What to Buy: 2013—2021 BMW i3:
never really caught on in the U.S. Its best sales year was 2015, when slightly more than 11,000 of the EVs found homes. And yet, its odd looks and practical shape would fit right in with today's electric cars.
The i3 may have wheels that look like pizza cutters, but there's nothing cut-rate about it. A carbon-fiber passenger's cell rides on an aluminum skateboard that carries the suspension, a single motor driving the rear wheels, the battery, and, in the REx version, a small engine borrowed from a BMW scooter. Equally odd is the 2+2-door configuration, and instead of typical materials, interior panels are hemp-reinforced plastics showing off a random fiber pattern.
"Efficiency, however, is boring. Ambition is exciting. And the i3 has ambition in its soul." —John Pearley Huffman,All i3 models are motivated by a 170-hp AC motor. In 2018, BMW added an i3s variant, which upped power to 181 horses and came with a firmer suspension tune. Battery size grew twice. After launching with an 18.8-kWh pack, the i3 got a 27.2-kWh pack for 2017 and then a 37.9-kWh unit for 2019.
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