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I am not a Bavarian, but I've owned a few BMW's, including the odd oddity, such as a Z1 that I had for a decade. When I test-drove an i3 I fully expected to buy one, as did my spouse. The poor handling, sloppy response and underwhelming ergonomics made me feel a bit embarrassed. For all the enormous investment BMW made I can only hope that the carbon fiber mass production technology works well, because as an EV this vehicle is inferior to some of the 'compliance cars'. In comparison the eGolf is a far more palatable choice. Were i to want something smaller than the S today it would be the eGolf. Realistically the only EV that is really a good choice IMHO, is the S....
I am and have been for over ten years a BMW driver myself... I am generally a bit BMW biased anyway, but what BMW achieved in the i3 with all those billions of R&D money is quite underwhelming and frankly annoying. ...
Candidly I am shocked every day with the excellence of my S, the only American car I ever bought. I doubt I'll ever want another non-Tesla car.