Another favourable review from Rebecca. Great to see you’re doing sporty reviews. 👍🏻
Rebecca has such a lovely, calm and thorough way of doing reviews. Really liked this one.
Nah, she sounded unenthusiastic here, maybe she was under the weather or something? Almost put me off getting this car. Thank god I watched other reviews.
tlig I thought she was great. Nice review Rebecca!
She sounds like she should be reviewing kitchen or cleaning products
Kojo Mbasi there’s no need for this sort of blatant sexism. She did a better job of reviewing the car than most male reviewers, and probably better than you or I could have.
@@kojombasi506 Typical Keyboard Warrior.
Superb review, precise and so calming.
I've actually already placed an order for one. Living in the US, I have to wait for it to be built to my specs. I'm really eager to get it in my garage.
I love almost all about this concept. It does feel just a little bit like a missed opportunity to have both engines rear wheel drive. I love my current rear wheel drive Bmw, but with this 113 bhp could pull the front wheels and effectively give you superb traction in winter etc.
Great review!
Love the cat at the end trying to distract her.
Got mine yesterday, very impressed and having owned several gas 3 series I like this one best.
Great review
3 series is such a good car. Finally secured mine and pick it up in November :D
Hi, do you know the towing capacity of 530e? Answers from BMW UK two departments are different. One says you can't tow by this car another say you have max 750kg regardless braking or un braking tow which does not make any sense. Very confused.
Is there an AWD version of the 330e??? Thank you for your reply!
330e m sport is a very well-rounded car indeed
How do you like your car? I am thinking of ordering, but worries about the batteries longevity. The lease price on this car is about $250 more a month than the non hybrid. So I will buy vs. lease.
Ordered a bmw 330e m sport plus in white for deliver end of March. Benefit in kind seriously reduced from my 430i, can charge at work daily and run mostly on pure electric. O -60 mph 5.7 sec! But feels faster due to the torque. Very happy.
Jonathon King what is benefit in kind? I saw this on mini’s website too
@@AnthonyWilliams-vh1ds Hi, From 6 April 2020 the benefit in kind drops from 16 to 10%. Big savings compared to my 430i. Had a test drive, incredibly it feels fast than my 430i much more torque.
@@JOHNKING123 when did you order? we ordered in december and its due end of june ;/
@@Matttski Wow that's crazy! I ordered in December and it's being delivered to my local BMW garage 30th March. Did you go direct with BMW?
The only concerns on hybrid model is the battery wear and tear...
How does this car sound? Compared to non hybrid?
For owners of a 330e, when fully charged what's the highest and lowest predicted range you have seen? mine is 31 miles and 7 miles. no where near the 36 miles they advertise.
I've been waiting for this car for a year in the US- it will be here in a month. Strangely the electric only range is officially rated lower (20 miles) here by EPA, but I suppose that's probably a test cycle difference. This M spec car is about $54k here in US- it will be a while till I can justify trading my 335d given my short commute. Great review.
In US they claim shorter range on electric power because your tests are closer to reality
You been reviewing some good perf. Vehicles lately, finally!
Everything is right in the world
one of the better reviews of 3 series I have seen and I watched quite a few. Interestingly enough I usually find the reviews done by female presenters more informative ( maybe becase they are rarer they gave a slightly different perspective to 100 0f reviews already there) . anyways good job
Yes, I would definitely consider this car. Loved your review. I just saw one for sale after looking at the Honda Clarity plug in, so this was most helpful to view. Thanks!
Have you been kicking tyres with those boots Rebecca 🤣😂
Great review as per usual 💪
The BMW 3 series has always an amazing car and now this 330E is even better.
Great review. What I want to know is why the mirrors are still window mounted instead of door mounted. That should've been fixed by now.
Why is that an issue?
UK when are you moving to metrics?
Is it self charging?
How condo or apartment people carry this ..?
Is it possible to use the AC (to heat and cool) while in electric mode (ICE off), if not the official MPG is a fraud since most of the time the ICE will have to be working (even with a full battery).
it is frauding. using preheating wont be enough for a work commute and tends to be quite expensive. ( it is also expensive i.e. in a tesla but there you dont have the choice of using a petrol engine to heat)
Mine will be delivered hopefully after the lockdown period. It is sitting in my BMW dealership for weeks now because of the lockdown. ☹️
I have never got anymore than 22 miles range in electric, also 3 pin change is seven hours minimum
getting mine in a couple of weeks, but waving goodbye to my Audi A6 Allroad which i really love. Im going to miss the roof rails that hold the wine in place while i throw the other items into the passenger seat picked up from the corner shop.
How did that a6 of yours hold up. A friend had one and he hated it.
and... missing the a6?
@@kingprone7846 actually yes. the 4 wheel drive, air suspension and grunt all missing from the BMW.
@@colinbell6461 thought so.
Bmw is a sportcar@@kingprone7846
is that bmw less then 50g/km CO2 exhaust emissions and is capable of being operated with zero emissions for a minimum range
of 10 miles??
Yes it is.
I'm going to buy one on the back of this review, good honest review. Well done 👍
*Just you wait until Mercedes introduces the A & B Class in Mid 2020*
GrrMeister but Sir, A & B class are not direct competitors to the 3-series. Good to know, though.
Chakday futta jatta....brrrrrrraaahhhh
GrrMeister I’m looking for even better MPG, does Mercedes offer that?
Preheat the interior via BMWs app lol. My 23 year old E36 does that with its OBC
lovely stuff
Ok Alan 😂
The average mpg is a shocker. Was expecting it to be similar to diesel.
I have the 2020 model and you only get 26 miles from the battery and not the 37 claimed. Bit disappointing but still a good car though
I've had mine since September, getting 125 mpg due to plugging it in each night, love it.
But why is every review of the M-sport? The list price means you pay much higher road tax and you benefit from boy-racer bodykit and harder suspension, why would you fall for the marketing hype? Get a sport plus with the same drive train and gadgets but much cheaper.
And get the oyster leather, it's way prettier than boring black.
Was thinking of getting one myself. How good is it for longer journeys (200miles) starting fully charged then driving in hybrid mode with one end of journey not been able to charge?
@@JD-env1 Put your journey into the satnav and it will work out when best to use electric and when to use petrol, clever, and it will give you a lot more mpg than a petrol car. Broadly speaking you will get 25-30 miles of your journey on electric, the rest at 40 mpg, the overall actual mpg will depend on lots of factors including type of road and speed and how much you use each system. If you want to drive 200 miles back home without any charge in the battery then you will be on petrol all the way, it does put a bit back into the battery but it only has enough for very low speed manoeuvering and pulling away, which is helpful but not significant. Best to think of it as a car with two engines, you pick which one to use, or let it choose itself, or select both together in hooligan/sport mode. I find this mode selection adds a whole new dimension to driving that I enjoy. The real benefit to me is the ease of commuting through heavy traffic in electric mode, and the joy is then pressing a button and having a completely different type of car to drive.
Good point. It's just people like their beemer to look like it's an M3. I don't like it. If it is an M3, it is an M3. If it is not, it should not fake that look. Those who know can still tell it from the M series cars.
It’s called personal preference, not every is like you. Some people prefer the sport ride and better handling, and they can afford it for the better equipment and asthetics, they see value in that, and cleverly there is since most models sold are m-sport. I can’t believe this needs explaining.......
M sport has better and more comfortable suspension
Had mine delivered a few days ago - highly recommend it to anyone.
When did u order it?
@@Northug1337 Ordered it in September but only just had it delivered last week due to BMW waiting list 👍🏼
How are the noise levels and ride quality?
@@fredfredburger5150 Both are excellent - noise levels are nearly non existent even when the ICE kicks in. I have the M Sport model but the suspension seems to be pretty comfortable and compliant over bumps etc.
What sort of deal did you get? Trying to get prices and it's varying quite a lot. Thinking of doing it through my LTD company. Thanks,
Time to upgrade my 328d. Damn!
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.
I trust female reviewers. I feel they do not hype subject like some petrol-head 19-year-old lad. Brilliant review Rebecca. My 330e is due for delivery in March 2021. Can't wait
i doubt she does the actual reviews, she is just a presenter and even though she will have some opinions most are likely written by someone else.
Had mine since Nov 2019 - Done 5K so far, half of which has been on electric. Love the silence of it, but letting it rip country roads in sports mode now again is great. The majority of people are not going to miss the combustion engine when we all go fully electric. The car will actually do over 80mph in full-electric mode, but only 67ish in Hybrid.
What electric-only range do you typically get?
@@ronstarm3 cold weather 30km, normal weather (above 10°C) 45km and driving calm 60km. All in hybrid mode Max 100km/h.
When you drive the car does this recharge the battery?
@@CraigalFun braking does
Can i know the cost to change the battery long term . Thanks
Oh please...how long do you plan to keep the car? 20 years?
Bmw warranty the battery for 6 years or 60,000 miles, whichever comes first. I read that about the previous model, so should be the same for the newer version 🤞
Have the older version of this car and just a word of warning that the electric only range decreases over time. I started at 24 miles and after 3years after a full charge the car will do about 10-12miles. The boot space is only a problem if you plan on lugging people to and from the airport on a daily. Eco mode is a waste of time as it doesn’t charge the battery sufficiently and is only worthwhile if you cruise at 55mph as any faster and it drinks petrol. Mpg is about 33-36mpg which is about right as the battery will be nearly depleted by the time you get into a decent commute. Quick enough to overtake most cars on the motorway and the weight of the battery does not affect handling unless you’re planning to throw it round a track and as most people are not car journalists so the cost they get is a few mini-roundabouts and B-roads this car is pretty tight not Ford Fiesta ST fun but not cumbersome and dull Ford Mondeo abject apathy either. Great car if your commute to work takes in a motorway and a few twisty roads if you do many miles then I’d pump for a decent petrol.
indeed the heavy cycling of the battery will cause degradation.
i was looking at a 2016 330e today but now worried about the battery life. That said, I only do about 5000 miles a year mostly just on a short 2 mile commute to work each day so could get away with 12 mile on electric and just recharge every day or so. Thanks for the review.
Nice car
I don't think BMWs are sold for boot space. Their's charm is to be found somewhere else ! Their aesthetics may not be to everybody's taste, but their talent cannot fail to enthuse you !
Exactly. I couldn't care less for the trunk space.
I have a my eye on a 2017 330e M-sport shadow edition, and I'm sooooo on the fence about it.
I had one for 2 years (47k miles). Convenience pack which controls charging failed 4 times. In the garage for a week each time. Finally the fuel cap which has an additional control failed. I gave up and sold it before the warranty ran out. Loved the car but so unreliable.
That’s the case for all BMWs of modern. They are very nice vehicles but the reliability kills it. This has kept me a way from a new BMW.
Best 3 series for company car drivers
You have a small inch screen and a big inch screen (the new one) does the BMW 3 series hybrid always has a big inch screen? (The new screen)
Why why we can't have this in india ?
I have 2016 330e I love it but I’m thinking of getting the 530e for more electric range
Glad I now know how to spell "Extra"
If you’re not a company car driver- buy the petrol or diesel. I will save over £200/month running a 330e compared to a 320i and over £230 compared to a 320d as of April due to the insane company car tax changes🤬
The buttons on the g20 feel so chea. You can see the whole console moves /flexes when she selects the drive mode .
I was just about to say the same thing!
It's just the entire drive mode select button panel that flexes under pressure. That's because the buttons aren't individually cut out, therefore when you press one button the whole button panel is being pressed down. The center console itself is very solidly built, as you can see in Carwow's various 3 Series reviews.
5 hours to charge from a domestic socket really isn’t bad at all. That’s the same amount of time that my iPad takes to charge from 0-100% :D
That's how small the battery is. Let's be honest.
Seems a lot of effort for very little range.
(Edited) is there going to be a hybrid estate version of the new 3 series?
Did you watch the video :-)
---> 1:49
Expected this summer.
Ewen Bruce sorry I meant an hybrid version. I thought she was referring to the standard estate model. With the uneven load floor in the sedan I don’t know what a hybrid estate will be like...
Great car. Been running one for 3 months now and cost next to nothing in petrol. Performance is strong even when running on battery alone. Boot is not great but not a problem day 2 day. £££ saving on tax & fuel. Only real disapointment is the rubbish leather that BMW offer even on the m sport....Merino leather reserved for m340i.
David Britton what is wrong with this leather? I have it on m2 and apparently they outlast my m4 learher
@@RaymondLo84 Perhaps was a bit ott with saying it is rubish, but it is not very high grade. I am sure the vernasca will outlast merino, but it feels harsh. Personal preference would be for the softer leather....would be nice if BMW allowed owners to choose.
@@snootbritton Oh is that synthetic leather?D: I googled and apparently the M2 is using "Dakota leather" The M4 was nice and soft, but the butt area is already worn out after 1 year of usage rubbing against my blue jeans. :D... I totalled my M4 after 2 years so I cannot speak how well it holds after 2 years though :(
I ordered mine with merino leather ... it's possible, it's an individual option.
@@RaymondLo84 That is not possible. I have had both Dakota and Merino in several cars and Merino is a lightyear better in everything. My M3 E92 had 180 000 km and the leather still looked really fresh. For me always Merino if it is possible.
Would love to know how much it would cost to charge the car.
*Quick calculation would never recover your money back*
Had mine since 26/11, depends on your tariff but it’s costing £1.86 to charge mine from empty.
I love ours, the electric power delivery is so smooth and we've done around 2000 miles since it was delivered before Christmas, at least half pure electric.
Just be warned that the electric range isn't too great, so if you have a full day of driving (even a bunch of small trips), then you are going to rely fairly heavily on that petrol engine. Which is fine alone, but you definitely notice the reduced power compared to hybrid mode.
How many km or miles it lasts, im considering this car as a daily as idont want to use every day my porsche
@@LuisOrtega-us1ev i suspect maybe 20km in warm weather, 5-10km in cold weather.
I love the British accent 👍🙂
diesel or full fat petrol for me.......................thank u...................
What David Kerr said.
“As speed increases, economy decreases” ... Well yes! 🙈
She means that you will not get the same electric range at higher speeds. With petrol or diesel this difference in range is smaller. So the electric mode is mostly beneficial at lower speeds, like in the city.
@@karelvdd so why use full electric, especially if you need to bc travel a long distance, self charging hybrid has to be the answer and the best all round solution
@@daveallsopp320
Maybe. On the other hand: I have an F30 330e. I tend to buy a petrol car again next. Or maybe full electric. The petrol car can be a mild hybrid, but for the moment I don't want a full hybrid anymore. It is very economical, but it's also heavy and less economic than full hybrid, due to the loss from the transmission. If you drive a lot on 90 km/h roads with a lot of red lights and roundabouts, like me, you always have to keep in mind which system js providing power. You can put the car in sport mode, but then you won't be driving electric at all.
@@karelvdd got to be false economy with the lack of range, I will stick out with diesel tried and trusted
@@daveallsopp320
That might be ideal if you drive 25000 km or more a year. I only do half of that.
Too bad diesels might be worthless in a few years.
Here in Belgium almodt everybody used to drive diesel. Now they are convincing people to go for petrol or electric (with taxes). So diesels loose value fast. 🙄
Self charging hybrid that has got to be the way, never mind this plugging in faf
Прекрасен автомобил, но и рецензентка! Поздрав од Скопје, Македонија!
Aco Arsovski English please
Yeah. I consider it
Rebecca 😍
Get them to pay you more and buy some new boots! Joking apart, very informative review!
Bmw have been known for their engine faults? How is this one?
Happy with mine with 27165 miles I have done 18542 fully electric as only work a few miles from home. 120mpg charge at work 😀
I own a 330e, it's very nice. I have the XDrive model. With any luck I won't become a Hooligan
If the touring is reasonably priced... I’d be interested... the only way the govt is going to get us all in electric / hybrid cars is to get them to the right price.
The only way the government is going to get us all in electric/hybrid cars is to make the infrastructure available... or petrol/diesel so expensive that nobody can afford it. Guess which one they are going to choose?
Changing the drive modes makes the whole panel with buttons move, not impressed with the build quality (3:51)
It's one button that's touch sensitive!!
What is wrong with that rear bumper it's different shade of blue ? I'll stick to Mercedes
It's not?
Most likely just the light reflecting at a different angle.
Amazing car!
It does not feel right to compromise by having an internal combustion engine, when the Tesla model 3 does all one needs and more without any tailpipe poison.
Without any tailpipe poison other than whatever is spewed out by the power station, and ignoring the end-of-life pollution aspects (lithium isn't widely recycled yet, and it has a large environmental impact where it's extracted). It's not quite cut-and-dried as you may think it is; EVs have the potential to be much greener than ICEVs - but they aren't there yet, and hydrogen powered ICE are much greener than hydrocarbon-powered engines.
dlevi67 in the UK we have a considerable amount of renewable energy and I use 100 percent renewable. Also power stations generate electricity far more efficiently and less polluting especially not pollluting at ground level in cities also consider the environmental impact of mining oil and the whole end to end process of running cars on petrol or diesel that has to be processed and transported to petrol stations. Also lithium is now being recycled. And batteries going to second life deployment.
@@neilbrandon Unfortunately "100% renewable" means nothing unless you have a wind or solar farm in your garden. If you (like most people in the UK, including me) buy energy from a retailer, what matters is the wholesale mix on the grid, and that is 50/50 at best, if one counts nuclear as renewable (at least it's not CO2-emitting). Your energy supply isn't interrupted because there is no wind in the Irish Sea or it has been raining for a week in Wiltshire... however rare those two events may be.
The environmental impact of extracting oil is high, but so is the impact of extracting lithium and rare metals needed for batteries and advanced electronics (more of which in EVs, though the amount of electronics in ICEVs keeps increasing). And this is before we start taking into account the huge amount of infrastructure that will need building to allow reasonably widespread EV usage: 45% of dwellings in the UK have no parking space or garage, and I live in a town of 10,000 people where there are 6 public EV charging points. Producing concrete, steel and aluminium to build the infrastructure generates a fair amount of pollution and greenhouse gases too.
Again, I'm not arguing that EVs are not greener than ICEVs (though with hydrogen the argument is still open, at least in terms of CO2); I'm just saying that the argument is not so clear cut, and it may well depend on where you are and what kind of EV you are considering (see for example th-cam.com/video/6RhtiPefVzM/w-d-xo.html).
FWIW, something like the 330e is not green, and is clearly something invented to take advantage of tax incentives - see for example www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46152853 That particular incentive has been scrapped, but there is still a considerable tax advantage for company car drivers to have a hybrid.
dlevi67 thanks for providing a more balanced response. I believe hydrogen will be the new economy. Specifically green hydrogen. I would ask anyone who still argues that petrol and diesel are the way to go to spend a few minutes measuring and not breathing their exhaust pipe fumes and seeing the actual levels of particulates nox sox and cox. Also try driving an e Niro or Tesla model 3.
@@neilbrandon I've never driven either though I've been a passenger in all Teslas bar the Roadster; I've driven a model S and it's a very good (if large) car, if one can get past the hideous interior for a £100k car...
This woman is highly impressive. She gets my vote better than Jeremy clarkson any day.😃
Just no
@@jamie8037 aye your right.
Good review, but the muddy boots?!! You wouldn't be getting in my car like that love.
Rebeeca you are best reviewer for BMW brand. Review from you is very BMW...
*37 Miles Downhill on a Warm Summer's day more like.*
yeah. some people need to stop dreaming.
I'm only here because car wow haven't reviewed it yet! Sorry guys!
So, BMW is going the way of giant grilles? It's getting bigger each generation. What next?
Rebecca, how can you enter such a fine and clean car with those dirty shoes?!?!?!
Rebecca is back! Where is your banana? 😁
Pervert.
@@martingetliffe what are you thinking of you true Pervert? Her nickname is sister banana in China, as she always use banana to show the storage space.
@@persiaswine whatever.
Bmw should have gone 6 pot on these new model's rather than a 4 cylinder pity..
Still better than Mercedes 1,3 liter “Renault” engine
Oooh, I do like her posh accent. :)
37 miles?... great electric range...
Another car which makes no sense..low range on elec, not fuel efficient, $$$ on the same range on model 3, smaller boot a dinosaur
Wheres the bloke
After hundreds of independent tests, this car actually emits 3 times the hydrocarbons that BMW claim, and only averages 51mpg !!!
I'm a massive BMW serial owner, love the brand, but the claims about this care have now been proven to be absolute bs.
Its stupid with usb c you need a spicial cabel just to the car usb c to usb c 😅anyways still Very cool car just need a engien change no hybrid fore meey 😝
Ill buy the car if she comes with it
Spare wheel or not. Basic
Be very careful........thousands of recalls for hybrids for serious fire risk.