A generation will eventually grow old, but there will always be people who are still young. There is always a "magic car" BMW 3 Series that cannot be avoided in the hearts of young people. The 3 Series, which has the essence of BMW's control, has gone from the first generation E21 to the classic fifth generation E90, and now to the current G20G28. Unconsciously, the BMW 3 Series has accompanied young people. People have gone through nearly 50 years. The 3 Series is classic and fashionable from generation to generation. Under the wave of the "new four modernizations" in the automobile industry, BMW has entrusted the important task of opening up the new energy market to the BMW i3. As an old Bimmer author, test driving the BMW i3 will give me What kind of surprise do I bring?
Gained with gasoline and electricity, the BMW i3 is still the same dynamic boy
Everyone is already familiar with the name "BMW i3", and as time goes by, the identity of this model There has also been a change. The all-new BMW i3 is the first pure electric mid-level sports sedan launched by BMW. It also carries the huge halo of the BMW 3 Series. It attracted the attention of countless consumers once it was launched, but with it came the "oil-to-electricity" change. controversial voices. ?
As we all know, the so-called "oil-to-electricity" is based on a fuel vehicle, installing a battery pack motor and turning it into an electric vehicle. The reason why people think so is because the i3 and 3 Series are indeed designed It remains unified and is based on the CLAR platform like the fuel version.
But is the BMW i3 really a "oil-to-electricity" product? Not really.
In fact, BMW engineers took into account the needs of traditional fuel vehicles and pure electric vehicles when the platform was established. Therefore, this is a "gas-electricity generation" architecture platform, which is in line with the "oil-to-oil reform" "Electricity" are two completely different concepts.
When planning the CLAR platform, the issue of multiple power compatibility was taken into consideration, and the rear suspension structural space was optimized to ensure that every pure electric model can arrange a motor on the rear axle, as well as a larger subframe while minimizing space impact. From a design point of view, although the CLAR platform is not a pure electric platform, the BMW i3 born on the CLAR platform is fundamentally different from the pure electric vehicles born on the fuel vehicle platform. This also allows the BMW i3 to use many body structure materials. A completely new design, rather than simply “installing a battery pack on the rack of a fuel vehicle”.
BMW i3 and 3 Series, as different power versions of the same car series, maintain the same overall characteristics. They both adopt the latest design language and functional configuration of the BMW family, but there are some differences in details. Distinctive differences such as the closed front grille and the "i3" logo on the grille.
From the appearance point of view, the BMW i3 follows most of the design elements of the BMW 3 Series. This approach is of great heritage significance, with "sports-oriented" as the design concept and "energy efficiency first" Carefully crafted, the double-kidney grille is retained and closed, and air guides are added on both sides, which can dissipate heat when the vehicle is driving and can also reduce the vehicle's wind resistance coefficient. It retains the classic design while adding The elements representing electric vehicles show that heritage is very important in the eyes of BMW.
The shape of the rear of the car still has a high degree of similarity with the BMW 3 Series, especially the L-shaped taillights. When lit at night, they not only have outstanding visual effects, but also have a certain degree of recognition. If the " i3" and other word logos are removed, I think many people may recognize it as a BMW 3 Series.
Quality and intelligence coexist, what kind of texture should a luxury car have?
BMW i3, first of all, it is a luxury car, and secondly, it is electric drive. Such product positioning is Differences from new force models. At present, many new power companies use the creation of a technological atmosphere to highlight the sense of luxury. They first emphasize electric vehicles and then reflect luxury through stacking configurations. But for BMW, the quality of luxury cars comes first.
It can be seen that the designer used simple design language to interpret the modern understanding of the luxurious connotation of BMW i3. The interior of the new car has a new style and color matching, and the streamlined central control panel completely upgrades the luxurious style; the new application of the "Function Island" design concept is refreshing, simplifying the strokes behind the physical buttons, and exquisite and compact dials. The lever reserves more space for the central control area, and these design elements also give the car a new interior style.
When night falls, the light and shadow art in the cockpit is instantly displayed. The "Angel Wings" welcome light blanket and LED welcome pedals complement each other, making the ceremony full; the straight waterfall-style ambient lights on the backs of the front seats are matched with 9 This combination of ambient lights creates an excellent light experience inside the cabin.
In addition, the integrated floating curved screen composed of a 14.9-inch central touch display and a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel has a built-in BMW iDrive8 car-machine interconnection system. The system’s human-computer interaction capabilities are outstanding The outstanding, always-on BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant can bridge the gap between you and your vehicle with just "Hello, BMW."
It is worth noting that this new car has also added a number of applications, such as QQ Music, Himalaya, Tencent Mini Scene, WeChat, Tmall Genie, iMovies, iQuTing, Xing Cuisine, etc. With the built-in Carplay function, it basically covers most online applications. ?
Gently push the iDrive knob, and the 8 shortcut keys familiar to BMW users will be presented more clearly in a visual form.
This is due to the trade-off of quickly triggering commonly used functions. Today, when the interaction modes of electric vehicles are gradually becoming simpler, the BMW i3 still retains a variety of human-computer interaction methods for users to freely use. This is another embodiment of luxury.
Retaining purity and being a natural "athlete"?
Full control fun has always been the foundation of BMW in the luxury car market. So, as an electric car, how can the BMW i3 maintain this driving feeling? ?
First of all, let’s take a look at the book data of this car. The BMW i3 uses the fifth-generation BMW eDrive electric drive technology and an excitation synchronous motor to ensure that the vehicle can burst out peak torque at both low and high speeds. The output power reaches 210 kilowatts and the maximum torque reaches 400 Nm. This data is better than the current BMW 330i on sale, which also establishes its sporty attributes to a certain extent.
As introduced above, the new car can burst out peak torque at both low speed and high speed, so when driving on the road, the power can be fully available at any time, and at this time, the driver can All you need to do is hold the steering wheel steady. After all, it is equipped with an electric motor and can accelerate from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers in 6.2 seconds.
It is said that electric vehicles accelerate stiffly, but the BMW i3 in front of you does not give people this feeling. Its output is more like a high-horsepower self-priming car, with a steady stream of power coming from the inside. Spurting out, the entire acceleration process is very linear, and there is no motor attenuation even at high speeds. This is not only superior to electric vehicles of the same level, but also better than the popular low-horsepower turbine vehicles. ?
Like most electric vehicles, the BMW i3 also has kinetic energy recovery and provides three levels of high, medium and weak. Daily driving only requires an accelerator pedal and high-level kinetic energy recovery to control the entire vehicle. car, but only if you know it well enough, otherwise the people in the car will easily show signs of nodding. It is worth noting that when the gear lever is pushed backward, the vehicle will turn on B mode. The high-intensity energy recovery effect will be more obvious, which can not only help the vehicle slow down, but even stop it.
The BMW i3 has also strengthened and specially adjusted the chassis. Both the front and rear suspensions adopt innovative HRS hydraulic rebound damping technology, and the rear axle is equipped with adaptive air suspension for the first time, combined with DSC. The dynamic stabilization system can provide better traction and grip, while the addition of the rear anti-roll bar and the top tie rod of the front shock absorber further improves the body rigidity of the new car, giving it better performance and cornering posture.
Of course, for electric vehicles, in addition to good driving control, endurance is also essential. The new car is equipped with a high-nickel ternary lithium battery pack with a capacity of 70 kWh, CLTC standard The cruising range reaches 526 kilometers, and combined with the energy recovery system mentioned above, it gives driving a unique electric pleasure.
In addition, the BMW i3 can also be equipped with the optional automatic driving assistance system Pro, which includes forward collision warning, emergency braking assist, lane correction function, active lane change assist and traffic jam assist. The cruise control system can reach L2 level. Just turn on the cruise button on the steering wheel, which can effectively reduce the fatigue caused by driving in congestion. At the same time, the new car is also equipped with the automatic parking assist system Plu
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