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03-16-2011, 11:33 PM
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2013 BMW i3 - Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/#continued)
Footage from cold-weather testing of the BMW i3 (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/09/report-bmw-plans-to-sell-30-000-i3-models-a-year/) in Sweden has surfaced, showcasing the all-electric city car's rear-wheel-drive platform and penchant for getting sideways. These are still early tests, as the full production i3 isn't expected to be ready until 2013.
Still, with 150 horsepower on tap from a rear-mounted electric lump, the little BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) could well be a barrel of laughs, as well as an environmentally-responsible mode of transportation. Of course, we wouldn't expect much range with these kinds of antics...
The BMW i3 sports an aluminum body around a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic passenger compartment, and will be considered a premium micro car when it hits showrooms. How premium? Expect the price tag to creep past $40,000. See how much fun electric drifting can be in the video after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/#continued).
[Source: YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GDztzJEvo&feature=player_embedded#at=18) via GMotors (http://www.gmotors.co.uk/news/2013-bmw-i3-prototype-spied-cold-weather-testing-in-sweden-video/)]Continue reading Video: Drifting BMW i3 proves rear-wheel drive cars have more fun (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/)
Video: Drifting BMW i3 proves rear-wheel drive cars have more fun (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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2013 BMW i3 - Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/#continued)
Footage from cold-weather testing of the BMW i3 (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/09/report-bmw-plans-to-sell-30-000-i3-models-a-year/) in Sweden has surfaced, showcasing the all-electric city car's rear-wheel-drive platform and penchant for getting sideways. These are still early tests, as the full production i3 isn't expected to be ready until 2013.
Still, with 150 horsepower on tap from a rear-mounted electric lump, the little BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) could well be a barrel of laughs, as well as an environmentally-responsible mode of transportation. Of course, we wouldn't expect much range with these kinds of antics...
The BMW i3 sports an aluminum body around a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic passenger compartment, and will be considered a premium micro car when it hits showrooms. How premium? Expect the price tag to creep past $40,000. See how much fun electric drifting can be in the video after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/#continued).
[Source: YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GDztzJEvo&feature=player_embedded#at=18) via GMotors (http://www.gmotors.co.uk/news/2013-bmw-i3-prototype-spied-cold-weather-testing-in-sweden-video/)]Continue reading Video: Drifting BMW i3 proves rear-wheel drive cars have more fun (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/)
Video: Drifting BMW i3 proves rear-wheel drive cars have more fun (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://www.gmotors.co.uk/news/2013-bmw-i3-prototype-spied-cold-weather-testing-in-sweden-video/) | Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19881775/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/video-drifting-bmw-i3-proves-rear-wheel-drive-cars-have-more-fu/#comments)
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