BMW i3s tops at 163kmh and does 0-100kmh in 6.9sec. Skinny wheels, carbon reinforced plastic chassis and the same drivetrain as the Mini Cooper SE.

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Svenn. Yeah, that i3 is a mover alright!

How has no one found this gem of a channel??

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Ash! It's so good to get comments like this!

So happy to see the Fiat 500e do so great. I'm waiting on mine from my car dealer. I should get it within the next few days. I love the look of the car both outside and inside. Can't wait!

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Send us a picture when it will arrive!

@MrGeekGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Your girlfriend will be delighted with her new car!

@briangriffiths114

2 жыл бұрын

Good choice! I took a test drive last month, immediately placed an order and my new Fiat arrived two weeks later. It is much quicker than I had expected and great to drive.

Amazing test. Thanks a lot

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a lot of fun!

Honda E is one of the best looking cars I've ever seen

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a stunner. Great to see a manufacturer taking something on , and not just making another crossover SUV! Thanks for the comment!

Love it !!! Could you make a similar Drag Race with the ID.3, Kona, e-Niro, Leaf ??? Thanks so much !! Keep it up guys !!!!

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Keep following! ;-) maybe soon!

@gery4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle Waiting for it ;=)

@MElroy97

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle and Ioniq as well :D

@Jk-cx7ko

2 жыл бұрын

And e-Soul

Most quiet drag race I've seen

@BestElectricVehicle

Жыл бұрын

We aim to please, ha! Thanks for the comment.

Great video. I missed the BMW I3 and MG.

@BestElectricVehicle

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex...glad you enjoyed it!

I loved this test! Excited for more EV content

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

4:18 for the start of the drag race and skip the BS!

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

BS? Come on Graham, throw us a bone! Ha! You're a man of action though...and we appreciate that! Thanks for interacting!

What it clearly shows is that the i3S is still king of small EV’s😎

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

maybe we could do another test to see if this is true!

The e-up seems unplausible slow. The View from the inside shows a lower SOC than promised. Could this be the reason for it?

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Good point, and somone else made it a few days ago also. We'll chase it up. Good chance the footage was just b-roll taken later on. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for this video. It's fantastic, but I recommend shortening the information before the race to make it more enjoyable for the girl. I own a Škoda Citigo-e 36.8kWh and the acceleration 0-100 km / h is 11s. How come you measured such a bad time 13.5s on EUp?

Think I'll go out and bait Mini's in my Honda E!

@BestElectricVehicle

Жыл бұрын

All within the legal limits of course Nick! Thanks for the comment. p.s. great choice on the Honda!

Did I miss the comparison table of manufacturers' acceleration claims and your measured times?

New test with traction control off, especially the e-208 is much quicker like that!

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Next time we will do! And then we will test into our format EWheels!

@Sherukka

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle I’ve managed to go under 8 sec so I think you should manage that also! 💪🏻👍🏻 Can you remember if you had wheel spin? I think you can get two different brand tires from the wheel lottery?

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sherukka No spin! we made several launches!

@Sherukka

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle Hmm, I have the one with the 11kW charger, could there be software differences? I get spin... I’m just being nerdy, drive most often in the Eco mode which really lives up to its name! 👍🏻🤗

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sherukka it could be you know?! It could be! Lol, we are all nerd! :-D

Do you also have a comparison where the BMW i3S also drove the race?

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not Maerklin...although hopefully we get to do more races like this in the future!

@mamadouaziza2536

3 жыл бұрын

The Mini e and i3S are very similar

@maerklin29800

3 жыл бұрын

@@mamadouaziza2536 yes but the i3S must be a bit faster because of less weight and same power.

@js-hl5hv

8 ай бұрын

​@@maerklin29800actually not. The i3s has longer gearing for a higher top speed. It cancels out the weight. The MINI is ahead until it hits the limiter, then the i3s ambles past. Not much in it.

We all know the BMW i3s BEV is the king in this segment.

@BestElectricVehicle

2 жыл бұрын

You may be right but I'm sure some others would have a something to say about that! Just great that there's a bit of choice coming in at various price points. Thanks for the comment Michael!

@MILKYBAR1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle no thank you for doing what you are doing. If you do get a chance to repeat this and manage to get your hands on an i3s how about throwing in something like a Volkswagen golf R it's about £5,000 dearer than a BMW i3s and even more expensive once you start putting petrol in it probably a close race.

My Chevy Spark EV can easily trounce any and all of these!

@billsmith810

3 жыл бұрын

Sure would be interesting if the Spark EV could be included in these test just for giggles. How great would it be if the Spark EVs had a 32-36kwh battery pack in place of it's 19hwh.

Did you have bricks in VW Up? It normaly does 10.5 ceconds to 100km/h

@wernervogel1046

3 жыл бұрын

At 4:37 we see that the soc is between 1/4 and 1/2, not enough for good results, not useful for a test

@19ZORES72

3 жыл бұрын

@@wernervogel1046 Didn´t they talk about a SOC between 95 and 100 % ???

where was the BMW i3 s ??

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

I suppose this was a drag race of the slowest EVs...isn't the i3s pretty nippy? Thanks for commenting Gordon...we might just have to have another race!

@gordonbrittas4842

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle It is similar to the mini. Infact the mini beats the standard i3 .....kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6N4p7KodMavmKw.html

@MILKYBAR1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@gordonbrittas4842 that i3 in the video isn't a pure ev it's the i3 rex and 300kg heavier 0 to 60 8.1 seconds the i3 7.1 seconds and the i3s 6.9 seconds knock about 0.5 off for real reality time BMW under state. But all the i3 will beat most ice cars to 30mph. PS I would love to see a drag race between a BMW i3s and an Audi E Tron 50 two wheel drive version.

need to put he prices i bet the mini was most expensive ?

@BestElectricVehicle

2 жыл бұрын

It was definitely at the high end of the price bracket! Thanks Matthew!

wait... is this Martyn from EV NEWS DAILY??????

@BestElectricVehicle

2 жыл бұрын

It is indeed! Delighted we have him on board! Hope you enjoyed the video!

@korneltimar2615

2 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle oh haha it was a surprise, amazing! yes I did!

I'm surprised the MINI was so slow. In the US, Motor trend, and Car and Driver reported the MINI doing 0-60mph in 6.0 and 6.1 respectively, and the quarter mile in 14.7s. Bjorn Nyland got 6.6s 0-100, with 2.89s 0-50kph on a normal road (with hardware timing). I am guessing there are differences in tyres, temp etc. At the end of the day it was the same for all cars and really just a comparison :) The choice of tyres does help/hinder the MINI as the traction control won't give full power if the wheels would spin. What tyres were on the MINI as a matter of interest? The US cars all had good year eagle f1, which would provide good traction off the line.

@Rene-mg9eg

3 жыл бұрын

0-60 is 96 km/h so 4 km/h less that would be some quarters of a second as well and also the outside conditions are perhaps different then in the us .😊

@js-hl5hv

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Rene-mg9egProbably correct. Still fun to watch.

Mini electric super victory !!! The best electric

Slowest drag race ever 🤪

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

eh eh eh Lol! Yes it is! Which is the fastest car between the slowest? :-)

Hey, you wanna CHEAT US?? 😡😡😡 Telling that „batteries all charged between 95 and 100%”... BUT 4:37 clearly shows, that VW e-up is only on 3/8 SoC! 🤬😡🤬

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out George. Will have to chase up on it. Probably a case of b-roll clips recorded later that day making its way into the footage.

@wernervogel1046

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestElectricVehicle The difference beteween 37 and 95% soc are more than 100 kilometers. What are they doing there with the car? ;-)

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La 500 è la più lenta come sempre hahahahahaha

@BestElectricVehicle

3 жыл бұрын

Ma è bellissimo!

Elephant in the room... starts with a T, ends with a 3.

Total rubbish because a mini is much more expensive and it in fact an BMW Also why a sprint? The range is important

What a zombie, pointless, useless exercise. Had you been testing racing cars on a track, fine, but these are street vehicles. The entire venture encourages the mindless mentality all too frequently apparent on our roads of imbeciles whose uppermost intent is driving as fast as possible simply to satisfy mega egos obsessed with acceleration figures. Fairly recently, within sight of where I live, just such an maniac driving at over 90 mph lost control and killed three people as a result, two of them children. I rest my case. (If anyone replies I'll instantly delete, unread, so save your effort. I don't want to contaminate myself by association with folks with a mindset that takes delight in the thrust of the matter.)

@entropy5431

2 жыл бұрын

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