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Originally Posted by Kabrich
Horrible acceleration. MUCH slower than a AH3 0-60
AH3 in the high 4s
330e in the low 6's
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I get it...you love your AH3 Kabrich. Good for you but your numbers are way off and distortive. Car & Driver has tested both. The AH3 is quicker 0-60 mph but not the numbers you quote. C&D has the AH3 at 5.0 and the 330e at 5.8. That works out to about 15% faster:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-3-test-review
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-tested-review
The difference is likely in the size/weight of the battery pack. But the 330e is a plug in and can do lots of local trips on electric only power; the AH3 is not a plug-in and its pure electric range is so slight that it essentially doesn't exist.
If you are buying a car purely for the power then the AH3 is better; but if you are looking for more electric run capacity, and other advantages of a plug-in hybrid (I am grnadfathered into the HOV lanes with the PHEV 330e and would lose that right with the AH3), then the almost as quick 330e looks better.
As I said in another post, different strokes for different folks. If the AH3 suits your needs, enjoy it.