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Originally Posted by N & M
I have said it a dozen times in this site: BMW have shifted thier attention and talent to the development of environmental and lifestyle tech in the cars rather than all out engineering for driving pleasure and dynamics. This is great in a way to make the cars relevant to our times and give them an added value but is it BMW?
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Have you driven an i3? It's a total blast. Fastest car BMW makes for the stop light race. Certainly, other cars they make keep going with ultimate 0-60 or higher, but 0-30 in the city where you can't legally go much faster, it can beat ANY currently sold BMW (except maybe the i8). And, where I live, at 1/4 the price of gasoline. Certainly not for everyone, and not for every drive, but for what it is, it's fun and practical.
Whether you like it or not, the Feds have upped the ante, and unless you are willing to spend a very significant premium for your non-turbo, natural draft, high-power engine, this is where things are moving - hybrids and turbo-charging.