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i3 Pictures & Info Keep Coming
A nearly undisguised i3 with production wheelsI started this blog about 2 1/2 years ago and until recently I've had to scour the internet and reach out to contacts I have to get any morsel of i3...
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LED Headlights Won't be Standard
Want LED headlights on your i3? It looks like you'll have to pay for them. Close up images of recent i3's caught driving around on public streets confirm there are two different headlights used; one...
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i3 To Cost $34,500??
Autoblog posted a story today claiming the i3 will have a beginning price of $34,500! If true that would mean the effective price would be $27,000 in the US after the $7,500 federal tax credit and...
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BMW i3 on Display at the Welt
New BMW i3 sightings are occurring practically on a daily basis now. The latest was captured by blogautomobile, a French car blog which captures pictures of a white i3 parked under an artfully designed...
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BMW i3 Press Release
BMW NA sent out a press release today titled " The Ultimate Driving Machine in a new era of mobility" It's a pretty comprehensive press release and a bit long to post in its entirety here so I'll...
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i3 To Be Priced in the Low to Mid $40,000
The i3 in Solar Metallic OrangeThere has been a lot of speculation on the i3's price. A few days ago Autoblog posted a story that claimed they had confirmation the i3 would cost $34,500. However today...
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A Nose By Any Other Name...
The production i3 added black V-shaped accents on both sides of the front bumperNow that BMW is "showing some skin" on the i3 we're getting a peak at what's been under those swirly blue wraps for the...
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A Sunroof and a Moonroof Option?
After examining some of the latest i3 photographs, I've noticed something unusual. It seems there may be a sunroof and a moonroof option. One, as seen in the above video below of the i3 driving on the...
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Sunroof/Moonroof Follow Up
After coming across some more pictures that show the interior roof, I'm pretty sure the sunroof option will have the two individual openings as seen above, separated by a structural support in the...
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Was Giving the i3 Only 4 Seats an "Unforced Error"?
This i3 spy shot clearly shows a plastic tray separating the two rear seats. The i3 is going to only have 4 seats. That was something that has pretty much been an accepted fact since BMW first...
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BMW i3 Color Choices
Unfortunately the blue and white swirly camouflage cover will not be a factory option but owners are welcome to custom paint their i3 like this if they've grown fond of looking at it on the car for two...
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BMW i3 Wheels: Efficient & Effective or Skinny & Skidding?
You get a better view of just how tall and thin the tires on the i3 without the body in place. One of the features on the i3 that have had many BMW loyalists cringe when see them is the tires. They are...
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BMW i3 Countdown Has Begun
The BMW i website was recently updated with a countdown to July 29th at 8:30am. That's when BMW will formally introduce the production version of the i3. Once you click on this lead page, you enter the...
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Report: i3 Price To Be Announced on July 22nd
According to the French website, La Tribune, BMW will announce the retail price of the i3 on Monday, July 22nd, one week before the official introduction of the production i3. From the...
View ArticleThe BMW i3 Price is $41,350!
BMW North America sent out a press release at 3:00am this morning announcing the base MSRP for the i3 will be $41,350. With the mandatory destination and handling ($925) the final price before any...
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Leaked: Production i3 Pictures!
Looking very similar to the i3 concept coupe, the i3's interior is one of its finest visual accomplishmentsThe Dutch website Autoblog.nl just released what appears to be a full set of production-ready...
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Is the BMW i3 worth $41,350?
There have been many discussions on the interwebs about the cost of the i3 since BMW announced pricing a few days ago. As the resident "electric vehicle expert" for BMWBLOG, the editor asked me to...
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What's The Delay?
Tucked nicely at the end of a press release on July 22nd about the i3 were the words "“It will arrive in US showrooms in the second quarter of 2014.”That means US i3 customers will have to wait a bit...
View ArticleBMW i3 Teaser Video Released
BMW Press released a teaser video of the production i3. We get to see the real production i3 in action for the first time. Enjoy!
View ArticleLive Streaming Video of the BMW i3 World Premier
Scheduled to begin 8:15am EDT, Monday, June 29th 2013
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