BMW i3 successor will avoid polarizing design, top exec says. Development boss Frank Weber said that to some of the brand's fans, the boxy i3 "was not a real BMW." October 19, 2023 12:02 AM.

BMW development boss Frank Weber told German outlet Automobilwoche in an exclusive interview (via Automotive News Europe) that the i3 replacement will be more conventional than its predecessor.

A bit of an outsider in the classroom if you will," Frank Weber said of the original i3, a small hatchback that was BMW's first mass-market EV. "We will not repeat this form." 2020 BMW i3 ...

I weep whenever someone labels i3 "a failure" (I've had two). It's all about time and country; ask the Norwegians. The i3 was a huge success - one dealer told me it was their "best-selling BMW ever".

BMW took a stake in American supplier SGL in order to monitor and manage the quality, although the i3 was manufactured—in a fully automated process that used 173 robots and adhesive bonding—in ...

BMW i3. The i3 is offered as a pure electric or with a range-extending gas engine. Apple explored a collaboration with BMW and has taken a serious look at the German car maker's i3 as a design ...

Now sources say that the German automaker is working on a design refresh for the 2018 BMW i3 to be released next year and it will again feature a range increase – up to 50%.

The upcoming BMW X5 Neue Klasse, or Neue Klasse X, carries most of the i3’s design elements but supersizes them in SUV form. The front and rear are largely the same, although the front further ...

Designed from the inside out, BMW’s i3 is all sustainable natural fibers, hand-rubbed eucalyptus wood, and avant-garde design. The electric hatch bears ­little resemblance to any other BMW—or ...

BMW's 2017 i3 shows improvement, ... The 2017 BMW i3 Will Have A New Design And Longer Range News. By CB Staff. Published Nov 30, 2016. Your changes have been saved. Email is sent.