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Originally Posted by TheRetroGuy
330e xdrive = 5.7 seconds 0-60
330i xdrive = 5.3 seconds 0-60
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so much for underrating.
I do believe that BMW sandbags its HP ratings BUT it is starting here at 180 HP so even a 10% overrating would only add 18 HP.
I really can't complain. I have had adequate power in almost four years of owning BMW phevs (330e, then 530e) including passing on a steep hill at speeds that would incite a state trooper. But I still would have liked to see BMW pair the electric motor with one of the regular ICE engines (250+ HP).
But it would be nice if BMW tried to compete at the performance end, not just at the gas savings end.
I do like my 530e and will keep it. But I would have been tempted to trade in if the new 330e had the bigger ICE.