As a good consumer I have been doing some car comparison. The 3 cars (electric) that I test drove are the Chevy Bolt, BMW I3, and of course the M3.
The I3 is very small I was a bit taken aback when I saw it up close. I almost considered it a waste of my time even being there at the dealership. But after spending some minutes walking around, opening and shutting doors and hoods, I got use to it. And people are right. Inside, it feels much bigger. I think it is due to a light interior and very little room behind the second seat is hidden.
I like the exterior design of the outer car and feel the back suicide doors are very usable. The hatch room in the back is small and thankfully the space expands quite a bit when folding down the second row. I don't care for the carbon plastic interior. This car didn't have the wood accents and I think it would look very nice on this car. Too bad BMW didn't add it to all their I3’s
The sprint from a stand still is very, very good. It is an electric car so... of course. The regenerative pedal is very aggressive and instantly liked the feel of it. Very, very cool. The I3 did well going over the bumps and grooves in the road despite those odd skinny tires. Noise level reduction in the interior is good. This car is sneaky fast. True testament to engineering that the car handles just as well going 70 as 45 miles per hour. But with the I3 narrow stature, short battery range, and its skinny unique tires kill any idea of a long road trip. It is design for urban driving and would be a poor choice if you want short weekend jaunts.
The Chevy Bolt is GM’s answer to the Tesla. It is reported that it cost much more to produce than the msrp price. The first thing you notice is just how ugly the car is. Step inside and it doesn't get much better. Front wheel drive robs some of the fun of driving an electric car. Anytime you punch it the front tires spin. It is quick though and a bit quicker than the I3. I thought cornering was not that great and felt almost suv -ish. Granted, it is not a sports car but I expected a bit better. It was wet and tested the handling by taking the some corners hard. I could not get the back end to slide. I am thinking this car is probably does better in wet and snowy conditions than most cars. I went over several speed bumps and it handle them very well. The turning radius is fantastic. The seats are bad, very uncomfortable. I cannot believe someone actually thought that adding these car seats was a good idea.
The Chevy Bolt is a very ugly car, inside and out. Front wheel drive ruins the experience of driving an electric car. Hats off to the engineering team for making it quick and having the range of 238 miles, though. But Cheap materials and aesthetics just ruins this car. GM, after all these years still cannot create a design that is comparable to Europeans cars?
The M3 basically beats these two contenders on all points. Now if Tesla can learn how to run an effective market campaign...
The I3 is very small I was a bit taken aback when I saw it up close. I almost considered it a waste of my time even being there at the dealership. But after spending some minutes walking around, opening and shutting doors and hoods, I got use to it. And people are right. Inside, it feels much bigger. I think it is due to a light interior and very little room behind the second seat is hidden.
I like the exterior design of the outer car and feel the back suicide doors are very usable. The hatch room in the back is small and thankfully the space expands quite a bit when folding down the second row. I don't care for the carbon plastic interior. This car didn't have the wood accents and I think it would look very nice on this car. Too bad BMW didn't add it to all their I3’s
The sprint from a stand still is very, very good. It is an electric car so... of course. The regenerative pedal is very aggressive and instantly liked the feel of it. Very, very cool. The I3 did well going over the bumps and grooves in the road despite those odd skinny tires. Noise level reduction in the interior is good. This car is sneaky fast. True testament to engineering that the car handles just as well going 70 as 45 miles per hour. But with the I3 narrow stature, short battery range, and its skinny unique tires kill any idea of a long road trip. It is design for urban driving and would be a poor choice if you want short weekend jaunts.
The Chevy Bolt is GM’s answer to the Tesla. It is reported that it cost much more to produce than the msrp price. The first thing you notice is just how ugly the car is. Step inside and it doesn't get much better. Front wheel drive robs some of the fun of driving an electric car. Anytime you punch it the front tires spin. It is quick though and a bit quicker than the I3. I thought cornering was not that great and felt almost suv -ish. Granted, it is not a sports car but I expected a bit better. It was wet and tested the handling by taking the some corners hard. I could not get the back end to slide. I am thinking this car is probably does better in wet and snowy conditions than most cars. I went over several speed bumps and it handle them very well. The turning radius is fantastic. The seats are bad, very uncomfortable. I cannot believe someone actually thought that adding these car seats was a good idea.
The Chevy Bolt is a very ugly car, inside and out. Front wheel drive ruins the experience of driving an electric car. Hats off to the engineering team for making it quick and having the range of 238 miles, though. But Cheap materials and aesthetics just ruins this car. GM, after all these years still cannot create a design that is comparable to Europeans cars?
The M3 basically beats these two contenders on all points. Now if Tesla can learn how to run an effective market campaign...
