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Ooo looks great in that colour. 
When are you going fully electric?
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You do get used to it quite quickly. It's easy to forget how quickly you can get over the limit, without the noise and gear changes the acceleration is deceptive.
When you back to a normal car though its really jarring. I moved from a 530D which to me was fast and responsive but going back to it after a few months it felt really laggy and weird.
This is what a lot of folk who haven't tried and EV don't appreciate enough, it is a totally different experience even in the none performance segment, I mean heck the i3 0-30 time is the fastest of all the cars BMW make bar none, M3/M5 included.
Tis so and relatively guilt free. In an ICE you get the noise, attention and then depending on when you are pressing on the hard breaking. In a EV just massively quick off the line and the regen means you aren’t wasting as much energy. Not sure I’ve really gotten used to it yet (M3P) although will admit I do miss the drama of a high revving engine on occasion.
Yes. Different experience. Rather sterile in an EV too.
What’s the 0-30 times then. There is no way it’s faster than the latest M3
Although 0-30 is even more pointless measure than 0-60 times
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That video is 7 years old.
Back then the M3 was 0-60 in 4.9 seconds.
The new M3 is 0-60 in 4.1 seconds (or 3.8 seconds for the competition version) so I imagine it's a bit different now.
Though I imagine it's still not far off at 0-30
Back then the M3 was 0-60 in 4.9 seconds.
The new M3 is 0-60 in 4.1 seconds (or 3.8 seconds for the competition version) so I imagine it's a bit different now.
Though I imagine it's still not far off at 0-30
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I imagine the i3 is slower now too. You know to stop the engine mounts breaking!
And very obvious.
Very interesting. Love his engine noises, something I will never miss pointless noise pollution.
EV's from a standing start are impressive.
For me it's the acceleration from low speeds : 20/30/40/50mph. Plant the throttle and there is no down change required, or being in correct rev band range, or waiting for the Turbo, they just instantly go. With no upshifts required either it's relentless beyond 100mph.
The Model S Plaid+ and new Roadster will defo make people sick
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Maybe they've fixed the core issue in later cars?
I've never bothered setting off like a bat out of hell since had mine to see if there is a delay/slow start, my mechanical sympathy brought forward into EV driving
. Feels very fast from a rolling start at least
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Probably the same reason people take vans, trucks and buses on the track; because not every lap has to be race car
Not really. Just because you don't have an exhaust sound, every other sensation is still there. And because you don't need to worry about staying on the power band, they're pretty easy to drive fast.
I have back to back driven two 400hp cars, one ICE one EV. There is more to it than just sound.
I find my Model 3 way more thrilling to drive than my BMW 330i was. I'll happily make an excuse to take the Model3 out because it is so fun to drive.
I'd absolutely love to try an M3P on a track. Couldn't give a monkey's about engine noise.
Also my model 3 is 70kg heavier than the 330i which is about the weight of a tank of petrol
I'd absolutely love to try an M3P on a track. Couldn't give a monkey's about engine noise.
Also my model 3 is 70kg heavier than the 330i which is about the weight of a tank of petrol
People who love ICE noise just don't get it, they think its the be all and end all, when really it is just another form of pollution almost as bad as the crap that comes out of the exhaust.