interesting Autocar review of 330e

SteveinArizona · 03-13-2017, 04:12 PM

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/...e-sport-review

"Should I buy one?
If you can secure one at a competitive real-world price, absolutely. That’s a fairly big ‘if’ – because the 330e will be in relatively short supply compared even with 330i and 330d models, and so is less likely to be available with much of a financial incentive from your BMW dealer.

But all other things being equal, I’d happily take a 330e over a 330d or 330i. There’s a beguiling mix of refinement, economy, instant torque and operational range to the car’s performance that you won’t quite find in either of its rangemates. Somehow, the 330e leaves you with an impression eerily redolent of a mid-1990s E36 328i, that is of a smooth, torquey, fast, free-revving 3 Series that can be equally gutsy when needed but that knows new dimensions in economy and drivability.

Moreover, BMW doesn’t appear to have got so carried away with the electrified portion of the car’s powertrain as to allow it to adversely affect the car dynamically. The 330e feels like it adopts as much high-voltage technology as makes it a better 3 Series – and not a kilogram or kilowatt-hour more.

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SteveinArizona Brigadier General 3086 Rep 4,210 Posts Drives: BMW 530e Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater Phoenix iTrader: (0)	interesting Autocar review of 330e http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/...e-sport-review "Should I buy one? If you can secure one at a competitive real-world price, absolutely. That’s a fairly big ‘if’ – because the 330e will be in relatively short supply compared even with 330i and 330d models, and so is less likely to be available with much of a financial incentive from your BMW dealer. But all other things being equal, I’d happily take a 330e over a 330d or 330i. There’s a beguiling mix of refinement, economy, instant torque and operational range to the car’s performance that you won’t quite find in either of its rangemates. Somehow, the 330e leaves you with an impression eerily redolent of a mid-1990s E36 328i, that is of a smooth, torquey, fast, free-revving 3 Series that can be equally gutsy when needed but that knows new dimensions in economy and drivability. Moreover, BMW doesn’t appear to have got so carried away with the electrified portion of the car’s powertrain as to allow it to adversely affect the car dynamically. The 330e feels like it adopts as much high-voltage technology as makes it a better 3 Series – and not a kilogram or kilowatt-hour more.
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