The 2019 version of the 330e - will it tempt you?
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Allegedly, 37 miles of range on battery
Comes with ‘XtraBoost’ to give you an extra 40bhp when you need it
Expected to start from £38,000
Comes out July 2019
Enough to tempt you to buy this new PHEV, or would you rather spend that kind of money on a Tesla Model 3 (or something else?)
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-bm...
Comes with ‘XtraBoost’ to give you an extra 40bhp when you need it
Expected to start from £38,000
Comes out July 2019
Enough to tempt you to buy this new PHEV, or would you rather spend that kind of money on a Tesla Model 3 (or something else?)
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-bm...
So given the new car has a 12kw battery compared to 7kw in the old one - that might make 25 miles range realistically.
Although now the gov has also cut the grants for PHEV cars so they will be more expensive anyway with a 12-14% BIK rate for the company car drivers I cant see it being as successful as the old one.
Edited to add: the article doesn't make sense.
The old 330e will do 80mph on battery power alone, and the performance stats are almost identical. 0-60 in 6 seconds and 140mph.
Perhaps the "xtraboost" feature is for ev mode only - as the only real change to the drivetrain is the motor is 111bhp instead of 82bhp.
Although now the gov has also cut the grants for PHEV cars so they will be more expensive anyway with a 12-14% BIK rate for the company car drivers I cant see it being as successful as the old one.
Edited to add: the article doesn't make sense.
The old 330e will do 80mph on battery power alone, and the performance stats are almost identical. 0-60 in 6 seconds and 140mph.
Perhaps the "xtraboost" feature is for ev mode only - as the only real change to the drivetrain is the motor is 111bhp instead of 82bhp.
Edited by NeoVR on Thursday 15th November 21:39
NeoVR said:
So given the new car has a 12kw battery compared to 7kw in the old one - that might make 25 miles range realistically.
Although now the gov has also cut the grants for PHEV cars so they will be more expensive anyway with a 12-14% BIK rate for the company car drivers I cant see it being as successful as the old one.
Edited to add: the article doesn't make sense.
The old 330e will do 80mph on battery power alone, and the performance stats are almost identical. 0-60 in 6 seconds and 140mph.
Perhaps the "xtraboost" feature is for ev mode only - as the only real change to the drivetrain is the motor is 111bhp instead of 82bhp.
I have the 530e with the 111 HP motor and it reports the same total HP as the 330e with the same ICE. It also reports the same mileage life as the 330e but it has a bigger battery.Although now the gov has also cut the grants for PHEV cars so they will be more expensive anyway with a 12-14% BIK rate for the company car drivers I cant see it being as successful as the old one.
Edited to add: the article doesn't make sense.
The old 330e will do 80mph on battery power alone, and the performance stats are almost identical. 0-60 in 6 seconds and 140mph.
Perhaps the "xtraboost" feature is for ev mode only - as the only real change to the drivetrain is the motor is 111bhp instead of 82bhp.
Edited by NeoVR on Thursday 15th November 21:39
I think BMW is playing around with its specs.
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