In the fast era of total electric transport, I do not believe. The near future belongs to hybrids. I drove a BMW 330e for several days...
In the fast era of total electric transport, I do not believe. The near future belongs to hybrids.
I drove a BMW 330e for several days. The results of the test drive will, as always, be published in a separate large material. With photographs and “multi-letter” reasoning that hybrids are good, but performed by BMW is completely excellent.
But this is a bit later. When emotions settle down, photos will be processed , etc.
And now - marginal notes.
Dynamics. Here is an excellent two-litre engine ( 184 hp) in combination with an electric motor, which adds another 108 hp. Total - 292 “horses”, jointly vigorously dispersing the light and fairly compact “ treshka” to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds.
At the same time, there is no less thrust in pure electric power than in pure gasoline.
Electricity. This is the first hybrid in my memory that can fully ride in an electric car mode. In the sense that if you forcefully switch on the Electro mode, the gasoline engine will not be activated until the battery is discharged.
No matter how you force the gas pedal, the BMW 330e will still be powered by electricity. At least 100, at least 130 km / h.
This is a serious step forward compared to most conventional hybrids that connect a gasoline engine after 30-40 km / h.
The hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV I drove recently is capable of accelerating electricity to about 80 km / h.
And literally, all these hybrids without hesitation connect a gasoline engine at least at a speed of 5 km / h if you press the gas very sharply.
But not the BMW 330e. If the Electro mode is on, the car seems to forget that it generally has a gasoline engine.
Funny expense. No, I still haven’t reached the declared BMW 2.2-liter per 100 km in the combined cycle. But I will tell you that with a battery fully charged in the morning for a whole day driving around the city and a little bit on the highway, I got a figure of 3.5 litres per 100 km.
At the same time, I did not “retire” and did not “vomit”, but went in my usual style.
Well, when I played with the Sport mode for two days, including “ drive” on the Boryspil highway with the highest speeds possible for the current traffic situation ( how did I turn it around, right?), I got 7.5 litres per 100 km.
Very good for a car with 292 hp. under the hood, I think. From a pure gasoline car with such dynamics and in the same driving style, less than 15 litres per 100 km, I would not expect.
Pragmatism. I bring a small scenario. I live outside the city and travel more than 20 km on the road. In Battery Control mode ( when the battery is charged from both the engine and the recovery) for this 20 km on gasoline, I get about 7 km of electric power reserve.
And then in traffic jams, I move quietly without connecting a gasoline engine in the forced Electro mode. Then I leave the city with an empty battery, turn on Battery Control. And by the time I arrive at my place, I’m already getting the same 7-8 km of electric power reserve.
Disadvantages. Yes, they are here too. For example, a somewhat harsh suspension. For example, the BMW 420i Gran Coupe, which I rode a while ago, was softer. Well, the price, of course. More precisely, not “of course”, but “probably”.
Price tag. For BMW 330e now asking for more than 1.2 million USD. Already heard the opinion that it is wildly expensive for a hybrid " three rubles".
I beg to differ. In the lineup of the same BMW for the same money, you can buy all-wheel-drive diesel 330d xDrive or all-wheel drive gasoline 530i.
But the hybrid 330e is much more economical. And dry numbers about the dynamics give only a general idea. Locomotive traction of the electric motor and the ability to ride on clean electricity - these are very cool " chips".
