i3 with up to 440 miles of range. i4 is dead but might come back.

 

I'm struggling really hard to get on board with BMW's latest styling direction. I hope this will grow on me.

 

As a long time BMW fan and owner - it’s so sad what this brand has evolved to. I have ZERO interest in this car.

The styling is OK but the front is busy and has FWD proportions bec the hood is short. The interior is a ******* disaster!
Just noticed the seats - they look like they’re from a Chevy or econobox. Where are the amazing sport seats that are usually standard in all 3 series?

This is nothing but a copy of the Tesla Model 3 - I don’t see any BMW dna or heritage at all. If you remove the badges, it could be a BYD or Geely…..

Unfortunately- BMW will lose BILLIONS on this thing.

 

I think it's a great return to form. EVERYONE loves to dump on any new BMW that comes out, then after a few years they do a 180 and love it. Cough cough, Bangle era cars.

Back to the I3, I guarantee if you put a different badge on it, nobody would cry about it. And frankly, this looks 1000x better than the old i3, which was more akin to a Prius to any BMW of the time it came out.

 

I actually kind of like the front and rear view.

The side profile is an economy car. Might as well be a Corolla.

hate the interior, but I guess that's just where every car is going now.

 

perhaps the rest of the world still buys sedans but would it sell stateside?

 

They sold 70,000 of them last year in the US.

The 3 series is still popular, I see a lot of them. I suspect this one will sell pretty well.

The general public seems to be less resistant to BMW's modern styling than online enthusiasts.

 

I think it looks great and I also like the interior. The Neue Klasse cars are a home run, IMO.

 

Estimated price $50-$60K.... Hmmm.... The range is impressive, but other than that, not sure. I guess time will tell...

 

I don't know what that means but sounds good to me!
And, they have good colors, I know that for sure.

 

This is an EV 3series. I highly doubt it will sell well.

I don’t see much to differentiate from Tesla or Chinese EVs.

BMW should have leaned on its Bavarian qualities instead they made a car that’s like all the other EV sedans - jelly bean shape with huge screen inside 🤷‍♂️

 

Different proportions for the ICE version, which I believe will still be on CLAR.

 

I think it looks fantastic - gone are the overcomplicated styling cues, spectacularly ugly grilles of the ICE BMWs.

It scores very high on key EV features - 440 mile range , 800V architecture, very fast charging and looks great both inside and out.

I think it will sell amazingly well, just like the iX3 - (BMW can't keep up with the demand)

Here is a comparison between the EV and ICE 3 series

 

Is the 440 mile range BS or what? I think Teslas are at 300ish?

 

The **440-mile range is theoretically achievable under ideal test conditions, but not what you should expect in typical real-world driving.

A realistic expectation is:
~340–400 miles (550–640 km) in mixed real-world conditions
~270–350 miles (435–560 km) in cold Canadian weather or highway-heavy use


So the headline number is credible—but optimistic.