Excellent Performance
The BMW i3 is equipped with a 250kW electric motor with a total torque of 430N·m. It is rear-mounted and rear-wheel drive. The official 0-100km/s acceleration is 5.6s. It supports up to 105kW fast charging, and has an excellent driving experience.
Electric Motor
The BMW i3 is available in two power options: eDrive 35 and eDrive 40. The eDrive 35 version has a total electric motor power of 210kW and an official 0-100km/h acceleration of 6.2 seconds; the eDrive 40 version has a total electric motor power of 250kW and an official 0-100km/h acceleration of 5.6 seconds.
Battery
The batteries of the BMW i3 eDrive 35 and eDrive 40 are different. The battery energy of the eDrive 35 version is 70kWh, and the CLTC pure electric range is 529km. The battery energy of the eDrive 40 version is 79.05kWh, and the CLTC pure electric range is 592km. Both support fast charging function.
The Design Is More Technological
The center console design of the BMW i3 is basically the same as that of the 3 Series, equipped with a dual screen and iDrive 8 system, which has a stronger sense of technology; the one-touch start button is changed to blue.
Multi-function Steering Wheel
The BMW i3 is equipped with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel made of genuine leather, with manual four-way adjustment, and the BMW logo in the middle is also decorated in blue.
Instrument Screen
In front of the driver is a 12.3-inch LCD instrument with a cool interface design, which can display information such as remaining power, speed, gear position, etc. The BMW i3 top-end model comes standard with HUD, which can display navigation, speed and other information. Except for the top-end model, other models can be equipped with an optional innovation package at an additional cost.
Central Control Screen
In the middle is a 14.9-inch central control screen, which runs the iDrive 8 system, supports wireless CarPlay, has an avant-garde interface design, and can be equipped with 5G network for an additional fee.
Air Conditioning Vents
The BMW i3 comes standard with automatic air conditioning, which supports temperature zone control and has chrome trim on the air vents, which looks great.
Control Panel
The BMW i3 is equipped with a paddle-type shift lever, which is very compact, and the left-hand start button is designed in blue. The BMW i3 control panel is equipped with an iDrive control panel with function shortcut keys, which can directly access media, navigation, home page, etc., and can also be operated by knob or touch.
Front Seats
The BMW i3 seats are made of imitation leather, the driver's seat comes standard with a memory function, and the front seats can be equipped with seat heating function at an additional cost.
Rear Space
The seat cushions on both sides of the rear row of the BMW i3 are raised, providing good leg support and good riding comfort. The floor protrusion in the middle is large and the seat cushions are short, which affects the riding experience.
Panoramic Sunroof
The openable panoramic sunroof is standard on the 3 Series long-axis model. The i3 we photographed also has this configuration and is equipped with a sunshade.
Bonus Configuration
The BMW i3 comes standard with multi-color ambient lights, and the front seat backrests have added vertical waterfall ambient lights. The light strips are widely distributed, and the atmosphere is strong when turned on. The top-end model comes standard with Harman Kardon audio, which has 17 speakers and a total power of 535W. Other models can be added at an additional cost.
The Trunk
The trunk also basically continues the performance of the BMW 3 Series. The rear seat backrests of the BMW 3 Series cannot be folded down, and the same can be said for the i3.
Avant-garde Design Style
The BMW i3 is equipped with a family-style double kidney grille, but with a closed design, and the headlights also have blue decorative lines, which are more electric in style.
Dynamic Side Of The Car
The BMW i3 has a smooth waistline that extends from the front to the rear of the car. The lower waistline blends naturally with the side vents, giving it a sporty feel overall.
Brand New Rear End
The BMW i3 has removed the exhaust pipe and added a new design, making it more sporty. It also adds blue decorative lines to highlight its electric vehicle attributes.
Level 2 Driving Assistance
The top configuration of the BMW i3 is equipped with an automatic parking function, and the rest of the configuration can be added at an additional cost of $1,178. In addition, the entire series can add an additional cost of $1,918 to choose the automatic driving assistance system Pro, which includes automatic lane change assistance, congestion assistance and other functions.
Product Details
| ● Standard configuration ○ Optional -- None |
BMW i3 2024 eDrive 35 L | BMW i3 2024 eDrive 40 L Night Edition | BMW i3 2024 eDrive 40 L Night Sport Package |
| Basic Parameters | |||
| Manufacturer | BMW Brilliance | BMW Brilliance | BMW Brilliance |
| Level | Mid-size car | Mid-size car | Mid-size car |
| Energy type | Pure electric | Pure electric | Pure electric |
| Time to market | 2023.09 | 2023.09 | 2023.09 |
| Fast charging time (h) | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 |
| Slow charging time (h) | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| Maximum power(kw) | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Maximum torque(N-m) | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Gearbox | Electric car single-speed gearbox | Electric car single-speed gearbox | Electric car single-speed gearbox |
| Length*Width*Height (mm) | 4872*1846*1481 | 4872*1846*1481 | 4872*1846*1481 |
| Body structure | 4-door 5-seater sedan | 4-door 5-seater sedan | 4-door 5-seater sedan |
| Maximum speed (km/h) | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| Official 0-100km/h acceleration (s) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Electricity equivalent fuel consumption | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| Vehicle warranty | 3 years or 100,000 km | 3 years or 100,000 km | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Car Body | |||
| Wheelbase(mm) | 2966 | 2966 | 2966 |
| Front wheelbase (mm) | 1593 | 1593 | 1593 |
| Rear wheelbase (mm) | 1581 | 1581 | 1581 |
| Body structure | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan |
| Car door opening method | Swing door | Swing door | Swing door |
| Trunk volume (L) | 410 | 410 | 410 |
| Curb weight (kg) | 2029 | 2087 | 2087 |
| Electric Motor | |||
| Motor type | Separately excited synchronous motor | Separately excited synchronous motor | Separately excited synchronous motor |
| Total motor power (kW) | 210 | 250 | 250 |
| Total torque of motor (N·m) | 400 | 430 | 430 |
| System comprehensive power (kW) | 210 | 250 | 250 |
| System comprehensive torque (N·m) | 400 | 430 | 430 |
| Number of drive motors | Single motor | Single motor | Single motor |
| Motor layout | Rear-mounted | Rear-mounted | Rear-mounted |
| Battery Type | Ternary lithium battery | Ternary lithium battery | Ternary lithium battery |
| Battery brand | CATL | CATL | CATL |
| Battery cooling method | Liquid cooling | Liquid cooling | Liquid cooling |
| NEDC pure electric cruising range (km) | - | - | - |
| WLTC pure electric cruising range (km) | 526 | 592 | 592 |
| Battery energy (kWh) | 70 | 79.05 | 79.05 |
| Electricity consumption per 100 kilometers (kWh/100km) | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Chassis/Wheels | |||
| Drive mode | Rear-mounted, rear-wheel drive | Rear-mounted, rear-wheel drive | Rear-mounted, rear-wheel drive |
| Four-wheel drive | -- | -- | -- |
| Front suspension type | Double-ball joint McPherson independent suspension | Double-ball joint McPherson independent suspension | Double-ball joint McPherson independent suspension |
| Rear suspension type | Multi-link independent suspension | Multi-link independent suspension | Multi-link independent suspension |
| Parking brake type | Electronic parking brake | Electronic parking brake | Electronic parking brake |
| Front tire specifications | 225/50 R18 | 225/50 R18 | 225/50 R19 |
| Rear tire specifications | 245/45 R18 | 245/45 R18 | 245/45 R19 |
| Spare tire specifications | -- | -- | -- |
| Active/Passive safety | |||
| Main/passenger seat airbag | ●Main ●Deputy |
●Main ●Deputy |
●Main ●Deputy |
| Front/rear side airbags | ●Front --Back |
●Front --Back |
●Front --Back |
| Front/rear head airbags (curtain airbags) | ●Front ●Back |
●Front ●Back |
●Front ●Back |
| Tire pressure monitoring function | ●Tire pressure display | ●Tire pressure display | ●Tire pressure display |
| Seat belt not fastened reminder | ●Front row | ●Front row | ●Front row |
| ABS anti-lock | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Lane Departure Warning System | ○Optional | ○Optional | ○Optional |
| Active braking/active safety system | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Reverse side warning system | ○Optional | ○Optional | ○Optional |
| Control Configuration | |||
| Driving mode switch | ●Sports ●Economy ●Standard/Comfort ●Custom/Personalization |
●Sports ●Economy ●Standard/Comfort ●Custom/Personalization |
●Sports ●Economy ●Standard/Comfort ●Custom/Personalization |
| Shift pattern | ●Electronic gear shifting | ●Electronic gear shifting | ●Electronic gear shifting |
| automatic parking | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Variable suspension function | ●Suspension hardness adjustment ●Suspension height adjustment |
●Suspension hardness adjustment ●Suspension height adjustment |
●Suspension hardness adjustment ●Suspension height adjustment |
| Auxiliary/Intelligent Driving | |||
| cruise system | ○Full-speed adaptive cruise control ●Constant speed cruise control |
○Full-speed adaptive cruise control ●Constant speed cruise control |
○Full-speed adaptive cruise control ●Constant speed cruise control |
| Assisted driving level | ○L2 | ○L2 | ○L2 |
| Lane centering | ○Optional | ○Optional | ○Optional |
| Road traffic sign recognition | ○Optional | ○Optional | ○Optional |
| Automatic parking | ○Optional | ○Optional | ●Standard |
| Driving assistance images | ○360-degree panoramic image ●Reversing image |
○360-degree panoramic image ●Reversing image |
●360-degree panoramic image |
| Front/rear parking radar | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Ultrasonic radar quantity | -- | -- | -- |
| Appearance Configuration | |||
| Skylight type | ●Openable panoramic sunroof | ●Openable panoramic sunroof | ●Openable panoramic sunroof |
| Rim material | -- | -- | -- |
| Roof rack | -- | -- | -- |
| Electric spoiler | -- | -- | -- |
| Hidden electric door handle | -- | -- | -- |
| Key type | ●Remote control key | ●Remote control key | ●Remote control key |
| Keyless start system | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Electric suction door | -- | -- | -- |
| Electric trunk | ○Optional | ○Optional | ○Optional |
| Induction trunk | ○Optional | ○Optional | ○Optional |
| Internal Configuration | |||
| HUD heads up digital display | ○Optional | ○Optional | ●Standard |
| Full LCD instrument panel | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration |
| LCD instrument size | ●12.3 inches | ●12.3 inches | ●12.3 inches |
| Steering wheel material | ●Genuine leather | ●Genuine leather | ●Genuine leather |
| Steering wheel position adjustment | ●Manual up and down + front and back adjustment | ●Manual up and down + front and back adjustment | ●Manual up and down + front and back adjustment |
| Multifunction steering wheel | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration |
| steering wheel gear shift | -- | -- | -- |
| Steering wheel heating | -- | -- | -- |
| steering wheel memory | -- | -- | -- |
| Seat Configuration | |||
| Seat material | ●Imitation leather | ●Imitation leather | ●Imitation leather |
| Main/passenger seat electric adjustment | ●Main ●Deputy |
●Main ●Deputy |
●Main ●Deputy |
| Front seat functions | ○Heating | ○Heating | ○Heating |
| Power seat memory function | ●Driver's seat | ●Driver's seat | ●Driver's seat |
| Second row seat adjustment | -- | -- | -- |
| Front/rear center armrest | ●Before ●After |
●Before ●After |
●Before ●After |
| Lighting Configuration | |||
| Low beam light source | ●LED | ●LED | ●LED |
| high beam light source | ●LED | ●LED | ●LED |
| Adaptive high and low beam | ○Optional | ○Optional | ●Standard |
| Headlight height adjustable | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration |
| Delayed turn off of headlights | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration |
| Car interior ambient lighting | ●Multi-color | ●Multi-color | ●Multi-color |
| Glass/Rear View Mirror | |||
| Exterior rearview mirror function | ●Mirror memory ○Automatic anti-glare ●Automatic folding when locking the car ●Electric folding ●Mirror heating ●Automatic folding down when reversing ●Electric adjustment |
●Mirror memory ○Automatic anti-glare ●Automatic folding when locking the car ●Electric folding ●Mirror heating ●Automatic folding down when reversing ●Electric adjustment |
●Mirror memory ●Automatic anti-glare ●Automatic folding when locking the car ●Electric folding ●Mirror heating ●Automatic folding down when reversing ●Electric adjustment |
| Sensing wiper function | ●Rain sensor type | ●Rain sensor type | ●Rain sensor type |
| Front/rear electric windows | ●Forward ●Back |
●Forward ●Back |
●Forward ●Back |
| One-touch window lifting function | ●Full vehicle | ●Full vehicle | ●Full vehicle |
| Window anti-pinch function | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration | ●Standard configuration |
| Multilayer soundproof glass | -- | -- | -- |
| Car vanity mirror | ●Driver+lighting ●Passenger+lighting |
●Driver+lighting ●Passenger+lighting |
●Driver+lighting ●Passenger+lighting |
| Interior rearview mirror function | ○Automatic anti-glare ●Manual anti-glare |
●Automatic anti-glare | ○Automatic anti-glare |
| Intelligent Internet | |||
| Central control color LCD screen | ●Touch screen LCD | ●Touch screen LCD | ●Touch screen LCD |
| Central control screen size | ●14.9 inches | ●14.9 inches | ●14.9 inches |
| Passenger entertainment screen | -- | -- | -- |
| Vehicle intelligent system | ●iDrive | ●iDrive | ●iDrive |
| Voice assistant wake word | -- | -- | -- |
| Navigation traffic information display | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| GPS navigation system | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| roadside assistance call | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Bluetooth/car phone | ●Standard | ●Standard | ●Standard |
| Mobile phone interconnection/mapping | ●Support CarPlay | ●Support CarPlay | ●Support CarPlay |
| Voice recognition control system | ●Window ●Multimedia system ●Navigation ●Phone ●Air conditioning |
●Window ●Multimedia system ●Navigation ●Phone ●Air conditioning |
●Window ●Multimedia system ●Navigation ●Phone ●Air conditioning |
| APP Remote Control | ●Door control ●Light control ●Air conditioning control ●Vehicle condition query/diagnosis ●Vehicle location/search ●Vehicle start ●Charging management |
●Door control ●Light control ●Air conditioning control ●Vehicle condition query/diagnosis ●Vehicle location/search ●Vehicle start ●Charging management |
●Door control ●Light control ●Air conditioning control ●Vehicle condition query/diagnosis ●Vehicle location/search ●Vehicle start ●Charging management |
| Media Entertainment | |||
| Multimedia/charging interface | ●Type-C ●USB |
●Type-C ●USB |
●Type-C ●USB |
| Number of USB/Type-C interfaces | ●2 front row/2 back row | ●2 front row/2 back row | ●2 front row/2 back row |
| Mobile phone wireless charging function | ○Front row | ○Front row | ○Front row |
| Speaker brand name | ○Harman/Kardon | ○Harman/Kardon | ○Harman/Kardon |
| Number of speakers | ●6 speakers ○17 speakers |
●6 speakers ○17 speakers |
●17 speakers |
| Luggage compartment 12V power interface | -- | -- | -- |