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Originally Posted by Penguino
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Originally Posted by phoenixbmwlife
It's a benchmark because it was done. I can appreciate you don't need it or want it, but for me, after doing 3 seconds to 60 in my my F90 M5, I don't want to go back to a 4 or 5 seconds to 62 car. I would prefer faster. Just like I don't want to go back to owning a car without navigation, or a car with the basic sound system.
Plus it doesn't go 350-360 miles. It's range is said to be 300. So it's slower and the range is less.
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Would you buy an E63 AMG if it did 0-60 in 2.7secs versus your M5 at 2.9? |
No. I don't like Merc. Same goes for Tesla. The quality sucks. I do like Porsche, and some Audi but I just wish BMW would do better.
I.e., the i8 was a magnificent vehicle, if it came out in 2010. At the time of its debut and during its short run the performance didn't match the look. Not that it wasn't a great vehicle, but it was too slow.
The first generation i3 was also slow and the range really sucked compared to what else you could get out there. Now in 2022, BMW is releasing their next generation of EVs and its better than previous generation, but now it's at the level it should have been in 2014. Just my opinion.
Look, I still like it minus the grill, and the quality of materials and workmanship is going to be very high I expect, but for me I wish BMW would do better. Most generations last about 7 years so this car will be available until 2028/2029. Can you imagine in 2029 only getting 300 miles in your EV and only getting 5 seconds to 62mph?