BMW i3 94Ah REX 2016 review: snapshot

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EXPERT RATING
8.0

Likes

Extended range.
Alien looks.
Carbon-fibre structure.

Dislikes

Charging times.
Having to burn petrol to go further.
Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
10 Oct 2016
2 min read

The $71,900 i3 94Ah with Range Extender sits at the top of the i3 line-up directly above the $65,900 electric-only i3 94Ah.

The i3 94Ah comes standard with a 10.25-inch screen, sat nav, digital radio, rear view camera, front and rear parking sensors, automatic parking and 19-inch alloys wheels.

The 94Ah variant also comes with DC charging capability (this is an option on the 60Ah) and that means it can use the faster direct current chargers which will be more common in the future.

The i3 60Ah went on sale in Australia in 2014 and in October 2016 the 94Ah variant arrived with a higher capacity battery that can provide a longer range. The 60Ah variant will eventually be phased out of the line-up.

The 94Ah battery produces 27kWh of usable energy and has a real-world range of 200km. A 125kW/250Nm electric motor is located at the rear axle and drives the back wheels through a single speed automatic transmission.

A 650cc two-cylinder petrol engine powers a generator which produces electricity to top up the battery and will give the i3 an extra 130km off the nine-litre fuel tank for a total range of 230km.

Click here to see more 2016 BMW i3 pricing and spec info.

BMW I3 2016:

Engine Type Not Applicable, 0.0L
Fuel Type Electric
Fuel Efficiency 0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $20,240 - $25,630
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Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years.Ā  Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos. Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser. Ā  At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8. Ā  Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years.Ā  Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars. Ā  A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.
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