New BMW 3 Series And i3 Look Alike, But They’re Way Different
The i3 may look like an electric version of the next-generation BMW 3 Series, but underneath, the two cars have vastly different underpinnings.
The i3 may look like an electric version of the next-generation BMW 3 Series, but underneath, the two cars have vastly different underpinnings.
The next-generation 3 Series has already debuted as the i3, and when the sports sedan arrives with combustion engines, it will carry much of the EV's daring Neue Klasse design.
The new i3 50 xDrive First Edition gets the walkaround treatment, highlighting BMW’s radical transformation of its quintessential sedan.
The 3 Series enters a new era as the first i3 electric sedans roll off the assembly line at BMW’s Munich plant, with customer deliveries in Europe starting this fall.
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Don't want the more expensive First Edition? BMW will open the order books for the standard i3 in Europe at the end of September. In Germany, the base model will start at €65,900.
A major expansion of the San Luis Potosí factory makes it possible to add the first Neue Klasse EVs to the assembly lines next year.
The BMW i3 is officially back, and as these images show, it has nothing in common with the quirky hatchback that originally carried the name.
Not only is the iX3 off to a strong start, but BMW reports the i3 is also enjoying strong demand ahead of its market launch this fall.
Cars keep getting bigger with every passing generation, and the new 3er is not an exception.
BMW finally reveals how much you can stuff inside the trunks of its new electric 3 Series Sedan. Should you need more, a wagon is already on the way.
The BMW i3 is officially back on sale, but not as you remember it. Reborn as a sedan, the first version available to order is a better-equipped €75,340 First Edition. The €65,900 base model will follow.